Roman Procházka (pronounced [ˈrɔmam ˈprɔxaːska]; born 14 March 1989) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Spartak Trnava as a midfielder.
 Procházka in the jersey of Levski Sofia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaslovské Bohunice, Czechoslovakia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spartak Trnava | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Spartak Trnava | 124 | (11) |
| 2012–2018 | Levski Sofia | 145 | (25) |
| 2013–2014 | → Spartak Trnava (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Viktoria Plzeň | 35 | (9) |
| 2020–2021 | Górnik Zabrze | 42 | (0) |
| 2021– | Spartak Trnava | 82 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Slovakia U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Slovakia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editSpartak Trnava
editProcházka began his career with his hometown club Spartak Trnava. On 13 May 2007, he made his debut for Spartak first team against Eldus Močenok at the age of 18.[2]
Levski Sofia
editProcházka signed with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia on 14 June 2012 on a three-year deal.[3] He made his debut for Levski on 19 July, in a 1–0 home win over FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match.[4] He made his Bulgarian A Group debut on 11 August, starting in a 1–0 home win over Chernomorets Burgas. Procházka made only 16 league starts throughout his first season with Levski.
Spartak Trnava (loan)
editOn 19 June 2013, Procházka was loaned to his previous club Spartak Trnava on a season-long deal.[5]
Return to Levski
editIn June 2014, Procházka returned to Levski. After a successful pre-season with the Blues, he was included in Pepe Murcia's squad for the campaign.[6] On 2 August 2014, Procházka scored his debut goal for Levski in a 1–0 win against Lokomotiv Sofia at Georgi Asparuhov Stadium. During the season he became an integral part of the team.
On 18 June 2015, Procházka signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Levski until 2016.[7] In July, he was announced as the vice captain. He was given the captain's armband in Levski's first game of the 2015–16 season against Botev Plovdiv. Procházka signed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his current contract with Levski on 30 November 2015, keeping him in the club until 31 December 2018. By 2017 he became one of the key players for Levski, by scoring numerous goals and assists for the team, making him one of the most loved players by the fans for the second decade of the 21st century.[8] On 1 October 2017, Procházka played in the 1:0 home win over Cherno More, becoming the foreign player with the most top division appearances for Levski Sofia.[9]
Viktoria Plzeň
editOn 29 May 2018, Procházka was signed for free by Czech club Viktoria Plzeň after his contract with Levski expired and was not renewed.[10] Most of the time during his stay with Plzeň Procházka played as a stabile member of the starting eleven. He also played in five of their six Champions League group stage matches in their 2018–19 european campaign. Onn 27 November, he also scored his only Champions League goal against CSKA Moscow. In the spring he also played in both Europa League Round of 32 matches against Dinamo Zagreb.
In late January 2020, Plzeň's new coach Adrián Guľa told Procházka that he is going to give space to the other players. He also said that Procházka will only be his fourth of fifth midfield choice and he got permission to find himself a new club.[11]
Górnik Zabrze
editOn 27 January 2020, Procházka signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Polish side Górnik Zabrze.
Spartak Trnava
editAfter his contact for Górnik Zabrze finished, he moved to Spartak Trnava, where he became vice captain. [12]
International career
editProcházka made his debut for Slovakia in the 2–1 away win against Austria on 10 August 2011. In that match, he came on as a substitute for Juraj Kucka in 79th minute.
Statistics
editAs of 12 May 2018
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Slovakia | League | Slovak Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| Spartak Trnava | Slovak Super Liga | 2006–07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 38 | 4 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 4 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 41 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 124 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 14 | |||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[b] | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| Slovakia | League | Slovak Cup | Europe | Other[c] | Total | ||||||||
| Spartak Trnava (loan) | Slovak Super Liga | 2013–14 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |||
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other[d] | Total | ||||||||
| Levski Sofia | A Group | 2014–15 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 8 | |||||
| Parva Liga | 2016–17 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 42 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 144 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 26 | |||
| Career statistics | 299 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 47 | |||
- ^ Includes Slovak Super Cup matches.
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
- ^ Includes Slovak Super Cup matches.
- ^ Includes Bulgarian Supercup matches.
Honours
editSpartak Trnava
References
edit- ^ "Roman Procházka sa vrátil do iného Spartaka, z akého pred rokmi odchádzal". mytrnava.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ SITA. "Trnava dokázala uspieť v Močenku". www.profutbal.sk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Прохазка подписа 3-годишен договор с Левски" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 14 June 2012.
- ^ website administrator. "Roman Procházka player profile and match log". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Левски преотстъпи Роман Прохазка на Спартак Търнава" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Прохазка остава в Левски по настояване на Мурсия" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Официално: Роман Прохазка остава в Левски" (in Bulgarian). novsport.com. 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Прохазка подписа нов договор с клуба за срок от 2,5 години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 30 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Прохазка: Роси ни учи на неща, които никога не сме правили - не искам да съм вратар (видео)" (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Další posila pro mistrovskou Viktorii, přichází Roman Procházka z Levski Sofia" (in Czech). fcviktoria.cz. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Roman Procházka po konci vo Viktorii Plzeň: Na Guľu sa nehnevám" (in Slovak). šport.sk. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Roman Prochazka v Górniku!" (in Polish). gornikzabrze.pl. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
edit- Roman Procházka at Fortunaliga.cz
- Spartak profile (in Slovak)
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
- Roman Procházka at National-Football-Teams.com
