Jan Sýkora (born 29 December 1993) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Sýkora began his professional career at Sparta Prague, but failed to make a league appearance for their first team. He also spent time on loan at Zbrojovka Brno before transferring to Slovan Liberec in 2015.
On 15 September 2016, Sýkora scored the fastest ever goal of UEFA Europa League, finding the net after just 10.69 seconds in Liberec's group stage match against Qarabağ FK. In total, he made 34 league appearances for Liberec, scoring one goal.
Slavia Prague and loan to Slovan Liberec After a long battle for his signature between Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzeň, the two frontrunners for the league title at the time, Sýkora signed for the former in January 2017. On 22 November 2018, Sýkora signed a new contract with Slavia until 2022. In February 2019, he returned to Slovan Liberec on loan until the end of the season.
Lech Poznań On 24 August 2020, Sýkora signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa football club Lech Poznań. He debuted six days later during league match against Wisła Płock.
Viktoria Plzeň On 6 July 2022, Sýkora signed a three-year contract with Czech First League side Viktoria Plzeň.
Sigma Olomouc On 4 January 2025, Sýkora signed a contract with Sigma Olomouc until the end of the season with two-year option.
International career In August 2016, Sýkora got his first call-up to the Czech Republic national football team for a friendly match against Armenia and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland. He debuted against the former opponent on 31 August. In November 2017, Sýkora scored his first international goal in a 2–1 victory against Iceland.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSparta Prague B2011–12Czech National Football League233———233Sparta Prague2011–12Czech First League001000—10Zbrojovka Brno2014–15Czech First League26400——264Slovan Liberec2015–16Czech First League2114050—3012016–17Czech First League1300094—224Total34140144—525Slavia Prague2016–17Czech First League1121000—1222017–18Czech First League1723170—2732018–19Czech First League1211140—172Total40552110—567Slovan Liberec (loan)2018–19Czech First League8111——92Jablonec (loan)2019–20Czech First League2983020—348Lech Poznań2020–21Ekstraklasa2203071—3212021–22Ekstraklasa4000——40Total2603071—361Viktoria Plzeň (loan)2021–22Czech First League29410——304Viktoria Plzeň2022–23Czech First League2120083—2952023–24Czech First League1503170—2512024–25Czech First League000000—00Total36231153—546Sigma Olomouc2024–25Czech First League8010——90Career total25928224498—33040
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic201630201741201830202123202220Total144
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sýkora goal. + List of international goals scored by Jan SýkoraNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 8 November 2017 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2–0 2–1 Friendly2 11 November 2021 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic 6–0 7–03 7–04 16 November 2021 Stadion Letná, Prague, Qatar 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2016–17, 2018–19 Czech Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
Viktoria Plzeň Czech First League: 2021–22
Lech Poznań Ekstraklasa: 2021–22
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