Jan Kopic

Jan Kopic
Kopic in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Humpolec, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Jihlava 12 (0)
2010 → Čáslav (loan) 12 (2)
2011–2015 Jablonec 115 (23)
2015– Viktoria Plzeň 233 (36)
International career‡
2011 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2011–2012 Czech Republic U21 11 (0)
2014– Czech Republic 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2019

Jan Kopic (born 4 June 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech First League. He has represented the Czech Republic at under-21 level.[2] Kopic is the younger brother of Czech footballer Milan Kopic.

International career

Kopic was called up to the Czech Republic for the first time ahead of the June 2014 friendly match against Austria.[3] In 2016, Kopic scored his first goal for the Czech senior squad in a friendly match against Armenia, ending in a 3–0 victory for the Czechs.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 June 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Čáslav (loan) 2010–11 Czech National Football League 12 2 0 0 — — 12 2
Jihlava 2010–11 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Jablonec 2011–12 Czech First League 29 5 4 0 4 0 — 37 5
2012–13 29 4 5 1 — — 34 5
2013–14 27 6 7 2 4 1 1 1 39 10
2014–15 30 8 9 3 — — 39 11
Total 115 23 25 6 8 1 1 1 149 31
Viktoria Plzeň 2015–16 Czech First League 26 3 5 3 8 2 1 0 42 8
2016–17 22 2 1 0 9 0 — 32 2
2017–18 29 6 0 0 13 3 — 42 9
2018–19 23 5 1 0 4 0 — 28 5
2019–20 29 7 3 1 4 0 — 36 8
2020–21 16 2 1 0 3 0 — 20 2
2021–22 27 5 2 0 0 0 — 29 5
2022–23 21 3 0 0 8 2 — 29 5
2023–24 24 0 4 3 13 2 — 41 5
Total 217 33 17 7 64 9 1 0 299 49
Career total 264 58 42 13 72 10 2 1 472 82
Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.[5]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 August 2016 Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic  Armenia 3–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 5 October 2017 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 8 October 2017 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic  San Marino 3–0 5–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ "Jan Kopic" (in Czech). FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ Jan Kopic at FAČR (in Czech)
  3. ^ "Kopic bere nároďák jako náplast: Trenér Vrba mě pobízel, ať se ještě zlepším". Deník (in Czech). 27 May 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ^ Čermák, David (31 August 2016). "Česko 3–0 Arménie, při Jarolímově premiéře potěšil výsledek i výkon". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  5. ^ "Kopic, Jan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 August 2017.


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