David Lafata

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Czech footballer

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nameDavid Lafata
imageDavid Lafata - FK Jablonec (2).jpg
upright1.1
captionLafata in 2009
birth_date
birth_placeČeské Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
height1.80 m
positionForward
youthyears11989–1992
youthclubs1JZD Olešník
youthyears21992–1999
youthclubs2České Budějovice
years11999–2005
clubs1České Budějovice
caps1109
goals127
years22002
clubs2→ Jihlava (loan)
caps25
goals21
years32005–2006
clubs3Skoda Xanthi
caps39
goals30
years42006–2007
clubs4Jablonec
caps431
goals410
years52007–2008
clubs5Austria Wien
caps536
goals56
years62008–2012
clubs6Jablonec
caps6130
goals678
years72013–2018
clubs7Sparta Prague
caps7148
goals783
totalcaps468
totalgoals205
nationalyears11996–1997
nationalteam1Czech Republic U15
nationalcaps19
nationalgoals10
nationalyears21997
nationalteam2Czech Republic U16
nationalcaps23
nationalgoals20
nationalyears31998–1999
nationalteam3Czech Republic U17
nationalcaps38
nationalgoals32
nationalyears41999–2000
nationalteam4Czech Republic U18
nationalcaps413
nationalgoals46
nationalyears52001–2002
nationalteam5Czech Republic U20
nationalcaps56
nationalgoals50
nationalyears62002–2003
nationalteam6Czech Republic U21
nationalyears72006–2016
nationalcaps741
nationalgoals79
nationalteam7Czech Republic
nationalcaps613
nationalgoals63
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David Lafata (born 18 September 1981) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the Czech First League's top scorer in six seasons and with 198 league goals, he is by far the top scorer of the Czech First League of all time. He also scored nine goals for the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

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.

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

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. In April 2012, Lafata broke the Czech First League season scoring record, notching his 23rd goal of the season. He finished season with 25 goals, being top scorer and setting a new record.

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. In February 2013, he scored a goal in the Europa League round of 32, in a 2–1 aggregate loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. In March 2014 Lafata scored his 134th goal in the Czech First League, surpassing Horst Siegl as its top all-time scorer.

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. 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. In autumn 2015, Lafata was denied at hat-trick (by the Croatian referee) in Europa League match in Greece against Asteras Tripolis. He scored goal in both away and home match against Schalke 04, as Sparta progressed to the knockout stages.

In May 2016, Lafata became the first player to score five goals in a Czech First League match, netting all of the goals in a 5–0 win against Jihlava. On 30 July 2017, he scored his 200th league goal in a 1–1 draw against city rival Bohemians 1905.

International career

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

Club

Source: League matches European club matches League matches for Austria

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ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTotal9127–9127Total3110–3110Total3563170457Total1307816116315292Total148831753923204111Career total44420438185226534248
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
Skoda Xanthi2005–06Super League Greece9021–111
FK Jablonec2005–06Czech First League143–143
2006–07Czech First League177–177
Austria Wien2006–07Austrian Bundesliga131–00131
2007–08Austrian Bundesliga2253170326
FK Jablonec2008–09Czech First League3010–3010
2009–10Czech First League271153–3214
2010–11Czech First League291943203522
2011–12Czech First League282563433831
2012–13Czech First League161312–1715
Sparta Prague2012–13Czech First League1272021168
2013–14Czech First League301662223820
2014–15Czech First League30203111134434
2015–16Czech First League2620321254127
2016–17Czech First League2815201024017
2017–18Czech First League2251020255
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International goals

:Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lafata goal.

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No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 September 2006Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic11–02–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
22–1
326 May 2012UPC-Arena, Graz, Austria172–12–1Friendly
414 November 2012Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic241–03–0Friendly
52–0
66 February 2013Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium, Manisa, Turkey252–02–0Friendly
711 October 2013Ta' Qali National Stadium, Mdina, Malta282–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
813 October 2014Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan332–04–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
927 May 2016Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria384–06–0Friendly
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Honours

Austria Wien

Sparta Prague

Individual

Records

References

References

  1. "Austria Wien Archiv - die Online Statistik".
  2. (29 May 2011). "Lafata musí vyhrát, zněl příkaz. Díky, spoluhráči, řekl střelec ligy". idnes.cz.
  3. (18 September 2011). "Jak že se ta paní jmenuje? Jo, Damková, zlobil se po prohře Lafata". idnes.cz.
  4. (7 April 2012). "Příbram – Jablonec 4:3, Lafata má rekord, k bodům ale nepomohl". idnes.cz.
  5. (11 January 2013). "Sparta Prague signs Lafata". Miami Herald.
  6. Oscroft, Tim. (21 February 2013). "Chelsea 1-1 Sp Prague (agg 2-1)". BBC Sport.
  7. (31 March 2014). "Nejvíc gólů v historii ligy. Může Lafatův rekord ještě někdo překonat?". Lidové noviny.
  8. (15 July 2014). "Lafata scores five for rampant Sparta". [[UEFA]].
  9. link. (2 August 2014 , [[iDNES.cz]], Retrieved 26. 7. 2014 (in Czech))
  10. (14 May 2016). "Jistota. Lafata je nejlepším střelcem, na závěr dal rekordních pět gólů". idnes.cz.
  11. "Sparťanskými srdci cloumá nápor: Vztek na vymyšlenou penaltu Slavie, návrat legendy i další selhání".
  12. "David Lafata league profile". www.idnes.cz.
  13. "David Lafata UEFA profile". [[UEFA]].
  14. {{Soccerway. david-lafata/10984
  15. (9 May 2018). "Po sezoně ukončím fotbalovou kariéru, potvrdil kapitán Sparty Lafata".
  16. (14 September 2015). "Že mám rekord? Aha, divil se Lafata. Skóroval v osmém zápase za sebou". idnes.cz.
  17. (14 May 2016). "Jistota. Lafata je nejlepším střelcem, na závěr dal rekordních pět gólů". idnes.cz.
  18. "Vdenik.cz".
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  20. (5 August 2014). "Jsme tady proto, abychom postoupili, říká před odvetou Lafata". ceskatelevize.cz.
  21. (16 July 2014). "Lafata's once-in-a-lifetime Sparta bonanza". [[UEFA]].

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