David Hovorka
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 Hovorka (in left) in action with Slovan Liberec in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kladno, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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) |
| 2015–2017 | Slovan Liberec | 36 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Sparta Prague | 19 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Jablonec (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2019 | Jablonec | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Slavia Prague | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Czech Republic | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Hovorka (born 7 August 1993) is a retired professional Czech football defender. He played for four clubs in the Czech First League.
Club career[edit]
Hovorka spent most of his youth career in Sparta Prague, arriving from SK Kročehlavy in 2002 at nine years old.[1] He entered the first team squad in 2012, but failed to make a league appearance for the club.[citation needed]
Loan moves to Hradec Králové and Viktoria Žižkov[edit]
In January 2014, Hovorka 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] Hovorka appeared in only seven league matches, returning to Sparta at the end of the season.
In the 2014–15 season, he moved on another loan to fellow second-tier club, Viktoria Žižkov, for one year. He appeared in 29 league matches, scoring no goals.
Slovan Liberec[edit]
In summer 2015, Hovorka signed a three-year contract 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.
Prague clubs and retirement[edit]
On 2 February 2017, it was announced that despite being seriously injured at the time, Hovorka rejoined his former club Sparta Prague.[7] In 2018, he was sent on loan to Jablonec for one year.[8]
In summer 2019, Hovorka moved to cross-city rivals SK Slavia Prague and was a starter in the UEFA Champions League match against Inter. He retired from professional football on 31 March 2023 due to lingering injury, having played his last match in May 2022.[9]
International career[edit]
Despite not playing for any youth national teams, Hovorka was called up to the Czech senior squad in August 2017 to face Germany and Northern Ireland in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[10] He debuted on 7 October 2020 in a friendly match against Cyprus.[11]
Post-playing career[edit]
Since January 2024, Hovorka has worked as a mental health coach in the Sparta Prague youth academy.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 18 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hradec Králové (loan) | 2013–14 | Czech National Football League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech National Football League | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 57 | 3 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| Jablonec | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 144 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 7 | ||
Honours[edit]
SK Slavia Prague
References[edit]
- ^ Machek, Radomír (29 January 2014). "Gól hýžděmi? Šťastný střelec Hovorka chápe, že se na něj všichni ptají". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech).
- ^ "Do Hradce přichází Hovorka. Kulič a Rolko mají nové smlouvy". FotbalPortal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ "České Budějovice - FC Hradec Králové". EuroFotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Váňa, Lukáš. "David Hovorka a Jan Sýkora přestupují do Slovanu". FC Slovan Liberec (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Slovan Liberec - FK Mladá Boleslav 4:2". EuroFotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Slovan Liberec - Fastav Zlín 4:3". EuroFotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Sparta si bere z Liberce stopera Hovorku, využila předkupní právo". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Hotovo! David Hovorka zůstává v Jablonci!". FK Jablonec (in Czech). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Hovorka se už na ligové trávníky nevrátí, obránce Slavie ukončil kariéru" (in Czech). Mladá fronta Dnes. 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Jarolím doplnil tým na Němce a Iry. Bere Lüftnera a Hovorku, vrací se Hušbauer". Blesk (in Czech). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "Šilhavý je rád za výhru. Teď budeme mít konečně čas na fotbal, pochvaluje si". Deník (in Czech). 8 October 2020.
- ^ Lizec, Jiří (12 February 2024). "Hovorka nově pomáhá mladým sparťanům. Ve Slavii se to nepotkalo, vysvětlil". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- David Hovorka at Fortunaliga.cz
- David Hovorka – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- David Hovorka at Soccerway
- David Hovorka at FAČR (in Czech)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Czech men's footballers
- Czech Republic men's international footballers
- Czech First League players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- Men's association football defenders
- FK Jablonec players
- FC Hradec Králové players
- FK Viktoria Žižkov players
- Sportspeople from Kladno
- Footballers from the Central Bohemian Region
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Czech National Football League players