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David Lafata

David Lafata (born 18 September 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward.

David Lafata
Lafata in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-09-18) 18 September 1981 (age 42)
Place of birthČeské Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)Forward
Youth career
1989–1992JZD Olešník
1992–1999České Budějovice
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2005České Budějovice109(27)
2002→ Jihlava (loan)5(1)
2005–2006Skoda Xanthi9(0)
2006–2007Jablonec31(10)
2007–2008Austria Wien36(6)
2008–2012Jablonec130(78)
2013–2018Sparta Prague126(78)
Total446(200)
International career
1996–1997Czech Republic U159(0)
1997Czech Republic U163(0)
1998–1999Czech Republic U178(2)
1999–2000Czech Republic U1813(6)
2001–2002Czech Republic U206(0)
2002–2003Czech Republic U2113(3)
2006–2016Czech Republic41(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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From 1992 until 2005 Lafata played for Czech team SK České Budějovice, with a brief spell at FC Vysočina Jihlava in 2002. The striker then moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi in July 2005, but returned to the Czech Liga in January 2006. After one year at Jablonec, Lafata was transferred to FK Austria Vienna in January 2007 from where he came back to Jablonec in the spring of 2008. For Austria, he scored a goal in a domestic cup final.[1]

In the 2010–11 season, Lafata was top scorer of the Czech First League with 19 goals.[2]

He continued his good run of form into the 2011–12 season, scoring eleven goals in the first seven games, at the end of the autumn half, he scored eighteen goals in sixteen appearances.[3] In April 2012, Lafata broke the Czech First League season scoring record, notching his 23rd goal of the season.[4] He finished season with 25 goals, being top scorer and setting a new record.[citation needed]

In the 2012–13 season, Lafata scored 13 goals in the first 16 games, being top scorer of the league before signing for AC Sparta Prague in the winter break.[5] In March 2014 Lafata scored his 134th goal in the Czech First League, surpassing Horst Siegl as its top all-time scorer.[6] In spring 2013, he scored a goal in the Round of 32 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.

At the start of the 2014–15 season, Lafata scored five goals in a 7–0 Champions League qualifying round win over Levadia Tallinn in the home leg in Prague.[7] Continuing his fine form in the Champions League qualifying round, Lafata scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 comeback victory over Malmö FF at home in Prague.[8]In autumn 2015, Lafata was denied at hat-trick (by the Croatian referee) in Europa League match in Greece against Asteras Tripolis.[citation needed] He scored goal in both away and home match against Schalke 04, as Sparta progressed to the knockout stages.[citation needed]

On 30 July 2017, he scored his 200th league goal in a 1–1 draw against city rival Bohemians 1905.[9]

International career

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He scored two goals on his debut for the Czech national team in a 2–1 win against Wales on 2 September 2006. He came on as a substitute after 75 mins and scored within a minute of coming on, the second coming in the 89th minute.

Career statistics

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Club

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Source: League matches[10] European club matches[11] League matches for Austria[citation needed]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SK České Budějovice2000–01Czech First League110–110
2001–02Czech 2. Liga–
2002–03Czech First League268–268
2003–04Czech First League2914–2914
2004–05Czech First League255–255
Total9127–9127
Skoda Xanthi2005–06Super League Greece9021–111
FK Jablonec2005–06Czech First League143–143
2006–07Czech First League177–177
Total3110–3110
Austria Wien2006–07Austrian Bundesliga131–00131
2007–08Austrian Bundesliga225317[a]0326
Total3563170457
FK Jablonec2008–09Czech First League3010–3010
2009–10Czech First League271153–3214
2010–11Czech First League2919432[a]03522
2011–12Czech First League2825634[a]33831
2012–13Czech First League161312–1715
Total1307816116315292
Sparta Prague2012–13Czech First League127202[a]1168
2013–14Czech First League3016622[a]23820
2014–15Czech First League30203[b]111[c]134434
2015–16Czech First League26203212[d]54127
2016–17Czech First League28152010[e]24017
2017–18Czech First League225102[a]0255
Total148831753923204111
Career total44420438185226534248
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances in Czech Cup, one appearance and one goal in Czech Supercup
  3. ^ Four appearances and eight goals in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and five goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International goals

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Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lafata goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by David Lafata
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 September 2006Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic1  Wales1–02–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
22–1
326 May 2012UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria17  Israel2–12–1Friendly
414 November 2012Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic24  Slovakia1–03–0Friendly
52–0
66 February 2013Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium, Manisa, Turkey25  Turkey2–02–0Friendly
711 October 2013Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta28  Malta2–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
813 October 2014Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan33  Kazakhstan2–04–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
927 May 2016Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria38  Malta4–06–0Friendly

Honours

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Austria Wien

Sparta Prague

Individual

Records

References

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  1. ^ "Austria Wien Archiv - die Online Statistik". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Lafata musí vyhrát, zněl příkaz. Díky, spoluhráči, řekl střelec ligy" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Jak že se ta paní jmenuje? Jo, Damková, zlobil se po prohře Lafata" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 18 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Příbram – Jablonec 4:3, Lafata má rekord, k bodům ale nepomohl" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 7 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Sparta Prague signs Lafata". Miami Herald. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Nejvíc gólů v historii ligy. Může Lafatův rekord ještě někdo překonat?". Lidové noviny (in Czech). 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Lafata scores five for rampant Sparta". UEFA.com. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  8. ^ Sparta - Malmö 4:2, český mistr prohrával, pak začal opět řádit Lafata Archived 2 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, iDNES.cz, Retrieved 26. 7. 2014 (in Czech)
  9. ^ "Sparťanskými srdci cloumá nápor: Vztek na vymyšlenou penaltu Slavie, návrat legendy i další selhání". Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. ^ "David Lafata league profile". www.idnes.cz. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  11. ^ "David Lafata UEFA profile". www.uefa.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  12. ^ David Lafata at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Po sezoně ukončím fotbalovou kariéru, potvrdil kapitán Sparty Lafata". aktualne.cz (in Czech). 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Že mám rekord? Aha, divil se Lafata. Skóroval v osmém zápase za sebou" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Jistota. Lafata je nejlepším střelcem, na závěr dal rekordních pět gólů" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  16. ^ "Vdenik.cz". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  17. ^ "Vdenik.cz". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  18. ^ "Jsme tady proto, abychom postoupili, říká před odvetou Lafata" (in Czech). ceskatelevize.cz. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Lafata's once-in-a-lifetime Sparta bonanza". uefa.com. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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