Václav Drchal

Václav Drchal (born 25 July 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Czech First League club Sparta Prague as a striker.

Václav Drchal
Personal information
Full name Václav Drchal
Date of birth (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999
Place of birth České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2016 Dynamo České Budějovice
2016– Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sparta Prague 1 (1)
National team‡
2017– Czech Republic U17 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 February 2018

A product of the Dynamo 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.

Career

Dynamo České Budějovice

Drchal began his career at hometown club Dynamo České Budějovice before joining the Sparta Prague youth set-up in 2016.[1]

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.[2]

On 8 January 2018, he signed a contract extension securing his future at the club until June 2020.[3]

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.[4] Drchal then joined the first team on a winter training camp in Spain.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

International

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

Club
As of 24 February 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague 2017–18 Czech First League 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Career total 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

References
  1. [www.esports.cz], Project: eSports.cz s.r.o. "Václav Drchal". www.dynamocb.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. 1996-2018, FG Forrest - Creative Technologies, www.fg.cz, fg@fg.cz. "Detail hráče - AC Sparta Praha". www.sparta.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1996-2018, FG Forrest - Creative Technologies, www.fg.cz, fg@fg.cz. "New contracts - AC Sparta Praha". www.sparta.cz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. 1996-2018, FG Forrest - Creative Technologies, www.fg.cz, fg@fg.cz. "Příprava - AC Sparta Praha". www.sparta.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. 1996-2018, FG Forrest - Creative Technologies, www.fg.cz, fg@fg.cz. "First training camp - AC Sparta Praha". www.sparta.cz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. 1996-2018, FG Forrest - Creative Technologies, www.fg.cz, fg@fg.cz. "A 1-1 draw with Slovácko - AC Sparta Praha". www.sparta.cz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. 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.
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