Václav Kadlec (born 20 May 1992) is a Czech retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
![]() Kadlec with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ligmet Milín | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2008 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Sparta Prague | 111 | (32) |
2013–2015 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | (6) |
2015 | → Sparta Prague (loan) | 13 | (9) |
2016 | FC Midtjylland | 13 | (3) |
2016–2020 | Sparta Prague | 38 | (9) |
2021 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 | (0) |
2022 | Jablonec | 9 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Viktoria Žižkov | 12 | (1) |
2023– | Ligmet Milín | 0 | (0) |
Total | 228 | (60) | |
International career | |||
2008 | Czech Republic U16 | 2 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Czech Republic U17 | 26 | (18) |
2009 | Czech Republic U18 | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Czech Republic U19 | 3 | (1) |
2010–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 14 | (7) |
2010–2020 | Czech Republic | 15 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2024– | Viktoria Žižkov (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editKadlec made his debut in the Czech First League on 25 October 2008 for Sparta Prague against 1. FK Příbram. He scored his first league goal at the age of 16.[2] Kadlec had a trial at Liverpool's academy in 2007.[3] In November 2012 Kadlec fractured his skull in a collision with Martin Nešpor during Sparta Prague's match against Mladá Boleslav.[4]
On 18 August 2013, Kadlec joined Eintracht Frankfurt for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract due to expire in the summer of 2017.[5]
After a short loan at Letná he transferred to Danish side FC Midtjylland during the 15/16 season. However, he decided to return to Sparta in the summer transfer window of 2016.[6] He signed a four-year contract with the club.[7]
On 29 September 2016, with Sparta Prague, he scored twice in the 3–1 win against Inter Milan in Europa League.[8][9]
In February 2020, Kadlec announced his retirement from playing due to persistent knee problems.[10]
On 2 September 2022, Kadlec joined Viktoria Žižkov.[11]
In August 2023, Kadlec joined TJ Ligmet Milín.[12]
Coaching career
editIn January 2024, Kadlec was appointed second assistant coach at Viktoria Žižkov.[13]
International career
editOn 12 October 2010, Kadlec made his first appearance for the Czech Republic national team against Liechtenstein and scored on his debut, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the Czech Republic national team history.[14] He was voted the Czech Talent of the Year at the 2010 Czech Footballer of the Year awards. Later in the year he made his debut for the under-21 team, also marking it with a goal. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Career statistics
editClub
editClub | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sparta Prague | 2008–09 | Czech First League | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | |
2009–10 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | 43 | 8 | |||
2010–11 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
2011–12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 22 | 5 | |||
2012–13 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | – | 40 | 20 | |||
2013–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | |||
Total | 111 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 46 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 29 | 8 | |
2014–15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 2 | ||||
2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | ||
Sparta Prague (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 10 | ||
FC Midtjylland | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | |||
Total | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 19 | 5 | |
2017–18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 23 | 6 | |||
2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | ||
Mladá Boleslav | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Jablonec | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Viktoria Žižkov | 2022–23 | Bohemian Football League B | 12 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 228 | 60 | 24 | 10 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 308 | 81 |
International
edit- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kadlec goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 October 2010 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
2 | 11 October 2013 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 31 August 2016 | Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic | Armenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
4 | 8 October 2017 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic | San Marino | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editSparta Prague
Czech Republic U21
References
edit- ^ "Detail hráče - AC Sparta Praha". Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b Václav Kadlec – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- ^ "Sky Sports Scout - Vaclav Kadlec". Sky Sports. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ Novák, Jaromír (3 November 2012). "VIDEO: Hrozivá srážka, sparťan Kadlec ji odnesl zlomeninou čelní kosti". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Kadlec leaves Sparta for Eintracht". UEFA.com. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "Member detail - AC Sparta Praha". sparta.cz. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014.
- ^ "USA Today". Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "SPARTA PRAGA". la Repubblica (in Italian). 30 September 2016. p. 48.
- ^ Andrea Sorrentino (30 September 2016). "Un inferno senza fine per l'Inter da 330 milioni la nuova rivoluzione non ha scacciato la crisi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 48.
- ^ Janzer, Till (20 February 2020). "Fußball: Ex-Frankfurter Václav Kadlec beendet vorzeitig Karriere". Radio Prague International (in German). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Útočník Václav Kadlec zamířil z Jablonce do třetiligového Žižkova". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ Jícha, Ondřej (8 August 2023). "Nováček přeboru zlákal bývalé hvězdy! V útoku bude válet Kadlec, v bráně Štěch". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ Mls, Martin (23 January 2024). "Vstával v pět ráno, teď má na Žižkově novou dvojroli. Nebylo nad čím váhat, říká Kadlec". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Miloslav Novák: Kadlec: rána k tyči a zrodil se nejmladší střelec novodobé české historie at iDNES.cz, 12 October 2010.
- ^ Václav Kadlec at Soccerway
- ^ "Kadlec, Václav". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Switzerland-Czech Republic | Under-21".
External links
edit- Official website of Václav Kadlec
- Václav Kadlec at FAČR (in Czech)
- ""Nový Rosický" Václav Kadlec: V deseti letech jsem dal 700 nožiček". Nova Sport (in Czech). CET 21 spol. s r.o. Retrieved 22 August 2009.