Jiří Skalák
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jiří Skalák[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Pardubice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| 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 | → MFK 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– | Millwall | 7 | (0) |
| 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) |
| 2015– | Czech Republic | 16[2] | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 22 September 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:49, 14 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Jiří Skalák (born 12 March 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship side Millwall.
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]
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.[7]
Career statistics
- As of the end of the 2017–18 season[8]
| 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 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 18 | ||
| 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 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 216 | 25 | ||
References
- ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "Caps of Jiří Skalák". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Skalák změnil hostování v Mladé Boleslavi v přestup". sportovninoviny.cz (in Czech). 7 April 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jiri Skalak: Brighton sign Czech Republic forward". BBC Sport. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ↑ "Two-goal Knockaert delighted to see Skalak get on scoresheet with wonder-strike". The Argus. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ↑ "Jiri Skalak: Millwall sign Brighton & Hove Albion's Czech Republic winger". BBC Sport. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ↑ "Vrba nominoval na klíčové zápasy o Euro i nováčky Skaláka a Pavelku". idnes.cz (in Czech). 25 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "J. SKALÁK". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
External links
- Jiří Skalák, FAČR
- Jiří Skalák at Soccerbase
