Václav Kadlec

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Václav Kadlec
Kadlec with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32)
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

Václav Kadlec (born 20 May 1992)[2] is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Early club career

Kadlec made his debut in the Czech First League on 25 October 2008 for Sparta Prague against 1. FK Příbram.[2] He scored his first league goal at the age of 16.[3] Kadlec had a trial at Liverpool's academy in 2007.[4] In November 2012 Kadlec fractured his skull in a collision with Martin Nešpor during Sparta Prague's match against Mladá Boleslav.[5] On 18 August 2013, Kadlec joined Eintracht Frankfurt for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract due to expire in the summer of 2017.[6]

Midtylland and return to Sparta Prague

After a short loan at Letná, Kadlec transferred to Danish club FC Midtjylland during the 2015–16 Danish Superliga. However, he decided to return to Sparta Prague in the summer transfer window of 2016.[7] He signed a four-year contract with the club.[8]

On 29 September 2016, with Sparta Prague, Kadlec scored twice in the 3–1 victory against Inter Milan in Europa League.[9][10]

Retirement and brief return

In February 2020, Kadlec announced his retirement from playing due to persistent knee injuries.[11] However, he joined Viktoria Žižkov on 2 September 2022.[12] In August 2023, Kadlec joined TJ Ligmet Milín.[13]

International career

On 12 October 2010, Kadlec scored on his debut for the Czech Republic national team against Liechtenstein, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the Czech Republic national team history.[14]

Coaching career

In January 2024, Kadlec was appointed second assistant coach at Viktoria Žižkov.[15]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[16][17]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
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

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kadlec goal.
List of international goals scored by Václav Kadlec[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

References

  1. ^ "Detail hráče". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Novák, Miloslav (26 October 2008). "U výhry Sparty byl i šestnáctiletý talent: Užil jsem si to, říká". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  3. ^ Bosák, Jaromír (22 September 2020). "Václav Kadlec vzpomíná na Spartu: Brečel jsem v tramvaji, že na to nemám". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Sky Sports Scout | Václav Kadlec". Sky Sports. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  5. ^ Novák, Jaromír (3 November 2012). "Video: Hrozivá srážka, sparťan Kadlec ji odnesl zlomeninou čelní kosti". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Kadlec leaves Sparta for Eintracht". UEFA. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Member Detail". AC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Czech Republic striker Václav Kadlec moves to Sparta Prague". USA Today. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Sparta Praga". La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 September 2016. p. 48.
  10. ^ Sorrentino, Andrea (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.
  11. ^ Janzer, Till (20 February 2020). "Fußball: Ex-Frankfurter Václav Kadlec beendet vorzeitig Karriere". Radio Prague (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Útočník Václav Kadlec zamířil z Jablonce do třetiligového Žižkova". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Novák, Miloslav (12 October 2010). "Kadlec: rána k tyči a zrodil se nejmladší střelec novodobé české historie". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  15. ^ 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 9 March 2025.
  16. ^ Václav Kadlec at Soccerway
  17. ^ Václav Kadlec – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech) Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ "Kadlec, Václav". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 October 2017.