Vladimír Darida (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈdarɪda]; born 8 August 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki. He formerly represented the Czech Republic national team.
.jpg) Darida lining up with Czech Republic in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vladimír Darida | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aris | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2010 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Viktoria Plzeň | 61 | (12) |
| 2011 | → Sokolov (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Freiburg | 54 | (9) |
| 2015–2022 | Hertha | 171 | (13) |
| 2023– | Aris | 42 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Czech Republic U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2012–2021 | Czech Republic | 76 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Plzeň, Darida came through at Viktoria Plzeň, also spending time on loan at FK Baník Sokolov in 2011. He joined Freiburg in 2013.
On 2 November 2014, he scored a penalty for the only goal of the game away to 1. FC Köln to give the club their first win in their 10th game of the season, moving them out of the direct relegation places.[2]
Hertha BSC edit
Darida signed for Hertha from relegated Freiburg ahead of the 2015–16 season for an undisclosed fee.[3] He was handed the number 6 shirt. He made an immediate impact for Hertha scoring on his debut in the DFB-Pokal first-round game against Arminia Bielefeld in a 2–0 win. He got his first assist of the season through setting up Salomon Kalou in a 3–1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund.[4] On 27 September he got his first league goal of the season scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Frankfurt.[5]
Aris Thessaloniki edit
In December 2022 Darida signed for Aris Thessaloniki.[6]
International career edit
On 28 May 2012, it was announced that Darida would be included in the Czech squad for the Euro 2012 tournament. He replaced injured defender Daniel Pudil.[7] In the quarter-final match against Portugal (Euro 2012), he earned his second cap, his first in an official tournament, starting in place of the injured Tomáš Rosický. He was substituted after 61 minutes for Jan Rezek and the Czech Republic lost 1–0.[8]
Following UEFA Euro 2020, Darida announced that he would retire from international football as he wanted to focus on spending "much more time with the family and my little son." He amounted 76 caps and scored 8 goals for the Czech Republic and represented them at 3 European Championships. Having retired as captain, Tomáš Souček was named as his successor.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2009–10 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | 47 | 10 | |||
| 2013–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Total | 61 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 18 | ||
| Baník Sokolov (loan) | 2010–11 | Czech National League | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| Freiburg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 54 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 61 | 11 | |||
| Hertha | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 171 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 192 | 16 | |||
| Aris | 2022–23 | Superleague Greece | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 342 | 47 | 30 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 60 | ||
International edit
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Darida goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2015 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia
|
2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 2 | 26 March 2017 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino
|
2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6–0 | |||||
| 4 | 1 September 2017 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Germany
|
1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 10 September 2019 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro
|
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 6 | 14 October 2019 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic |  Northern Ireland
|
1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 7 | 7 October 2020 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus
|
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 8 | 15 November 2020 | Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic |  Israel
|
1–0 | 1–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours edit
Viktoria Plzeň[10]
Czech Republic
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Vladimír Darida". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Delicate, Adam (2 November 2014). "1.FC Köln 0–1 SC Freiburg: Darida secures SCF's first win". Vavel. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere".
- ^ "Vladimír Darida Stats, News, Bio | ESPN".
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1 Hertha Berlin 1: Darida salvages point for Dardai's men". 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Povrzeno. Darida do Arisu". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Darida brought into Czech squad". ESPN FC. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Rostance, Tom (21 June 2012). "Czech Rep. 0–1 Portugal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Darida, Vladimir" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ a b "V. Darida". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Vladimír Darida » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Darida, Vladimír". National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "China PR vs. Czech Republic". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
External links edit
- Vladimír Darida at FAČR (in Czech)
- Vladimír Darida – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Vladimír Darida at Soccerway
