Václav Drchal

Václav Drchal
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bohemians 1905
Youth career
2008–2016 České Budějovice
2016–2018 Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Sparta Prague 20 (6)
2020–2021 → Mladá Boleslav (loan) 25 (6)
2022 → Dynamo Dresden (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 → Bohemians 1905 (loan) 26 (6)
2023–2024 Jablonec 22 (2)
2024– Bohemians 1905 0 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Czech Republic U17 9 (3)
2017 Czech Republic U18 1 (0)
2017–2018 Czech Republic U19 7 (1)
2019–2021 Czech Republic U21 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021

Václav Drchal (born 25 July 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 as a striker.[1][2][3]

A product of the 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.

Club career

Dynamo České Budějovice

Drchal began his career at hometown club Dynamo České Budějovice before joining the Sparta Prague youth set-up in 2016.[4]

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.[5]

On 8 January 2018, he signed a contract extension securing his future at the club until June 2020.[6]

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.[7] Drchal then joined the first team on a winter training camp in Spain.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Jablonec

On 21 July 2023, Drchal signed a contract with Jablonec.[11]

Bohemians

On 7 June 2024, Drchal signed a multi-year contract with Bohemians 1905.[12]

International career

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

As of 8 July 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague 2017–18 Czech First League 3 1 — — — 3 1
2018–19 10 3 2 1 — — 12 4
2019–20 3 0 — — — 3 0
2021–22 4 2 2 2 2 0 — 8 4
Total 20 6 4 3 2 0 0 0 26 9
Mladá Boleslav (loan) 2020–21 Czech First League 25 6 2 1 — — 27 7
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 14 0 — — — 14 0
Career total 59 12 6 4 2 0 0 0 67 16

References

  1. ^ "Drchal, Kulhánek a Zahustel na hostování do Boleslavi". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ Vacek, Jan (3 January 2022). "Šance na restart v Německu. Drchal ve Spartě neprorazil, jde na hostování". Blesk (in Czech). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Bohemians mají vytouženého útočníka. Přichází hostovat ze Sparty". Blesk (in Czech). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Václav Drchal". SK Dynamo České Budějovice (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Detail hráče - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ^ "New contracts - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Příprava - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "First training camp - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Retrieved 24 February 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "A 1-1 draw with Slovácko - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "PŘESTUP! Daniel Souček a Václav Drchal patří Jablonci!". FK Jablonec (in Czech). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Fotbalisty Bohemians 1905 posílil útočník Drchal". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.