David Pavelka

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David Pavelka
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Pavelka with the Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-18) 18 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 8
Youth career
Sparta Prague
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Sparta Prague 10 (1)
2011–2012 → Slovácko (loan) 22 (4)
2013–2016 Slovan Liberec 76 (15)
2016–2020 Kasımpaşa 108 (3)
2020– Sparta Prague 77 (8)
International career‡
2012 Czech Republic U21 5 (0)
2015– Czech Republic 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:01, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

David Pavelka (born 18 May 1991) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team. [1]

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Club career

In the 2014–15 Czech Cup final on 27 May 2015, Pavelka took the first penalty in the shoot-out and converted his spot-kick as his club Slovan Liberec defeated Jablonec 3–1. [2]

On 19 January 2016, Pavelka moved abroad for the first time, joining Süper Lig football club Kasımpaşa in a transfer worth a reported $1.65 million. [3] He signed a contract until the end of the 2017–18 season. [3]

On 6 October 2020, Pavelka returned to his native country, signing for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League. [4]

International career

On 3 September 2015, Pavelka debuted as a starter in the Czech senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Kazakhstan, ending in a 2–1 victory for the Czechs. [5] He was eventually selected to represent the Czech Republic at the final tournament held in France. [6]

With the arrival of Jaroslav Šilhavý to the national team in 2018, Pavelka played all the minutes in the three remaining matches of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League as well as a friendly match against Poland, becoming a key player of the entire team. [7]

Pavelka scored his first national team goal in a friendly match against Brazil on 26 March 2019. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 16 June 2021 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Prague 2010–11 Czech First League 30–––30
2012–13 71–3 [lower-alpha 2] 0–101
Total101003000131
Slovácko (loan) 2011–12 Czech First League22420––244
Slovan Liberec 2012–13 Czech First League13241––173
2013–14 2981014 [lower-alpha 2] 1–449
2014–15 203623 [lower-alpha 2] 0–295
2015–16 142109 [lower-alpha 2] 11 [lower-alpha 3] 0253
Total76151232621011520
Kasımpaşa 2015–16 Süper Lig 9000––90
2016–17 25282––334
2017–18 32020––340
2018–19 28170––351
2019–20 10000––100
2020–21 4000––40
Total108317200001255
Sparta Prague 2020–21 Czech First League252305 [lower-alpha 2] 0–372
Career total241253453421031431

International

As of match played 10 June 2019. [10] [9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic
201550
201690
201700
201840
201941
Total221
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pavelka goal. [10]
List of international goals scored by David Pavelka
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 March 2019 Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech RepublicFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–01–3 Friendly

Honours

Sparta Prague

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  2. ↑ "Liberec pip neighbours Jablonec to Czech Cup". UEFA . 27 May 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Czech Republic midfielder moves to Kasimpasa in Turkey". USA Today . 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Do Sparty se vrací David Pavelka". Sparta Prague (in Czech). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Novák, Miloslav (3 September 2015). "Česko 2–1 Kazachstán: Blíž k Euru postrčil vítěze náhradník Škoda". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
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