Martin Fillo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Fillo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Planá, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brentford (on loan from FC Viktoria Plzeň) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 105 | (25) |
| 2008–2010 | Viking | 65 | (14) |
| 2011– | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 33 | (1) |
| 2012 | → FK Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2012 | → FK Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Brentford (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Czech Republic U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Czech Republic U19 | 14 | (6) |
| 2006–2008 | Czech Republic U21 | 21 | (2) |
| 2009 | Czech Republic | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:51, 11 August 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Martin Fillo (born 7 February 1986) is a Czech footballer who currently plays for English League One side Brentford on loan from FC Viktoria Plzeň.[1] He is a former Czech Republic international, with three caps to his name. He has played in the Czech Republic, Norway and England.
Playing career
Viktoria Plzeň
Fillo began his career with 2. Liga side Viktoria Plzeň. He helped the club to promotion to the Gambrinus Liga during the 2004–05 season. In his first season in the top flight, he made 11 appearances and scored three goals, as Plzeň narrowly avoided relegation.[2] He established himself in the first team during the 2006–07 season, making 27 appearances and scoring seven goals.[3] He played 15 matches and scored five goals during the 2007–08 season, before making his last appearance for the club in December 2007.[4]
Viking and loans
Fillo signed a five-year deal with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking in 2008, breaking the transfer record at the club. He made his debut for Viking on match day one of the 2008 season, assisting the winning goal and being voted man of the match in a 1–0 victory over Strømsgodset IF. He scored his first goal for Viking in a 1–0 victory over Tromsø IL on match day four. He appeared consistently during the 2008 season, making 25 appearances and scoring 6 goals.[4] He made 25 appearances and scored three goals during the 2009 season and played in Viking's UEFA Cup qualifiers, which ended with a second round defeat to Honka.[5] In the 2010 season, Fillo made only 15 appearances, but scored five goals,[6] including a hattrick against Odds on 4 July 2010.[7]
Return to Viktoria Plzeň
Fillo re-signed for Viktoria Plzeň on a four-and-a-half-year contract during the 2010/11 season and made 10 appearances, scoring one goal. He won the first silverware of his career, having helped Plzeň to the Gambrinus Liga title. He also won the 2011 Czech Supercup with the club. Fillo began his 2011–12 season by making appearances in the Champions League qualifying stages, through which Plzeň progressed to the group stage. He appeared as a substitute in three of Plzeň's six group stage games, coming on against AC Milan, Barcelona and BATE Borisov. When the league season started, Fillo found himself out of favour. He made a total of nine appearances during the 2011–12 season, scoring one goal,[8] helping Plzeň to a third place finish and Europa League qualification. Fillo was back in the team at the start of the 2012–13 season for Plzeň's Europa League qualifiers. Later in the campaign he played in both legs of Plzeň's 5–0 round of 32 aggregate victory over Napoli. He also played both legs of the 2–1 round of 16 aggregate defeat to Fenerbahçe. He made 27 appearances during the 2012–13 season, but failed to score, though he picked up another Gambrinus Liga winners' medal.[9]
Mladá Boleslav (loans)
Fillo joined fellow Gambrinus Liga side Mladá Boleslav on loan after the winter break in February 2012 and made 13 appearances, helping the club a fourth place finish (one place behind his parent club Viktoria Plzeň) and to Europa League qualification.[8] He rejoined Mladá Boleslav on loan in September 2012, making eight appearances before returning to Plzeň prior to the winter break.[9]
Brentford (loan)
In July 2013, Fillo agreed a season-long loan with English League One side Brentford, linking up with Uwe Rösler, his former manager at Viking.[1] He made his debut as a substitute in the first game of the season, coming on for Conor McAleny after 71 minutes of a 1–1 league draw at Port Vale.[10] In the following game, he scored on his full debut, bagging the second goal in a 3–2 League Cup first round win over Dagenham & Redbridge.[11] Fillo was dropped from the side in October 2013 and instead made appearances for the Development Squad. Having not made a first team appearance since 29 September,[12] new manager Mark Warburton indicated in late December that he would hold talks with Fillo over his future.[13]
International career
Fillo represented the Czech Republic at age-group level and was U21 captain. He made his debut for the senior side in a 1–0 friendly win over Malta in June 2009.[14] He made another appearance in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates on 15 November 2009.[15]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2003–04 | Viktoria Plzeň | Gambrinus liga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Czech 2. Liga | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2005–06 | Gambrinus liga | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2006–07 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2007–08 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2008 | Viking | Tippeligaen | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 8 |
| 2009 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | Viktoria Plzeň | Gambrinus liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Mladá Boleslav | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | Viktoria Plzeň | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Mladá Boleslav | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Brentford | League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Career Total | 224 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 242 | 45 | ||
Honours
Club
- Viktoria Plzeň
- Czech Liga: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Czech Supercup: 2011–12
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brentford sign Czech winger on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/martin-fillo/leistungsdaten/spieler_35753_2005.html
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/martin-fillo/leistungsdaten/spieler_35753_2006.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/martin-fillo/leistungsdaten/spieler_35753_2007.html
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/martin-fillo/leistungsdaten/spieler_35753_2008.html
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/martin-fillo/leistungsdaten/spieler_35753_2009.html
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/viking-stavanger-odds-bk/index/spielbericht_1024814.html
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/martin-fillo/leistungsdaten/spieler_35753_2011.html
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/martin-fillo/leistungsdaten/spieler_35753_2012.html
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23474767
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23499431
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/coventry-city-brentford-fc/index/spielbericht_2332529.html
- ↑ http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fillo-set-talks-over-brentford-6440131
- ↑ Martin Fillo international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/united-arab-emirates-czech-republic/index/spielbericht_983183.html
External links
- Player profile (Norwegian)
- Record transfer fee for Viking
- Martin Fillo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Martin Fillo career stats at Soccerbase
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