Petr Mikolanda

Petr Mikolanda
Personal information
Full name Petr Mikolanda
Date of birth 12 September 1984 (1984-09-12) (age 27)
Place of birth Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club FK Viktoria Žižkov
Youth career
1989-1991 Sokol Nebušice
1991-2002 Motorlet Prague
2002-2003 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003-2005 FK Viktoria Žižkov 39 (13)
2005-2006 West Ham United 0 (0)
2005 Northampton Town (loan) 2 (0)
2005-2006 Swindon Town (loan) 5 (0)
2006 Rushden and Diamonds (loan) 9 (1)
2006-2007 FK Mladá Boleslav 7 (0)
2010- FK Viktoria Žižkov
National team
2003 Czech Republic U-19 7 (5)
2003 Czech Republic U-20 2 (0)
2004-2006 Czech Republic U-21 14 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2011

Petr Mikolanda (born 12 September 1984) is a football player from the Czech Republic who currently plays for FK Viktoria Žižkov . He is an under 21 international centre forward who has been contracted to Viktoria Žižkov and English Premiership club West Ham United.

Career

Mikolanda joined West Ham in July 2005 having scored 13 goals in the Czech second division in the 2004-05 season for Viktoria Žižkov.[1] He joined Football League Two side Northampton Town on loan in September 2005,[2] where he made three league and cup appearances.[3] His loan spell at Northampton was cut short by injury but after recovering, he joined Swindon Town on loan in November 2005,[4] for whom he made one start and four substitute appearances.[3] He then joined Rushden and Diamonds on loan for the rest of the season in January 2006,[5] and made nine appearances for Rushden, scoring a goal against Notts County with a half-volley from 30 yards.[3][6] Mikolanda was released by West Ham manager Alan Pardew in May 2006,[7] and joined FK Mladá Boleslav on a free transfer.[3][8]

In 2007 he was diagnosed with the inflammation of kidney and was forced to stop his career. He is currently coaching the youth at Viktoria Žižkov and waiting for a kidney transplantation.[9]

In July 2010, Mikolanda announced his comeback to professional football after three years of surgery, signing a contract with FK Viktoria Žižkov. "The doctors stated that I'll be able to play again. I was waiting for this moment for three years and I never gave up, although many people thought that I had no chance. Now I'm ready and I can't wait to play again," he said.

In January 2011, Mikolanda stated that he is to undergo a kidney transplantation to eliminate the risk of injury. The transplantation took place on 12 January and Mikolanda is currently recovering and waiting for the doctor's verdict about his possible comeback to professional football.

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