David Hovorka
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 August 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kladno, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Kladno | |||
2002–2012 | Sparta Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2015 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Hradec Králové (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Liberec | 35 | (3) |
2017– | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2017. |
David Hovorka (born 7 August 1993) is a professional Czech football defender currently playing for AC Sparta Prague in the Czech First League.
Club career
He spent most of his youth career in Sparta Prague, arriving from SK Kladno in 2002 at the age of 9.[1]
Sparta Prague
He entered the first team squad in 2012, but failed to make a league appearance for the club.
Loan to Hradec Králové
In January 2014, he moved to Czech National Football League team Hradec Králové on loan with an option to buy.[2] He made his professional league debut on 21 March 2013 in a 1–1 away draw against České Budějovice.[3] He appeared in only seven league matches, returning to Sparta at the end of the season.
Loan to Viktoria Žižkov
For the 2014–15 season, he moved on loan to another second-tier club, Viktoria Žižkov, for one year. He appeared in 29 league matches, scoring no goals.
Liberec
In summer 2015, he signed a three-year deal with the Czech First League side Liberec.[4] He made his First League debut for them on 27 July in a 4–2 home win against Mladá Boleslav.[5] He scored his first professional league goals on 11 May 2016 in a 4–3 home win against Zlín.[6] With Liberec, he played in the Europa League group stage in two consecutive years.
Return to Sparta Prague
On 2 February 2017, it was announed that Hovorka, despite being seriously injured at the time, joined his former club Sparta Prague.[7]
References
- ↑ Gól hýžděmi? Šťastný střelec Hovorka chápe, že se na něj všichni ptají, iDNES.cz, citováno 29. 1. 2014
- ↑ "- Do Hradce přichází Hovorka. Kulič a Rolko mají nové smlouvy | FotbalPortal.cz". www.fotbalportal.cz. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ↑ "EuroFotbal - specialista na evropský fotbal". www.eurofotbal.cz. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ↑ Váňa, Lukáš. "FC Slovan Liberec | David Hovorka a Jan Sýkora přestupují do Slovanu". www.fcslovanliberec.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ↑ "Slovan Liberec - FK Mladá Boleslav 4:2". EuroFotbal.cz. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ↑ "Slovan Liberec - Fastav Zlín 4:3". EuroFotbal.cz. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ↑ "Sparta si bere z Liberce stopera Hovorku, využila předkupní právo". iDNES.cz. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
External links
- David Hovorka – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- David Hovorka at Soccerway