Tomáš Pekhart

Tomáš Pekhart
Pekhart in 2012
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Pekhart[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Sušice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2002 TJ Sušice
2002–2003 TJ Klatovy
2003–2006 Slavia Prague
2006–2008 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2008 → Southampton (loan) 9 (1)
2009 → Slavia Prague (loan) 13 (2)
2010–2011 Jablonec 29 (15)
2011 → Sparta Prague (loan) 9 (7)
2011–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 88 (14)
2014–2016 Ingolstadt 16 (0)
2016–2017 AEK Athens 40 (12)
2017–2018 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 28 (10)
2018–2020 Las Palmas 31 (6)
2020–2022 Legia Warsaw 67 (36)
2022 Gaziantep 12 (1)
2023– Legia Warsaw 40 (13)
International career‡
2004–2005 Czech Republic U16 8 (2)
2005–2006 Czech Republic U17 18 (7)
2006 Czech Republic U18 2 (0)
2007–2009 Czech Republic U20 12 (2)
2007–2011 Czech Republic U21 26 (17)
2010–2022 Czech Republic 26 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Czech Republic
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2007 Canada
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2006 Luxembourg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2022

Tomáš Pekhart (born 26 May 1989) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Polish club Legia Warsaw. He has represented the Czech Republic at both junior and senior level.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sušice, Czechoslovakia, he began his youth career with his hometown club TJ Sušice and also played for TJ Klatovy before joining Slavia Prague in 2003.

Pekhart joined the Tottenham Hotspur youth academy during the summer of 2006.[4]

Loan to Southampton

In August 2008, Pekhart joined Championship side Southampton on loan until January 2009.[5] He made his first league appearance as a substitute on 14 September, away against Queens Park Rangers which Southampton lost 4–1.[6] He scored his only league goal for Southampton in a 2–2 home draw against Ipswich.[7]

loan to Slavia Prague

He returned to Spurs in January 2009 and on transfer deadline day Pekhart returned to his old club Slavia Prague on a year-long loan until January 2010.[8] On 15 March 2009, Pekhart scored a late goal for Slavia in a 2–1 victory over FK Jablonec.[9] Pekhart was rewarded for his first goal with the club and was handed a start on 22 March, scoring the lone goal in the 1–0 victory over FC Zlín.[10]

FK Jablonec

On 12 January 2010, FK Jablonec confirmed the signing of Pekhart on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 20 March 2010, Pekhart scored his first goal for Jablonec, a late winner in a 2–1 victory over Příbram.[12] On 2 May 2010, Pekhart scored two goals in a 4–0 victory over Bohemians 1905.[13] On 8 May 2010, Pekhart scored the opening goal in a 3–0 victory over his former club Slavia Prague.[14] Pekhart continued his fine form during the 2010–11 season, scoring 11 goals in 15 league matches. However, after just half of the 2010–11 Gambrinus liga season, he moved on loan to fellow Gambrinus liga side Sparta Prague as part of a deal with 1. FC Nürnberg, whom he joined on 1 July 2011.[15]

loan to Sparta Prague

Pekhart moved on loan for the second half of the 2010–11 season to Sparta Prague.[16] On 19 March 2011, Pekhart scored his first two goals for Sparta in a 2-0 victory over FC Zbrojovka Brno.[17] In nine league games for Sparta, Pekhart scored seven goals. He ended the 2010-11 season scoring 18 goals in 24 matches, one goal behind former teammate David Lafata in the Czech First League scoring table.

Nürnberg

On 6 August 2011, Pekhart scored in his debut in the Bundesliga, helping 1. FC Nürnberg to a 1–0 victory over Hertha Berlin on the opening day of Germany’s football season.[18] On 1 October 2011, Pekhart scored the equalizer in a 3–3 draw with Mainz.[19] He ended his first season in Germany with 10 goals in 34 matches.

FC Ingolstadt 04

On 28 August 2014, Pekhart signed a three-year deal with the German second league side FC Ingolstadt 04.[20] He made his debut for the club on 31 August, appearing as a second half substitute in a 0–3 victory over SV Sandhausen.[21] While with Ingolstadt Pekhart was seldom used.

AEK Athens

Pekhart moved to AEK Athens on 1 February 2016.[22][23] On 4 February 2016, he made his debut with the club, in an away 1–1 draw against Iraklis at Kaftanzoglio Stadium.[24] On 20 February 2016, Pekhart scored his first goal for AEK in a 1–1 draw with Iraklis.[25] On 10 April 2016, Pekhart scored two goals in a 2–1 victory over Panionios F.C.[26] During the 2016–17 season, Pekhart was AEK's top scorer, scoring 12 goals in 31 matches.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 21 July 2017, Pekhart signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva for three years.[27] On 10 August 2017, Pekhart scored his first goal for Hapoel in a 4–2 victory over Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv in the 2017 Israel Super Cup, claiming his first title with the Israeli side.[28] On 19 August 2017, Pekhart scored his first goal in the Israeli league in a 1–1 draw with Maccabi Netanya. He ended the 2017–18 season scoring 10 goals in 28 matches, helping Hapoel win its fifth league title.

Las Palmas

On 13 August of the following year, he agreed to a two-year deal with Segunda División side UD Las Palmas.[29] Pekhart scored his first goal for Las Palmas on 18 November 2018 in a 4–1 loss to Cádiz CF.[30] On 27 September 2019, he scored his club's third goal in a 3–2 victory over Albacete Balompié.[31] With the trio of Pekhart, Pedri, and Jonathan Viera Las Palmas went on an unbeaten run to move up the Segunda Division standings. On 5 October 2019, Pedri and Pekhart goals helped the island side to a 0–2 victory over CD Lugo.[32] On 13 October 2019, Las Palmas won their fourth straight match, defeating Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 with two goals by Pekhart and one by Jonathan Viera.[33]

Legia Warsaw

On 10 February 2020, Pekhart agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal with Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[34] On 22 February 2020, Pekhart made his debut for Legia, scoring his club's fourth goal in a 4–0 victory over Jagiellonia Białystok.[35] On 7 June 2020, Pekhart scored two goals to help Legia to a 1–3 victory over Wisła Kraków.[36] He ended his first season in Poland appearing in 11 league matches scoring 5 goals, helping Legia to a league title.

On 21 March 2021, Pekhart scored four goals in a 4–0 victory over Zagłębie Lubin.[37] During the 2020–21 season, he was the leading scorer in Ekstraklasa, scoring 22 goals as Legia won the league title again.[38] On 14 July 2021, Pekhard scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory in the second leg of the first round of UEFA Champions League qualifying against FK Bodø/Glimt as the Polish champions advanced to the next round.[39] Pekhart ended the 2021–22 season in Poland appearing in 45 matches and scoring 10 goals, in a season in which Legia finished 10th in the league standings. After rejecting offers to renew his contract by Legia, Pekhart left the Polish club on 30 June 2022.[40]

Gaziantep

On 10 August 2022, Pekhart joined Gaziantep in Turkey on a two-year contract.[41]

Return to Legia Warsaw

On 30 January 2023, Pekhart agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal with Ekstraklasa side Legia Warsaw.[42]

International career

Pekhart has represented his country at youth international level. Pekhart played and scored in the final of the 2006 UEFA Under-17 Championship in Luxembourg for his country against Russia.[43]

In 2007, he represented his country in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada as the youngest player in the squad having just turned 18. He played in all seven matches of the tournament, including the final against Argentina in which the Czechs finished runners up after Mauro Zárate scored the winning goal four minutes from full-time for Argentina.[44]

He made his debut for the Czech Republic on 22 May 2010 in a match against Turkey.[45]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton (loan) 2008–09 Championship 9 1 0 0 1 0 — — 10 1
Slavia Prague (loan) 2008–09 Czech First League 13 2 1 1 — — — 14 3
Jablonec 2009–10 Czech First League 14 4 5 0 — — — 19 4
2010–11 Czech First League 15 11 2 4 — 1[c] 0 — 18 15
Total 29 15 7 4 — 1 0 — 37 19
Sparta Prague (loan) 2010–11 Czech First League 9 7 — — 2[c] 0 — 11 7
1. FC Nürnberg 2011–12 Bundesliga 31 9 3 1 — — — 34 10
2012–13 Bundesliga 31 4 1 0 — — — 32 4
2013–14 Bundesliga 23 1 0 0 — — — 23 1
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
Total 88 14 4 1 — — — 92 15
FC Ingolstadt 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 — — — 12 0
2015–16 2. Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 — — — 5 0
Total 16 0 1 0 — — — 17 0
AEK Athens 2015–16 Super League Greece 14 3 3 0 — — — 17 3
2016–17 Super League Greece 26 9 4 3 — 1[c] 0 — 31 12
Total 40 12 7 3 — 1 0 — 48 15
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 28 10 2 0 5 0 7[d] 0 1[e] 1 43 11
2018–19 Israeli Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[f] 0 — 2 0
Total 28 10 2 0 5 0 9 0 — 45 11
Las Palmas 2018–19 Segunda División 14 1 1 0 — — — 15 1
2019–20 Segunda División 17 5 1 0 — — — 18 5
Total 31 6 2 0 — — — 33 6
Legia Warsaw 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 11 5 1 0 — — — 12 5
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 25 22 3 1 — 4[g] 1 1[h] 0 33 24
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 31 9 3 0 — 10[i] 1 1[h] 0 45 10
Total 67 36 7 1 — 14 2 2 0 90 39
Gaziantep 2022–23 Süper Lig 12 1 1 1 — — — 13 2
Legia Warsaw 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 13 5 3 1 — — — 16 6
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 24 8 2 1 — 11[j] 4 1[h] 0 38 13
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 3 0 0 0 — 3[k] 2 — 6 2
Total 40 13 5 2 — 14 6 1 0 60 21
Career total 382 117 37 13 6 0 41 8 4 1 468 139
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Czech Cup, DFB-Pokal, Greek Football Cup, Israel State Cup, Copa del Rey, Polish Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup, Toto Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in Israel Super Cup
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ a b c Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  9. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  11. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pekhart goal.[45]
List of international goals scored by Tomáš Pekhart
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2012 Stadion města Plzně, Plzeň, Czech Republic  Malta 2–1 3–1 2014 World Cup qualification
2 11 October 2013 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 4–1 4–1 2014 World Cup qualification

Honours

Slavia Prague

FC Ingolstadt

AEK Athens

Hapoel Be'er-Sheva[46]

Legia Warsaw

Czech Republic U17

Czech Republic U20

Individual

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