Jiří Skalák

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Jiří Skalák
Personal information
Full name Jiří Skalák[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Mladá Boleslav
Number 30
Youth career
Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Sparta Prague B 30 (4)
2010–2015 Sparta Prague 10 (0)
2011–2012 → Ružomberok (loan) 27 (3)
2013 → Slovácko (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 → Zbrojovka Brno (loan) 24 (3)
2014–2015 → Mladá Boleslav (loan) 24 (6)
2015–2016 Mladá Boleslav 16 (6)
2016–2018 Brighton & Hove Albion 43 (2)
2018–2021 Millwall 29 (2)
2021– Mladá Boleslav 30 (3)
National team‡
2007–2008 Czech Republic U16 6 (5)
2008 Czech Republic U17 4 (0)
2009 Czech Republic U18 5 (0)
2009–2011 Czech Republic U19 24 (3)
2012 Czech Republic U20 1 (1)
2012–2015 Czech Republic U21 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2021

Jiří Skalák (born 12 March 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Czech First League side Mladá Boleslav.

Career[]

Early career[]

Skalák started his professional career at AC Sparta Prague, spending time on loan at MFK Ružomberok, 1. FC Slovácko, FC Zbrojovka Brno and FK Mladá Boleslav before moving to Mladá Boleslav permanently in 2015.[3]

Brighton & Hove Albion[]

Skalák joined Football League Championship side Brighton & Hove Albion on 1 February 2016 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £1.2 million.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win over QPR on 19 April 2016.[5]

Millwall[]

On 2 August 2018, Skalák joined Championship side Millwall for an undisclosed fee.[6]

Mladá Boleslav[]

On 8 February 2021, Skalák joined Czech First League side FK Mladá Boleslav for an undisclosed fee.[7]

International career[]

Skalák represented his country on all youth levels from under-16 to under-21. He was called up for the senior national team for the first time on 25 August 2015 to face Latvia and Kazakhstan in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round but did not play in those matches.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of 3 December 2020[2]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague B 2009–10 Czech 2. Liga 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2010–11 Czech 2. Liga 25 3 0 0 — — 25 3
2011–12 Czech 2. Liga 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
Total 30 4 0 0 — — 30 4
Sparta Prague 2012–13 Czech First League 7 0 1 0 — 7 0 15 0
2013–14 Czech First League 3 0 0 0 — 1 0 4 0
Total 10 0 1 0 — 8 0 19 0
MFK Ružomberok (loan) 2011–12 Slovak Super Liga 27 3 0 0 — — 27 3
Slovácko (loan) 2012–13 Czech First League 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Zbrojovka Brno (loan) 2013–14 Czech First League 24 3 7 1 — — 31 4
Mladá Boleslav (loan) 2014–15 Czech First League 24 6 4 3 0 0 4 2 32 11
Mladá Boleslav 2015–16 Czech First League 16 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 19 7
Total 100 18 15 4 0 0 5 2 120 24
Brighton & Hove Albion 2015–16 Championship 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2
2016–17 Championship 31 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 33 1
2017–18 Premier League 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Total 43 2 2 0 3 0 2 0 50 3
Millwall 2018–19 Championship 14 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 19 0
2019–20 Championship 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 1
2020–21 Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Total 28 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 36 1
Mladá Boleslav 2020–21 Czech First League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 211 25 21 5 8 0 15 2 255 32

Honors[]

Czech Republic U19

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "J. SKALÁK". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Skalák změnil hostování v Mladé Boleslavi v přestup". sportovninoviny.cz (in Czech). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Jiri Skalak: Brighton sign Czech Republic forward". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Two-goal Knockaert delighted to see Skalak get on scoresheet with wonder-strike". The Argus. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Jiri Skalak: Millwall sign Brighton & Hove Albion's Czech Republic winger". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Posila číslo deset! Skalák se vrací do Boleslavi, v Anglii dostal pochvalu". CNC. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Vrba nominoval na klíčové zápasy o Euro i nováčky Skaláka a Pavelku". idnes.cz (in Czech). 25 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  9. ^ Uefa Czech Republic vs Spain, lineups

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