Jan Sýkora

Jan Sýkora
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993
Place of birth Plzeň, Czech Republic
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 6
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– Slavia Prague 34 (5)
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 2 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Prague in the Czech First League.[1]

Club career

He 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.

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

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.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.[6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 November 2017Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iceland2–02–1Friendly

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?, 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. ↑ "Jarolím odhalil nominaci: povolal nováčky z Liberce, vrací se Drobný". fotbal.idnes.cz. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sýkora, Jan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.


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