Václav Drchal

Václav Drchal (born 25 July 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Pardubice as a striker.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

Jablonec On 21 July 2023, Drchal signed a contract with Jablonec.

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

Pardubice On 23 June 2026, Drchal signed a multi-year contract with Pardubice.

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.

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