Richard Sedláček
 Sedláček in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rumburk, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Teplice | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | FK Rumburk | ||
| 2008–2010 | FK Junior Děčín | ||
| 2010 | FK Rumburk | ||
| 2010–2012 | Teplice | ||
| 2012–2018 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Jong AZ | 52 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | VVV-Venlo | 65 | (1) |
| 2024– | Teplice | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Czech Republic U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2017 | Czech Republic U19 | 6 | (3) |
| 2019 | Czech Republic U20 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2024 | |||
Richard Sedláček (born 21 June 1999) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Teplice.[2]
Club career
[edit]AZ
[edit]Sedláček played in the Sparta Prague youth academy until 2018, where he moved to Dutch club AZ, initially joining the reserve team Jong AZ competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[3] He made his league debut for Jong AZ on 5 October 2018, replacing Tijjani Reijnders in the 73rd minute in a 2–2 home draw against Helmond Sport.[4]
VVV-Venlo
[edit]On 31 January 2022, Sedláček signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo, joining the club alongside Jong AZ teammate Sem Dirks.[5][6] He made his debut on 4 February 2022, starting in a 5–0 away win over MVV in the Eerste Divisie.[7] Exactly one month later, on 4 March, Sedláček was forced off due to an injury after ten minutes of play in the league game against Volendam;[8] it was later confirmed how he would miss the remainder of the 2021–22 season, as he had torn his ankle ligament.[9]
The following season, Sedláček was mainly a starter for VVV, making 34 total appearances in which he failed to score.[10] On 5 January 2023, he had signed a new contract with the club, keeping him in Venlo until 2025.[11]
On 24 November 2023, Sedláček scored his first competitive goal for VVV in a 2–1 league loss to Cambuur.[12]
On 19 August 2024, Sedláček's contract with VVV was terminated by mutual consent.[13]
Teplice
[edit]On 27 August 2024, Sedláček returned to his youth club Teplice.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 April 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 5 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 6 | — | — | 52 | 6 | ||||
| VVV-Venlo | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 112 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 7 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "R. Sedláček – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Richard Sedláček at Soccerway
- ^ "Tsjechische Sedlacek naar Jong AZ". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Jong AZ vs. Helmond Sport – 5 October 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Alkmaar-duo verstärkt VVV-Venlo". VVV-Venlo (Press release) (in German). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Caelen, Sem (31 January 2022). "VVV plukt na Dirks ook Sedlacek weg bij AZ". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Bouwens, Jaj (4 February 2022). "VVV vernedert MVV in Maastricht". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "VVV-Venlo en FC Volendam scoren niet in boeiend schouwspel". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Martens, Jack (9 March 2022). "VVV moet het de rest van het seizoen doen zonder Richard Sedlácek". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Richard Sedláček at Soccerway
- ^ "VVV-Venlo legt Sedláček tot medio 2025 vast". VVV-Venlo (in Dutch). 5 January 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "VVV verliest met 1–2 van SC Cambuur". Omroep Venlo (in Dutch). 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "VVV-Venlo neemt afscheid van Sedláček" [VVV-Venlo says goodbye to Sedláček] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Richard Sedláček podepsal smlouvu s FK Teplice" [Richard Sedláček signed a contract with FK Teplice] (in Czech). FK Teplice. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Richard Sedláček at Soccerway.com
- Richard Sedláček at FBref.com
- 1999 births
- People from Rumburk
- Footballers from the Ústí nad Labem Region
- Living people
- Czech men's footballers
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Eerste Divisie players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Jong AZ players
- VVV-Venlo players
- FK Teplice players
- Czech expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands