Václav Drchal

Václav Drchal
Personal information
Date of birth	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
Number	20
Youth career
2008–2016	České Budějovice
2016–2018	Sparta Prague
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2023	Sparta Prague
2020–2021	→ Mladá Boleslav (loan)
2022	→ Dynamo Dresden (loan)
2022–2023	→ Bohemians 1905 (loan)
2023–2024	Jablonec
2024–	Bohemians 1905
International career‡
2016–2017	Czech Republic U17
2017	Czech Republic U18
2017–2018	Czech Republic U19
2019–2021	Czech Republic U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025; ‡ 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]

In January 2018, he signed a contract extension securing his future at the club until 2020. The same month he scored a hat-trick within fifteen minutes after making a substitute appearance in a 7–2 win against FC MAS Táborsko, his first match for Sparta's A-team.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

Jablonec

On 21 July 2023, Drchal signed a contract with Jablonec.^[9]

Bohemians

On 7 June 2024, Drchal signed a multi-year contract with Bohemians 1905.^[10]

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
Club	Season	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

^ "Drchal, Kulhánek a Zahustel na hostování do Boleslavi". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ Vacek, Jan (3 January 2022). "Šance na restart v Německu. Drchal ve Spartě neprorazil, jde na hostování". Blesk (in Czech). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "Bohemians mají vytouženého útočníka. Přichází hostovat ze Sparty". Blesk (in Czech). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Václav Drchal". SK Dynamo České Budějovice (in Czech). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Detail hráče - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ Ortman, Bohumil (11 January 2018). "Talent z jihu Čech se při debutu v letenském áčku uvedl hattrickem". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
^ "A 1-1 draw with Slovácko - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ 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.
^ "PŘESTUP! Daniel Souček a Václav Drchal patří Jablonci!". FK Jablonec (in Czech). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Fotbalisty Bohemians 1905 posílil útočník Drchal". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

Profile at sparta.cz

[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.

[denik2018-6] Ortman, Bohumil (11 January 2018). "Talent z jihu Čech se při debutu v letenském áčku uvedl hattrickem". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 17 January 2025.

[7] "A 1-1 draw with Slovácko - AC Sparta Praha". AC Sparta Prague. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[8] 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.

[9] "PŘESTUP! Daniel Souček a Václav Drchal patří Jablonci!". FK Jablonec (in Czech). Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[10] "Fotbalisty Bohemians 1905 posílil útočník Drchal". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

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