Václav Pilař

Václav Pilař (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslaf ˈpɪlar̝̊]; born 13 October 1988) is a Czech professional football player who plays for Jablonec.[2][3] He has also been capped internationally for the Czech Republic.

Václav Pilař
Personal information
Full name Václav Pilař
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988
Place of birth Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Jablonec
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2008 Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hradec Králové 64 (12)
2011–2012Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 25 (7)
2012–2015 Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2013–2014Freiburg (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 28 (4)
2015–2018 Viktoria Plzeň[1] 10 (1)
2018Slovan Liberec (loan) 5 (0)
2018–2020 Sigma Olomouc 27 (1)
2020– Jablonec 12 (2)
National team
2005–2006 Czech Republic U18 9 (1)
2006–2007 Czech Republic U19 10 (0)
2010 Czech Republic U21 1 (0)
2011–2015 Czech Republic 22 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 July 2017

Club career

Pilař joined Plzeň on loan from Hradec Králové at the beginning of the 2011–12 Czech First League season.[4]

After refusing to sign a contract with Plzeň in November 2011, Pilař was reported to have signed a contract with German side Wolfsburg.[4] In January 2012, it was announced that Pilař would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer but would be staying in the Czech Republic in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.[5]

He was injured in the summer of 2012 and didn't play a single match for Wolfsburg during the 2012–13 season.[6] In the summer of 2013, Pilař joined Freiburg on loan.[7] Having been out for 14 months, Pilař returned to action in an October 2013 friendly match for Freiburg against 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen.[8]

International career

Pilař made his debut for the Czech Republic on 4 June 2011. He scored his first senior international goal against Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs in November 2011.[9]

He scored the Czech Republic's first goal in their opening game of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament against Russia when they were 2–0 down.[10] In the second match of the tournament, Pilař scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Greece, earning the Man of the match accolade in the process.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hradec Králové 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga 3690000369
2010–11 Czech First League 2830000283
Viktoria Plzeň 2011–12 Czech First League 257001433910
VfL Wolfsburg 2012–13 Bundesliga 00000000
SC Freiburg (loan) 2013–14 Bundesliga 60000060
Viktoria Plzeň 2014–15 Czech First League 2840021305
Career total 123230016413927

International goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2011Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Montenegro
1–0
2–0
UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification play-offs
2.8 June 2012Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland Russia
1–2
1–4
UEFA Euro 2012
3.12 June 2012 Greece
2–0
2–1
4.9 September 2014Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Netherlands
2–1
2–1
UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification
5.28 March 2015Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Latvia
1–1
1–1

References

  1. Pilař se do Wolfsburgu nevrátí, Plzeň na něj uplatnila opci na přestup, iDNES.cz, Retrieved 8 December 2014 (in Czech)
  2. "Jablonec odtajnil nové posily. Na Střelnici míří Pilař s Hrubým" (in Czech). CNC. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. "Do SK Sigma míří Václav Pilař" (in Czech). sigmafotbal.cz. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. "Plzeň vyřadila z kádru Pilaře, záložník už se upsal Wolfsburgu" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  5. "Pilař přestoupí do Wolfsburgu v létě, přesto mu Plzeň nabídla smlouvu" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  6. "Pilař teď už může v Hradci Kralové fandit fotbalistům Plzně" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. "Freiburg loan Pilař from Wolfsburg". UEFA.com. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  8. "Návrat po zranění. Pilař si po čtrnáctiměsíční pauze zahrál zápas" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. "Krásný gól, říkal Pilař. Jeho ránu loni odnesla Sparta, teď Černá Hora" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  10. "Russia 4 Czech Republic 1". BBC Sport. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  11. "Perfect Pilař picks up Man of the Match prize". UEFA.com. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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