Milan_Petržela
Milan Petržela
Czech footballer
Milan Petržela (born 19 June 1983) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Czech First League club 1. FC Slovácko. He has played for the Czech Republic national team. With more than 480 appearances, he holds the record for the number of appearances in the Czech First League, which he is still increasing.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1983-06-19) 19 June 1983 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Hoštice-Heroltice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Slovácko | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | TJ Hoštice-Heroltice | ||
| 1993–1995 | Drnovice | ||
| 1995–1996 | SK Rostex Vyškov | ||
| 1996–1999 | Zeman Brno | ||
| 1999–2001 | Drnovice | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Drnovice | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Slovácko | 70 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Sparta Prague | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Jablonec (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2007–2012 | Viktoria Plzeň | 118 | (22) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Augsburg | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | FC Augsburg II | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Viktoria Plzeň | 147 | (17) |
| 2019– | Slovácko | 138 | (17) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Czech Republic U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Czech Republic U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2016 | Czech Republic | 19 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 | |||
Petržela grew up in the South Moravian village Hoštice-Heroltice.[2]
In August 2003 he moved to 1. FC Slovácko of the Czech First League. There he played 70 games in three years and in the summer of 2006 he was bought by Sparta Prague. They however loaned him out to FK Jablonec where he made 24 appearances. He subsequently signed with Viktoria Plzeň, where he won the Czech Cup in 2010 and the Czech First League in 2011.
After an unsuccessful season with FC Augsburg, Petržela returned to Viktoria Plzeň in June 2013.[3]
After leaving Viktoria Plzeň, Petržela returned to Slovácko in the summer of 2019, where he complimented the young staff brilliantly with his experience.[4]
On 18 May 2022, Petržela started for Slovácko in the 2021–22 Czech Cup final, defeating Sparta Prague 3–1.[5] Thanks to winning the cup, Slovácko qualified for the preliminary round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, where they lost to Fenerbahçe, thus being relegated to the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, where on the fourth preliminary round, Slovácko was able to beat Sweden's AIK twice, hence qualifying for the group stage of a UEFA competition for the first time in its history.[6]
On 15 September 2022, Petržela scored in a 2–4 loss to 1. FC Köln in their second ECL group stage match,[7] and in doing so, at the age of 39 years and 89 days, he became the oldest goalscorer in the short history of the Europa Conference League, as well as the second oldest goalscorer in any UEFA competition, only behind Joaquín, who scored in that same day in Europa League, aged 41 years and 56 days.[8] Pepe has since overtaken him as well with a goal in the Champions League at the age of 40 years and 289 days.[9]
On 6 November 2022, Petržela set a new Czech First League record with 465 appearances, when he surpassed Jaroslav Šilhavý with 464 appearances.[10] In December 2023, the 40-year-old Petržela made his record-extending 500th start in the Czech First League.[1]
- As of 1 July 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Slovácko | 2003–04 | Czech First League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | Czech First League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06[11] | Czech First League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
| FK Jablonec (loan) | 2006–07[11] | Czech First League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2007–08[11] | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2007–08[11] | Czech First League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09[11] | Czech First League | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2009–10[11] | Czech First League | 29 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11[11] | Czech First League | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2011–12[11] | Czech First League | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | |
| Total | 118 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 26 | ||
| FC Augsburg | 2012–13[11] | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| FC Augsburg II | 2012–13[11] | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2013–14[11] | Czech First League | 26 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 50 | 8 |
| 2014–15[11] | Czech First League | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 3 | |
| 2015–16[11] | Czech First League | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| 2016–17[11] | Czech First League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18[11] | Czech First League | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19[11][12] | Czech First League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 147 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 229 | 23 | ||
| 1. FC Slovácko | 2019–20[11] | Czech First League | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21[11] | Czech First League | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22[11] | Czech First League | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[11] | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 90 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 465 | 56 | 42 | 4 | 73 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 586 | 67 | ||
- Appearance in Czech Supercup
Viktoria Plzeň
Slovácko
- "Po pětistovce konec? Ne! Petržela chce 555 startů kvůli pětkám ve škole" [End after five hundred? No! Petržela wants 555 starts because of high fives at school]. www.eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Faistová, Klára (24 April 2011). "Petrželův velikonoční plán: Seřezat Limberského a také Slavii" [Petržela's Easter plan: Cut down Limberský and also Slavia] (in Czech). MF DNES. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- "Hotovo, Milan Petržela se vrací na tři roky do Plzně" [Done, Milan Petržela is returning to Pilsen for three years]. sport.aktualne.cz (in Czech). 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "Petržela se po odchodu z Plzně vrací do Slovácka" [Petržela returns to Slovácko after leaving Pilsen]. www.eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "Slovácko - Sparta 3:1, finále rozhodli domácí za půli, závěr v nedůstojných kulisách" [Slovácko - Sparta 3:1, the home team decided the final after halftime, the end in an indecent setting]. www.idnes.cz (in Czech). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "AIK Stockholm - Slovácko 0:1, poprvé v pohárové skupině, postup jistil Sinjavskij" [AIK Stockholm - Slovácko 0:1, for the first time in the cup group, progress was secured by Sinjavskij]. www.idnes.cz (in Czech). 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "History: Köln-Slovácko - UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23". www.uefa.com. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "Europa Conference League records and stats: Clubs, players, matches, goals, wins". www.uefa.com. 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "Pepe, the oldest scorer in Champions League history". www.besoccer.com. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Folk, Čestmír (6 November 2022). "Rekordman Petržela už předstihl Šilhavého. A ve středu by rád pomstil na Spartě bývalé plzeňské parťáky" [The record holder Petržela has already overtaken Šilhavé. And on Wednesday, he would like to avenge his former teammates from Pilsen against Sparta] (in Czech). sport.cz. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- Milan Petržela at Soccerway
- "Milan Petržela » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- Milan Petržela at Fortunaliga.cz
- Milan Petržela at FAČR (in Czech)
- Milan Petržela at Sparta Prague
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