David Lafata

Last updated

David Lafata
David Lafata - FK Jablonec (2).jpg
Lafata in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1989–1992 JZD Olešník
1992–1999 České Budějovice
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2005 České Budějovice 109 (27)
2002 → Jihlava (loan) 5 (1)
2005–2006 Skoda Xanthi 9 (0)
2006–2007 Jablonec 31 (10)
2007–2008 Austria Wien 36 (6)
2008–2012 Jablonec 130 (78)
2013–2018 Sparta Prague 148 (83)
Total468(205)
International career
1996–1997 Czech Republic U15 9 (0)
1997 Czech Republic U16 3 (0)
1998–1999 Czech Republic U17 8 (2)
1999–2000 Czech Republic U18 13 (6)
2001–2002 Czech Republic U20 6 (0)
2002–2003 Czech Republic U21 13 (3)
2006–2016 Czech Republic 41 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Lafata (born 18 September 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the Czech First League's top scorer in six seasons and with 198 league goals, he is by far the top scorer of the Czech First League of all time. He also scored nine goals for the Czech Republic national team.

Contents

Club career

From 1992 until 2005, Lafata played for Czech team SK České Budějovice, with a brief spell at FC Vysočina Jihlava in 2002. The striker then moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi in July 2005, but returned to the Czech Liga in January 2006. After one year at Jablonec, Lafata was transferred to FK Austria Vienna in January 2007 from where he came back to Jablonec in the spring of 2008. For Austria, he scored a goal in a domestic cup final. [1]

In the 2010–11 season, Lafata was top scorer of the Czech First League with 19 goals. [2]

He continued his good run of form into the 2011–12 season, scoring eleven goals in the first seven games, at the end of the autumn half, he scored eighteen goals in sixteen appearances. [3] In April 2012, Lafata broke the Czech First League season scoring record, notching his 23rd goal of the season. [4] He finished season with 25 goals, being top scorer and setting a new record.[ citation needed ]

In the 2012–13 season, Lafata scored 13 goals in the first 16 games, being top scorer of the league before signing for AC Sparta Prague in the winter break. [5] In February 2013, he scored a goal in the Europa League round of 32, in a 2–1 aggregate loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. [6] In March 2014 Lafata scored his 134th goal in the Czech First League, surpassing Horst Siegl as its top all-time scorer. [7]

At the start of the 2014–15 season, Lafata scored five goals in a 7–0 Champions League qualifying round win over Levadia Tallinn in the home leg in Prague. [8] Continuing his fine form in the Champions League qualifying round, Lafata scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 comeback victory over Malmö FF at home in Prague. [9] In autumn 2015, Lafata was denied at hat-trick (by the Croatian referee) in Europa League match in Greece against Asteras Tripolis.[ citation needed ] He scored goal in both away and home match against Schalke 04, as Sparta progressed to the knockout stages.[ citation needed ]

In May 2016, Lafata became the first player to score five goals in a Czech First League match, netting all of the goals in a 5–0 win against Jihlava. [10] On 30 July 2017, he scored his 200th league goal in a 1–1 draw against city rival Bohemians 1905. [11]

International career

He scored two goals on his debut for the Czech national team in a 2–1 win against Wales on 2 September 2006. He came on as a substitute after 75 mins and scored within a minute of coming on, the second coming in the 89th minute.

Career statistics

Club

Source: League matches [12] European club matches [13] League matches for Austria[ citation needed ]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SK České Budějovice 2000–01 Czech First League 110–110
2001–02 Czech 2. Liga –
2002–03 Czech First League268–268
2003–04 Czech First League2914–2914
2004–05 Czech First League255–255
Total9127–9127
Skoda Xanthi 2005–06 Super League Greece 9021–111
FK Jablonec 2005–06 Czech First League143–143
2006–07 Czech First League177–177
Total3110–3110
Austria Wien 2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga 131–00131
2007–08 Austrian Bundesliga225317 [a] 0326
Total3563170457
FK Jablonec 2008–09 Czech First League3010–3010
2009–10 Czech First League271153–3214
2010–11 Czech First League2919432 [a] 03522
2011–12 Czech First League2825634 [a] 33831
2012–13 Czech First League161312–1715
Total1307816116315292
Sparta Prague 2012–13 Czech First League127202 [a] 1168
2013–14 Czech First League3016622 [a] 23820
2014–15 Czech First League30203 [b] 111 [c] 134434
2015–16 Czech First League26203212 [d] 54127
2016–17 Czech First League28152010 [e] 24017
2017–18 Czech First League225102 [a] 0255
Total148831753923204111
Career total44420438185226534248
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Czech Cup, one appearance and one goal in Czech Supercup
  3. ↑ Four appearances and eight goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lafata goal. [14]
List of international goals scored by David Lafata
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 September 2006 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–02–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
22–1
326 May 2012 UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria17Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2–12–1 Friendly
414 November 2012 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic24Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1–03–0Friendly
52–0
66 February 2013 Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium, Manisa, Turkey25Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–02–0Friendly
711 October 2013 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta28Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 2–04–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
813 October 2014 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan33Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 2–04–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
927 May 2016 Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria38Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 4–06–0Friendly

Honours

Austria Wien

Sparta Prague

Individual

Records

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomáš Jun</span> Czech former professional footballer

Tomáš Jun is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. Mainly playing in his native Czech Republic, where he was part of the Sparta Prague team which won the Czech First League four times between 1999 and 2005, Jun also spent time playing club football in Turkey and Austria. He was the Czech First League's top scorer in the 2004–05 season. At international level Jun scored 2 goals in 10 appearances for the Czech Republic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FK Jablonec</span> Association football club in the Czech Republic

FK Jablonec is a Czech professional football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou. The club has played in the top league of Czech football, Czech First League, since 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomáš Pekhart</span> Czech footballer (born 1989)

Tomáš Pekhart is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Legia Warsaw. He has represented the Czech Republic at both junior and senior level.

The 2007–08 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the fifteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. The season started on 4 August 2007 and concluded on 17 May 2008.

The 2005–06 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the thirteenth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic.

Milan Petržela is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Czech First League club 1. FC Slovácko. He has played for the Czech Republic national team. With more than 480 appearances, he holds the record for the number of appearances in the Czech First League, which he is still increasing.

The 2008–09 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the sixteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. It began on 2 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. Slavia Prague were the defending champions. Slavia secured their 17th title overall after a 3–1 win away against Viktoria Žižkov in 28th round. They were the first club to defend Czech title since the 2000–01 season.

The 2009–10 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the seventeenth season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football. It started on 24 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. Defending champions Slavia Prague could only finish seventh in the league, 21 points behind eventual winners Sparta Prague.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan Holenda</span> Czech footballer

Jan Holenda is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a striker. Holenda was a journeyman, having played for eight different clubs in the Czech First League, as well as three in the Russian Premier League. He won league titles with Slovan Liberec (2005–06) and Viktoria Plzeň.

The 2010–11 Czech First League season, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 18th edition of the top flight Czech First League annual football tournament. It began on 16 July 2010 and finished on 28 May 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jan Pázler</span> Czech footballer

Jan Pázler is a former Czech football player who played for various clubs in the Czech First League and Czech National Football League. He was twice top scorer of the National League. Pázler represented his country at under-21 level.

The 2011–12 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. It began on 29 July 2011 and was originally due to end on 26 May 2012, although due to the Czech Republic's qualification for UEFA Euro 2012, the end of the season was brought forward to 12 May 2012. Viktoria Plzeň were the defending champions, having won their first Czech Republic championship the previous season.

The 2011-12 season was Dukla Prague's first season in the Gambrinus liga after they were promoted from the Czech 2. Liga during the previous season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Filip Novák (footballer)</span> Czech footballer

Filip Novák is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sigma Olomouc and the Czech Republic national team. He holds the Czech First League record for most goals scored in one season by a defender with 11 goals in the 2014–15 season.

The 2012–13 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The defending champions were Liberec, who won their third Czech First League title the previous season.

The 2013–14 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 21st season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. The season began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 31 May 2014. Sparta Prague won their 36th title on 4 May 2014, after defending champions Plzeň drew against Jablonec. They ended the season with a Czech league record of 79 points out of a possible 90, winning all of their home games, and losing only one away game and drawing a further four. Sigma Olomouc and Znojmo were relegated, the latter having played its top flight debut, and the former having played in every Czech first league season since its establishment in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lukáš Juliš</span> Czech footballer

Lukáš Juliš is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech side Sigma Olomouc. He has played for the Czech Republic at youth levels up to under-21. Juliš has played on loan in the Czech First League for Bohemians and Sigma Olomouc, as well as playing at a lower level for the B-side of Sparta Prague.

The 2014–15 season was Dukla Prague's fourth consecutive season in the Czech First League. In August 2014 the club released new burgundy and yellow home and away shirts, the first time the club had burgundy as their home colour since the 1970s.

The 2016–17 Czech First League, known as the ePojisteni.cz liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the Czech Republic's top-tier football league. Slavia Prague won the league, while defending champions Viktoria Plzeň finished in second place. The season began on 29 July 2016 and ended on 27 May 2017.

The 2021–22 season was the 128th season in the existence of AC Sparta Prague and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Czech football. In addition to the domestic league, Sparta Prague participated in this season's editions of the Czech Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

References

  1. ↑ "Austria Wien Archiv - die Online Statistik". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lafata musí vyhrát, zněl příkaz. Díky, spoluhráči, řekl střelec ligy" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jak že se ta paní jmenuje? Jo, Damková, zlobil se po prohře Lafata" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Příbram – Jablonec 4:3, Lafata má rekord, k bodům ale nepomohl" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Sparta Prague signs Lafata". Miami Herald. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Oscroft, Tim (21 February 2013). "Chelsea 1-1 Sp Prague (agg 2-1)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Nejvíc gólů v historii ligy. Může Lafatův rekord ještě někdo překonat?". Lidové noviny (in Czech). 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lafata scores five for rampant Sparta". UEFA.com. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Sparta - Malmö 4:2, český mistr prohrával, pak začal opět řádit Lafata Archived 2 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine , iDNES.cz, Retrieved 26. 7. 2014 (in Czech)
  10. ↑ "Jistota. Lafata je nejlepším střelcem, na závěr dal rekordních pět gólů" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sparťanskými srdci cloumá nápor: Vztek na vymyšlenou penaltu Slavie, návrat legendy i další selhání". Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "David Lafata league profile". www.idnes.cz. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "David Lafata UEFA profile". www.uefa.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  14. ↑ David Lafata at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Po sezoně ukončím fotbalovou kariéru, potvrdil kapitán Sparty Lafata". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Že mám rekord? Aha, divil se Lafata. Skóroval v osmém zápase za sebou" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jistota. Lafata je nejlepším střelcem, na závěr dal rekordních pět gólů" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Vdenik.cz". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Vdenik.cz". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Jsme tady proto, abychom postoupili, říká před odvetou Lafata" (in Czech). ceskatelevize.cz. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Lafata's once-in-a-lifetime Sparta bonanza". uefa.com. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.