%2c_playing_for_Slavia_Prague_in_2018.jpg) Sýkora withSlavia Prague in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň,Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Švihov | |||
| Přeštice | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Sparta Prague B | 23 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | →Brno (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Slovan Liberec | 34 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Slavia Prague | 40 | (5) |
| 2019 | →Slovan Liberec (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | →Jablonec (loan) | 29 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Lech Poznań | 26 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Lech Poznań II | 3 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | →Viktoria Plzeň (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | Viktoria Plzeň | 36 | (2) |
| 2025 | Sigma Olomouc | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Czech Republic U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011 | Czech Republic U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Czech Republic U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Czech Republic | 14 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 2024 | |||
Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is aCzech former professionalfootballer who last played as amidfielder forCzech First League clubSigma Olomouc.[1]
Sýkora began his professional career atSparta Prague, but failed to make a league appearance for their first team. He also spent time on loan atZbrojovka Brno before transferring toSlovan Liberec in 2015.[citation needed]
On 15 September 2016, Sýkora scored the fastest ever goal ofUEFA Europa League, finding the net after just 10.69 seconds inLiberec's group stage match againstQarabağ FK.[2][3] In total, he made 34 league appearances for Liberec, scoring one goal.[citation needed]
After a long battle for his signature betweenSlavia Prague andViktoria Plzeň, the two frontrunners for theleague 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 toSlovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.[6]
On 24 August 2020, Sýkora signed a four-year contract with PolishEkstraklasa football clubLech Poznań.[7] He debuted six days later during league match againstWisła Płock.[8][9]
On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with CzechFirst League sideViktoria Plzeň.[10]
On 4 January 2025, Sýkora signed a contact withSigma Olomouc until the end of the season with two-year option.[11]
In August 2016, Sýkora got his first call-up to theCzech Republic national football team for afriendly match againstArmenia and2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match againstNorthern 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 againstIceland.[14]
| 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 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 4 | |
| 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 |
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