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Biography
Václav Kadlec (born 20 May 1992) is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker for AC Sparta Prague
Club career
Kadlec made his debut in the Gambrinus liga on 25 October 2008 for Sparta against 1. FK Příbram. He scored his first league goal at the age of 16. Kadlec had a trial at Liverpool's academy in 2007. In November 2012 Kadlec fractured his skull in a collision with Martin Nešpor during Sparta's match against FK Mladá Boleslav.
On 18 August 2013 Kadlec joined Eintracht Frankfurt for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract due to expire in the summer of 2017.
International career
On 12 October 2010, Kadlec made his first appearance for the Czech Republic national team against Liechtenstein and scored on his debut, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the Czech Republic national team history. He was voted the Czech Talent of the Year at the 2010 Czech Footballer of the Year awards. Later in the year he made his debut for the under-21 team, also marking it with a goal. He represented the team at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2010 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2012 qualifier |
| 2. | 11 October 2013 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali |  Malta | 3–1 | 4–1 | World Cup 2014 qualifier |
| 3. | 31 August 2016 | Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav |  Armenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Super Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2008–09 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 9 | 0 | 43 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 7 | |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 4 | 40 | 20 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2013–14 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 29 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | |
| Sparta Prague (loan) | 2014–15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt total | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 39 | 10 | |
| FC Midtjylland | 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| FC Midtjylland total | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague total | 127 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 184 | 59 | |
| Career total | 170 | 51 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 246 | 72 | |
Honours
Club
- Czech First League: 2009-10, 2013-14
- Czech Supercup: 2010