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Biography
Tomáš Necid (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈnɛtsɪt]; born 13 August 1989) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a striker for Polish club Legia Warsaw and the Czech Republic national team. He is the older brother of Simona Necidová, who is also an international footballer.
Club career
Early years
He played his first match for the senior team of SK Slavia Prague in September 2006, when he was just 17 years old. A month later, he scored his first league goal.
Loan to Jablonec
In 2007–2008 season, he made his debut in the UEFA Champions League, however, he was loaned to FK Jablonec 97 for the second half of the season. Despite playing only 14 matches (of 30), he was Jablonec's top scorer of the season with five goals. When Necid came to FK Jablonec 97 they were at the 15th place (out of 16), which means relegation to a lower league. Nevertheless, the team finished the season at the 12th place, and therefore survived, with Necid being one of the heroes of the team. When his loan came to an end, he stated he wanted to return to Slavia and did not want to play for Jablonec again.
At the end of the season, in his first match for Slavia after his return from Jablonec, he scored a goal against Liberec. Slavia Prague won the Gambrinus liga 2007-08. In 2008, he won the Talent of the Year award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards.
CSKA Moscow
In August 2008 CSKA Moscow, who were interested in Necid since 2006, signed a deal with Slavia Prague according to which Necid would stay at Slavia until the end of the year and would join CSKA in January 2009. He played his first competitive match for CSKA Moscow on 7 March 2009 in the Russian Super Cup 2009 where he came on as a substitute on the 78th minute and scored the winning goal for his team in extra time in the 113th minute. Before joining CSKA Moscow Necid played 16 games in the 2008–09 Gambrinus liga and scored 11 goals (which was making him the season's top league scorer at the time he left).
In his debut match for CSKA at the 2009 Russian Super Cup, Necid came on as a substitute when the score was 1–1 and scored the winning goal.
In June 2011, Necid suffered a knee injury that required two operations and it sidelined him for 22 months (until April 2013).
Loan to PAOK
Necid signed for PAOK for the 2013–14 season to gain more playing time with Olympiacos, Rennes and Twente all interested.
Loan to Slavia Prague
On 6 January 2014, Slavia Prague announced signing Necid on loan to the end of 2013–14 season.
Loan to Zwolle
In August 2014, he was sent on loan to Dutch Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle.
Return to CSKA Moscow
His loan ended in January 2015 and he returned to CSKA. After being linked with Chievo Verona, Necid dissolved his contract with CSKA on 2 February 2015.
PEC Zwolle
He returned to PEC Zwolle as a free agent and signed a contract until the end of the season.
Bursaspor
On 2 July 2015, Necid signed four-year contract for Turkish Süper Lig side Bursaspor. He came the club for a key role in filling the shoes of top goalscorer from 2014-15 season, Fernandão.
Loan to Legia Warsaw
On 30 January 2017 he was loaned to Legia Warsaw for a half-year.
International career
Youth sides
He finished as a joined top scorer with five goals in five games scored at the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, where the Czech Republic won a silver medal.
He became the top scorer of 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, with four goals in four games. At that tournament the Czech Republic reached the semi-final.
Necid is to be part of the Czech U-20 team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Senior side
His first match with the senior team took place on 19 November 2008, in a qualification match against San Marino. The Czech national football team won 3–0, with Necid scoring the third goal. After that, Necid scored three goals in World Cup qualification. He scored his fifth goal in a 4–2 win over the USA in an international friendly on 25 May 2010. His sixth was scored in a 4–1 win over Latvia.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SK Slavia | 2006–07 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| FK Jablonec | 2007–08 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| SK Slavia | 2008–09 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 |
| CSKA Moscow | 2009 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 |
| 2010 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PAOK | 2013–14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| SK Slavia | 2013–14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| PEC Zwolle | 2014–15 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 14 |
| Bursaspor | 2015–16 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2016-17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 200 | 63 | 27 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 273 | 85 | |
International
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 41 | 12 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2008 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 1 |  San Marino | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 5 June 2009 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 5 |  Malta | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 September 2009 | Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | 8 | San Marino | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 10 October 2009 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 9 |  Poland | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 25 May 2010 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | 15 |  United States | 4–2 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 11 August 2010 | Stadion u Nisy, Liberec, Czech Republic | 16 |  Latvia | 4–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 12 October 2010 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 19 |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 8 | 13 October 2014 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | 27 |  Kazakhstan | 4–1 | 4–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 9 | 13 November 2015 | Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | 33 |  Serbia | 2–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 27 May 2016 | Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria | 37 | Malta | 5–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 1 June 2016 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | 38 |  Russia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 12 | 17 June 2016 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | 41 |  Croatia | 2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
Honours
Club
- Czech League (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
- Russian Premier League (1): 2012–13
- Russian Super Cup (2): 2009, 2013
- Russian Cup (2): 2009, 2011
- Dutch Cup (1): 2013–14
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Top Scorer: 2006
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Top Scorer: 2008