Václav Drchal (born 25 July 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 as a striker.[1][2][3]
A product of the České Budějovice youth set-up, Drchal joined Sparta Prague in 2016. After impressing in the Under-19s, he scored on his professional debut in February 2018.
Club career
Dynamo České Budějovice
Drchal began his career at hometown club Dynamo České Budějovice before joining the Sparta Prague youth set-up in 2016.[4]
Sparta Prague
Having scored 22 goals in 15 games for the Under-19s in the 1. Dorostinecká Liga, as well as two goals in both the Premier League International Cup and UEFA Youth League, Drchal was rewarded with a chance to join the first team.[5]
On 8 January 2018, he signed a contract extension securing his future at the club until June 2020.[6]
The following day, he scored a hat-trick within nine minutes of coming off the bench for his first non-competitive appearance in a 7–2 win against FC MAS Táborsko.[7] Drchal then joined the first team on a winter training camp in Spain.[8]
On 25 February, he made his competitive debut in a 1–1 draw with 1. FC Slovácko. Drchal scored his first goal for the club in the 53rd minute to give his side the lead.[9] In doing so, he became the third youngest player to score on their debut in the Czech top flight – only Petr Ruman and Vladimir Stork were younger when they scored in debuts in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons.[10]
Jablonec
On 21 July 2023, Drchal signed a contract with Jablonec.[11]
Bohemians
On 7 June 2024, Drchal signed a multi-year contract with Bohemians 1905.[12]
International career
On 2 September 2017, Drchal made his youth international debut in a 2–1 defeat to Republic of Ireland Under-19s. Two days later, he made a second appearance – once again against the Republic of Ireland – and scored in another 2–1 friendly defeat.
After being named as an unused substitute in a 5–0 win against Armenia in 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, he made appearances off the bench in victories against Luxembourg and Scotland as Czech Republic topped their group with maximum points.
Career statistics
- As of 8 July 2022
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sparta Prague | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
2019–20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | |||
Total | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | ||
Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||
Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Career total | 59 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16 |
References
- ^ "Drchal, Kulhánek a Zahustel na hostování do Boleslavi". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Vacek, Jan (3 January 2022). "Šance na restart v Německu. Drchal ve Spartě neprorazil, jde na hostování". Blesk (in Czech). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Bohemians mají vytouženého útočníka. Přichází hostovat ze Sparty". Blesk (in Czech). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Václav Drchal". SK Dynamo České Budějovice (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Detail hráče - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "New contracts - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Příprava - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "First training camp - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A 1-1 draw with Slovácko - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ CSFOTBAL (24 February 2018). "V samostatné české lize se najdou jen dva hráči, kteří vstřelili při svém ligovém debutu gól a byli mladší než sparťanský Václav Drchal (18,6 let) - před 23 lety v sezoně 1994/95 Vladimír Čáp (18,5) a sezonu před ním Petr Ruman (17,0), oba z Baníku". @fotbal_cs (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "PŘESTUP! Daniel Souček a Václav Drchal patří Jablonci!". FK Jablonec (in Czech). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Fotbalisty Bohemians 1905 posílil útočník Drchal". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
External links
- Profile at sparta.cz
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