Josef Kvída (born 16 January 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot club Pafos.

Josef Kvída
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Příbram, Czech Republic
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Pafos
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 Příbram
2015– Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Příbram 0 (0)
2015–2018 Zwolle 2 (0)
2017–2018Almere City (loan) 24 (1)
2018–2020 NEC 62 (5)
2020– Pafos 96 (4)
International career
2014 Czech Republic U17 1 (0)
2014–2015 Czech Republic U18 11 (0)
2015–2016 Czech Republic U19 9 (0)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U20 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023

Club career edit

After starting his career with Příbram, Kvida joined Dutch side PEC Zwolle in July 2015.[1] On 3 December 2016, after appearing on the substitutes bench for PEC Zwolle multiple times, Kvida finally made his debut in a 3–1 away defeat against Vitesse, playing the full 90 minutes.[2] On 17 August 2017, Kvída was sent on loan to Almere City.[3] On 4 July 2018, it was announced he had joined Eerste Divisie side NEC on a free transfer.[4]

Career statistics edit

As of match played 15 June 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zwolle 2016–17 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 2 0
Almere City (loan) 2017–18 Eerste Divisie 24 1 2 0 26 1
NEC 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 35 3 2 0 37 3
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 27 2 1 0 28 2
Total 62 5 3 0 65 5
Pafos 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 28 1 0 0 28 1
2021–22 Cypriot First Division 27 1 1 0 28 1
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 34 2 6 0 40 2
Total 89 4 7 0 96 4
Career total 177 10 12 0 189 10

References edit

  1. ^ "Czech talent Kvida to PEC Zwolle". AD. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Vitesse vs. PEC Zwolle". Soccerway. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. ^ Josef Kvida op huurbasis naar Almere City‚ sportiefzwolle.nl, 17 August 2018
  4. ^ NEC haalt verdediger Josef Kvida op bij PEC Zwolle (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ Josef Kvída at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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