Daniel Fila (born 21 August 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague.

Daniel Fila
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Brno, Czech Republic
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Slavia Prague
Number 11
Youth career
2009−2010 TJ Sokol Otnice
2010−2016 SK Újezd u Brna
2016−2017 Zbrojovka Brno
2017 Líšeň
2017−2021 Zbrojovka Brno
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Zbrojovka Brno 21 (1)
2021–2022 Mladá Boleslav 20 (4)
2022– Slavia Prague 15 (2)
2022Slavia Prague B 1 (1)
2022–2024Teplice (loan) 42 (14)
International career
2019 Czech Republic U18 2 (0)
2021– Czech Republic U21 17 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024

Club career

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Zbrojovka Brno

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Born in Brno, Fila started his football career at Sokol Otnice, from where he moved to Újezd u Brno before transferring to Zbrojovka Brno in 2016. He had a brief spell with rival Líšeň, but returned to Zbrojovka after five months.

Fila made his professional debut for Zbrojovka Brno in the away match against Jablonec on 5 November 2020, which ended in a win 1–0. He replaced the only scorer of the match Jakub Přichystal in the last minute of injury time.[1] He scored his first goal for Zbrojovka Brno on 14 March 2021, also in a match against Jablonec, in a 1–2 loss. [2]

Mladá Boleslav

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On 9 July 2021, Fila signed a four-year contract with Mladá Boleslav.[3] He made his first appearance for his new club on 25 July 2021, on the first day of the 2021–22 season against FC Viktoria Plzeň, coming on as a substitute for Jiří Skalák in a 2-3 loss. On July 31, 2021 he scored his first goal for Mladá Boleslav in a 3-0 victory over Jablonec.

Slavia Prague

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Fila impressed with Mladá Boleslav, and on 10 February 2022, Fila was transferred to Czech power Slavia Prague, signing on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[4]

loan to Teplice

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During September 2022, Fila joined Teplice on loan from Slavia Prague.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 11 June 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zbrojovka Brno 2020–21 Czech First League 21 1 1 0 22 1
Mladá Boleslav 2021–22 20 4 3 1 23 5
Slavia Prague 2021–22 12 1 12 1
2022–23 2 0 2 1 4 1
Teplice 2022–23 15 4 1 0 16 4
2023–24 27 10 2 1 29 11
Slavia Prague 2024–25 2 1 2 1
Career total 99 21 7 2 2 1 0 0 108 24

References

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  1. ^ "Úspěšný restart! Zbrojovka veze z Jablonce zaslouženou výhru". Zbrojovka Brno (in Czech). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ "FC Zbrojovka Brno – FK Jablonec 1:2 (0:1)". chanceliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Fila (18) se upsal Boleslavi: Od Sparty a Slavie jsem necítil takový zájem". isport.blesk.cz (in Czech). 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Novou posilou Slavie je Daniel Fila" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Slavia poslala Filu na hostování do Teplic". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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