Václav Drchal (born 25 July 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 on loan from Sparta Prague as a striker.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | České Budějovice, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Bohemians 1905 on loan from Sparta Prague | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | České Budějovice | ||
| 2016–2018 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Sparta Prague | 20 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2021 | |||
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.
Drchal began his career at hometown club Dynamo České Budějovice before joining the Sparta Prague youth set-up in 2016.[4]
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]
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.
| 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 | ||