Václav Jemelka

Václav Jemelka
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Uničov, Czech Republic
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2011 Uničov[2]
2011–2016 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Sigma Olomouc 128 (7)
2020–2021 → OH Leuven (loan) 23 (0)
2022– Viktoria Plzeň 49 (1)
International career‡
2020– Czech Republic 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Václav Jemelka (born 23 June 1995) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national football team. Jemelka started his professional career with Sigma Olomouc, spending six years with the club including a season where he played on loan in Belgium for OH Leuven.

Career

Jemelka was one of five players promoted from Sigma Olomouc's B-team to the senior team ahead of the 2016–17 season, which the club played in the second-tier Czech National Football League having been relegated the previous season.[3] He made his Czech First League debut on 30 July 2017 in a match against Mladá Boleslav.[4] His first goal came in a controversial manner in Sigma's 1–1 draw at Slavia Prague on 10 September 2017, scoring the goal with his hand.[5] After playing the first six games of the 2020–21 season, Jemelka joined Belgian Pro League side OH Leuven on loan for the rest of the season in October 2020.[6]

Jemelka joined Viktoria Plzeň in August 2022, signing a three-year contract with the club.[4][7] His first competitive goal for Plzeň came against Mladá Boleslav; Jemelka scored the second goal in a 2–0 Czech First League win in October 2022.[8]

International career

On 11 November 2020, Jemelka debuted for the Czech senior squad in a friendly match against Germany.[9] In March 2021, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification to replace the injured Tomáš Kalas, but felt ill and had to stay at home for the match against Estonia national football team.[10] Jemelka also was not included in the Czech Republic's UEFA Euro 2020 squad due to another health issue.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 June 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sigma Olomouc 2015–16 Czech First League 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2016–17 Czech National Football League 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2017–18 Czech First League 27 1 1 0 — — 28 1
2018–19 28 2 3 1 3 0 — 34 3
2019–20 31 3 5 0 — — 36 3
2020–21 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2021–22 27 1 3 0 — — 30 1
2022–23 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 128 7 16 1 3 0 — 144 8
OH Leuven (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 23 0 2 0 — — 25 0
Viktoria Plzeň 2022–23 Czech First League 30 1 1 0 8 0 — 39 1
2023–24 19 0 4 0 9 0 — 32 0
Total 49 1 5 0 17 0 0 0 71 1
Career total 200 8 20 1 20 0 0 0 240 9

International

As of 15 June 2024
Czech Republic
Year Apps Goals
2020 2 0
2021 1 0
2022 4 0
2023 1 0
Total 8 0

References

  1. ^ "Václav Jemelka". FC Viktoria Plzeň (in Czech). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Mezi nejlepšími! Kluk z Mělnicka už trénuje s áčkem Slavie". Deník (in Czech). Mělnický: Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ Jančík, Miloslav (22 June 2016). "Velké změny v Olomouci. Hanáci hledají náhradu za Ševčíka s Houskou". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Muzikant, Michal (11 August 2022). "Hotovo! Jemelka míří ze Sigmy do Plzně. U mistra podepsal na tři roky". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ^ Marek, Petr (10 September 2017). "Gól, který jsem Slavii dal, byl kontroverzní, ale oslavím ho, smál se stoper Sigmy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ^ Dočkal, Jan (5 October 2020). "Jemelka se dočkal Belgie. V poslední přestupní den zamířil do Lovaně". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ^ Dosadil, Pavel (11 August 2022). "Miliony už se točí! Mistrovská Plzeň získala hned dva reprezentanty". Sport.cz (in Czech).
  8. ^ Muzikant, Michal (11 October 2022). "Jemelka poprvé pálil za Plzeň. Rád zaplatím, řekl. Ve středu jde proti Bayernu". Deník (in Czech). Olomoucký: Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Jemelka hrál za reprezentaci proti Německu" [Jemelka played for the national team against Germany]. Hanácký Večerník (in Czech). 11 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Češi měli negativní testy na covid, Jemelka ale zůstal doma". Eurofotbal (in Czech). 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
  11. ^ "V nominaci reprezentace na ME chybí Dočkal, Šilhavý čeká na Kúdelu". Eurofotbal (in Czech). 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.