Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Sigma Olomouc.[1]

Club career

Sýkora began his professional career at Sparta Prague, but failed to make a league appearance for their first team. He also spent time on loan at Zbrojovka Brno before transferring to Slovan Liberec in 2015.[citation needed]

On 15 September 2016, Sýkora scored the fastest ever goal of UEFA Europa League, finding the net after just 10.69 seconds in Liberec's group stage match against Qarabağ FK.[2][3] In total, he made 34 league appearances for Liberec, scoring one goal.[citation needed]

Slavia Prague and loan to Slovan Liberec

After a long battle for his signature between Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzeň, the two frontrunners for the league title at the time, Sýkora signed for the former in January 2017.[4] On 22 November 2018, Sýkora signed a new contract with Slavia until 2022.[5] In February 2019, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.[6]

Lech Poznań

On 24 August 2020, Sýkora signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa football club Lech Poznań.[7] He debuted six days later during league match against Wisła Płock.[8][9]

Viktoria Plzeň

On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with Czech First League side Viktoria Plzeň.[10]

Sigma Olomouc

On 4 January 2025, Sýkora signed a contact with Sigma Olomouc until the end of the season with two-year option.[11]

International career

In August 2016, Sýkora got his first call-up to the Czech Republic national football team for a friendly match against Armenia and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland.[12] He debuted against the former opponent on 31 August.[13] In November 2017, Sýkora scored his first international goal in a 2–1 victory against Iceland.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sparta Prague B 2011–12[15] Czech National Football League 23 3 — — — 23 3
Sparta Prague 2011–12[15] Czech First League 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Zbrojovka Brno 2014–15[15][16] Czech First League 26 4 0 0 — — 26 4
Slovan Liberec 2015–16[15][16] Czech First League 21 1 4 0 5[b] 0 — 30 1
2016–17[15][16] Czech First League 13 0 0 0 9[b] 4 — 22 4
Total 34 1 4 0 14 4 — 52 5
Slavia Prague 2016–17[15][16] Czech First League 11 2 1 0 0 0 — 12 2
2017–18[15][16] Czech First League 17 2 3 1 7[c] 0 — 27 3
2018–19[15][16] Czech First League 12 1 1 1 4[d] 0 — 17 2
Total 40 5 5 2 11 0 — 56 7
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2018–19[15][16] Czech First League 8 1 1 1 — — 9 2
Jablonec (loan) 2019–20[15][16] Czech First League 29 8 3 0 2[b] 0 — 34 8
Lech Poznań 2020–21[17] Ekstraklasa 22 0 3 0 7[b] 1 — 32 1
2021–22[18] Ekstraklasa 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 26 0 3 0 7 1 — 36 1
Viktoria Plzeň (loan) 2021–22[15][16] Czech First League 29 4 1 0 — — 30 4
Viktoria Plzeň 2022–23[15][16] Czech First League 21 2 0 0 8[e] 3 — 29 5
2023–24[15][16] Czech First League 15 0 3 1 7[f] 0 — 25 1
2024–25[15][16] Czech First League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 36 2 3 1 15 3 — 54 6
Sigma Olomouc 2024–25[15][16] Czech First League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 251 28 21 4 49 8 — 321 40
  1. ^ Includes Czech Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sýkora goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Jan Sýkora
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 November 2017 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iceland 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 11 November 2021 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic  Kuwait 6–0 7–0
3 7–0
4 16 November 2021 Stadion Letná, Prague, Qatar  Estonia 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Slavia Prague

Viktoria Plzeň

Lech Poznań

References

  1. ^ "Jan Sýkora". synotliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Sýkora scores quickest ever Europa League goal". UEFA. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Blesková trefa a ztracená výhra. Jak liberecký Sýkora překonal rekord Evropské ligy?". O2 Czech Republic (in Czech). 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Sýkora se nebál, že přijde o Slavii: Spartě bych řekl, že do ní nejdu". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ "2022 + 2021!". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Sýkora: Nechám duši na hřišti v každém zápase, abych klukům pomohl (Video)". FC Slovan Liberec (in Czech). 26 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Jan Sýkora piłkarzem Lecha". Lech Poznań (in Polish). 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Lech Poznań 2-2 Wisła Płock". Ekstraklasa (in Polish). 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Debiutant Sýkora". Lech Poznań (in Polish). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Plzeň potvrdila příchod Sýkory, záložník přestoupil z Lechu Poznaň". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  11. ^ Sýkora, Jan (4 January 2025). "Sýkoru inspiroval Kliment. Když to zvládnu jako on, bude to super, říká posila Sigmy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Interviewed by Petr Marek. Borgis. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Jarolím odhalil nominaci: povolal nováčky z Liberce, vrací se Drobný". Mladá fronta Dnes. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Největší přestup zimy je prý hotov! Sýkora odletěl se Slavií do Číny". Deník (in Czech). 5 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Češi porazili Island. Výhru trefili slávisté". Deník (in Czech). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Jan Sýkora". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Jan Sýkora" (in Czech). Fortuna Liga. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Sezon 2020/21" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Sezon 2021/22" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Jan Sýkora". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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