Jan Sýkora

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Jan Sýkora
Jan Sýkora, Czech footballer (born 1993)Taken from the stands at Eden Arena on 17 April 2018 during the Czech FA Cup match between Slavia Prague and Mladá Boleslav.
Sýkora in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 27)
Place of birth Plzeň, Czech Republic
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Sparta Prague B 23 (3)
2012–2015 Sparta Prague 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Brno (loan) 26 (4)
2015–2016 Slovan Liberec 34 (1)
2017–2020 Slavia Prague 40 (5)
2019 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 8 (1)
2019–2020 → Jablonec (loan) 29 (8)
2020– Lech Poznań 22 (0)
National team‡
2010 Czech Republic U17 3 (1)
2011 Czech Republic U18 4 (0)
2011–2012 Czech Republic U19 13 (1)
2013 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2014 Czech Republic U21 2 (0)
2016– Czech Republic 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2019

Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lech Poznań in the Ekstraklasa.[1]

Club career[]

Sýkora began his professional career at Sparta Prague, but failed to make a league appearance for their first team. He also spent time on loan at Zbrojovka Brno.

In 2015, he transferred to Slovan Liberec. On 15 September 2016 he scored the fastest-ever goal of UEFA Europa League, finding the net after just 10.69 seconds in Liberec's group stage match against Qarabağ FK.[2][3] In total, he made 34 league appearances for Liberec, scoring one goal.

Slavia Prague[]

After a lengthy battle for his signature between Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzeň, the two frontrunners for the league title at the time, Sýkora signed for Slavia Prague in January 2017.[4]

On 22 November 2018, Sýkora signed a new contract with Slavia until the summer of 2022.[5]

In February 2019, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.[6]

Lech Poznań[]

On 24 August 2020, Sýkora signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań.[7] He made his debut 6 days later during league match against Wisła Płock.[8][9]

International career[]

Sýkora got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for a friendly against Armenia and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland in August 2016.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of 16 June 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague B 2011–12[11] Czech National Football League 23 3 – – – 23 3
Sparta Prague 2011–12[11] Czech First League 0 0 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Zbrojovka Brno 2014–15[11][12] Czech First League 26 4 0 0 – – 26 4
Slovan Liberec 2015–16[11][12] Czech First League 21 1 4 0 5 0 – 30 1
2016–17[11][12] 13 0 0 0 9 4 – 22 4
Total 34 1 4 0 14 4 – 52 5
Slavia Prague 2016–17[11][12] Czech First League 11 2 1 0 0 0 – 12 2
2017–18[11][12] 17 2 3 1 7 0 – 27 3
2018–19[11][12] 12 1 1 1 4 0 – 17 2
Total 40 5 5 2 11 0 – 56 7
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2018–19[11][12] Czech First League 8 1 1 1 – – 9 2
Jablonec (loan) 2019–20[11][12] Czech First League 29 8 3 0 2 0 – 34 8
Lech Poznań 2020–21[13] Ekstraklasa 22 0 3 0 7 1 – 32 1
Career total 182 22 17 3 34 5 – 233 30

1 Including Polish SuperCup.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sýkora goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Jan Sýkora
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 November 2017 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iceland 2–0 2–1 Friendly

References[]

  1. ^ "Jan Sýkora". synotliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal, UEFA.com, Retrieved 7. 10. 2016
  3. ^ Blesková trefa a ztracená výhra. Jak liberecký Sýkora překonal rekord Evropské ligy? Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, o2sport.cz, Retrieved 7. 10. 2016 (in Czech)
  4. ^ "Sýkora se nebál, že přijde o Slavii: Spartě bych řekl, že do ní nejdu". iSport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ "2022 + 2021!". slavia.cz (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Sýkora: Nechám duši na hřišti v každém zápase, abych klukům pomohl (+video)". FC Slovan Liberec. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Jan Sýkora piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Lech Poznań 2 : 2 Wisła Płock" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Debiutant Sýkora" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Jarolím odhalil nominaci: povolal nováčky z Liberce, vrací se Drobný". fotbal.idnes.cz. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Jan Sýkora". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Jan Sýkora". Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Sezon 2020/21". 90minut. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Sýkora, Jan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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