Alexandr Sojka

Alexandr Sojka (born 2 April 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team. His previous clubs include Hradec Králové, who he played for in 2025, and Táborsko, where he spent a year and a half on loan from 2023 to 2024. He represented the Czech Republic at youth level, playing for his nation at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, before making his debut for the senior side in 2026 and being nominated in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Early life and family Sojka started playing football in Klatovy for SK Klatovy 1898. His older brother, Jindřich Jr., is also a footballer, but never played in a professional league. Their father, Jindřich Sojka Sr., was also a footballer and was the chairman of SK Klatovy from 2002 to 2024, Alexandr's entire childhood.

Club career Sojka spent the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan at Táborsko in the second-tier Czech National Football League, scoring once for the club in 12 appearances. His loan was extended to include the whole of the following 2023–24 season. Sojka played 17 matches in the Czech First League for Viktoria Plzeň in the 2024–25 season, as well as making nine appearances in the UEFA Europa League. He moved to Hradec Králové on a permanent transfer after the season, with the announcement being made in June 2025. Sojka played for Hradec Králové in the first half of the 2025–26 Czech First League, playing in 18 of the club's 19 matches. He left after Plzeň activated a buy back clause in his contract, joining up with his former team in January 2026.

International career Having represented the Czech Republic four times at under-21 level, Sojka was one of nine midfielders named in head coach Jan Suchopárek's 24-man squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in May 2025. He played in the tournament. He made his debut in the match alongside two other players.

On 31 May 2026, Sojka was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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