Daniel Pudil (; born 27 September 1985) is a
Czech
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former professional
footballer
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who played for the
Czech Republic national team and currently plays as a
left back or
left winger
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Northern Counties East League
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History
T ...
Premier Division club
Hallam.
Club career
Czech Republic
Pudil started his youth career in the Czech Republic with
Sparta Prague
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, ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
, capacity = 19,416
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. He left the club at age of eighteen and joined
FK Chmel Blšany
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. At Chmel Blšany Pudil used to play left back in defence and scored two goals in eleven appearances. After six months Pudil joined
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domestic ...
. Though making twelve appearances in his first season, Pudil soon became a member of the first team which would win its second league title with Pudil making 29 appearances and scoring three goals. During the season, Pudil scored the first goal of his career in a 2–2 draw against
Příbram
Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and mor ...
on 7 November 2005. Throughout the season, Pudil would establish himself in the starting eleven at the club.
In 2007, he had a trial with English side
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
, but manager
Aidy Boothroyd
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At club level, he was manager of Watford from 2005 to 2008. During his time with Watford, he was r ...
decided not to sign Pudil on a permanent contract.
In the 2007–08 season in which he played three games for Slovan Liberec, Pudil left Liberec to join
SK Slavia Praha
Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional football club in Prague. Founded in 1892, they are the second most successful club in th ...
on loan for a season and made his debut on 15 September 2007, in a 0–0 draw against
Baník Ostrava ''Baník'' is a Slovak word meaning "miner". Since the 1950s it has been part of the name of various sports clubs in Czechoslovakia associated mostly with coal mining regions. In Poland, the same practice was conducted with the name ''górnik''.
...
; Four days later, he made his Champions League debut in a 2–1 win over Romanian side
Steaua București. On 29 September 2007, Pudil then scored his first goal in a 7–1 win over
Fastav Zlín; followed four days later when he scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against
Sevilla
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and his second league goal came in a 2–0 win over Sparta Prague six days later. In the UEFA Champions League third match in the Group Stage, Pudil was in the squad when Arsenal thrashed Slavia 7–0. Six days later after the 7–0 loss, Pudil played against his former club in a 1–1 draw; but the next meeting soon happened again six months later, when Pudil set up a goal for
Zdeněk Šenkeřík, to score the only goal in the game. Following Slavia Praha's Champions League elimination to UEFA Cup, Pudil set up a goal for
Matej Krajčík to make it 1–1 against
Tottenham Hotspur
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in the second leg. However, Slavia Praha lost 3–1 on aggregate, having lost against them in the first leg. On the final game of the season, Pudil scored in a 2–2 draw against
Baumit Jablonec. At the end of the season, Slavia Praha won the league title. Due to his flamboyance and controversial lifestyle, Slavia Praha had decided against signing Pudil.
Genk
Pudil signed for Belgian club
KRC Genk from
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec (), commonly referred to as Slovan Liberec or simply Slovan, is a Czech football club based in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won three league titles and the domestic ...
on 1 July 2008, for worth 1.5 million euros. Pudil was linked with Italian sides
Reggina
Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo.
They are n ...
and
Lecce but Genk managed to win the race. On the opening game of the season on 17 August 2008, Pudil made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against
Beerschot; then two appearances later, Pudil scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over
Zulte Waregem on 14 September 2008. However the next game, Pudil received a red card after a second bookable offence in a 1–0 loss against
Club Brugge. In his first season, Pudil scored four goals in twenty nine appearances. At Genk, Pudil had established himself in the first team during his three seasons at Genk. The next season with Pudil made 27 appearance. However, in the Europa League fourth round second leg against
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
, having loss 2–1 in the first leg, Pudil set up a goal for
Elyaniv Barda
Elyaniv Barda (or Elianiv, he, אליניב ברדה; born 15 December 1981) is an Israeli former football forward and winger, And the current manager of Hapoel Be'er Sheva. His former clubs include Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel ...
but received a red card after a second bookable offence. The next season, Pudil was involved in the squad with Genk that won the title for the second time.
He spent three seasons with the Belgian side before joining
Granada
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on a five-and-a-half-year contract in January 2012.
Cesena
After joining Granada, Pudil was immediately loaned out to
Cesena
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for the rest of the 2011–12 season. On 1 February 2012, Pudil made his debut, playing in defensive midfield, in a 0–0 draw against
Napoli
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. Eighteen days later after making his debut, Pudil scored his first goal in a 3–1 loss against
A.C. Milan
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. On 7 March 2012, the match didn't turn well for him when he received a red card after a second bookable offence, just one minute after receiving a yellow in a 0–0 draw against
Catania
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. At the end of the season, Pudil couldn't help Cesena retain their Serie A status as the club was relegated to Serie B.
Watford
Pudil then joined Watford on a season-long loan for the
2012–13 season, joining Czech teammate
Matěj Vydra. In pre-season, Pudil played his first match in a friendly against
Tottenham Hotspur
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in
Lloyd Doyley
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Doyley came through the Watford Academy and went on to make 443 first-team ...
's testimonial match but after playing five minutes, he came off with a suspected hamstring injury. This turned out to be a minor injury. Pudil made his Watford debut, in the second game of the season, a 1–0 loss against
Ipswich Town
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The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
.
Having played as a left back for six games, Pudil was slotted into the left midfield role and assisted several goals. On 23 October 2012, Pudil received a straight red card in a 2–1 loss against
Cardiff City after violent conduct against
Craig Noone
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. After the game, Watford appealed the decision, with support from
Cardiff City and Noone himself. His three-game suspension was thus reduced to one by the FA. In the first match of 2013, Pudil scored his first goal for
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
in a 4–3 loss against
Charlton Athletic
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. Later in the 2012–13 season, Pudil would go on to make 40 appearances in all competitions, and at the end of the season, Pudil would return to Granada, as his loan spell with Watford came to an end.
On 4 July 2013, Pudil announced via
Twitter
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that he had joined Watford permanently from
Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
, signing a four-year contract. Pudil's first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came after coming on for
Ikechi Anya
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He played for Wycombe Wanderers, Northampton Town, Wa ...
in the 75th minute, in the opening game of the season, in a 1–0 win over
Birmingham City
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, while his first goal would come in a 1–1 draw against
Charlton Athletic
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on 14 September 2013.
Sheffield Wednesday
On 29 August 2015, Pudil signed for
Sheffield Wednesday
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on a season-long loan deal. He scored his first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in a 3–1 win over
Preston North End on 3 October 2015. Pudil completed a permanent move to Wednesday on 28 July 2016 for £1,500,000. He was released by Sheffield Wednesday at the end of the 2018–19 season.
Mladá Boleslav
After his release from Sheffield Wednesday in July 2019, he signed for Czech side
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants.
Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive in ...
on a two-year deal.
Viktoria Žižkov
Pudil signed for Czech side
Viktoria Žižkov
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Places
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on a one-year deal for free.
Hallam
On 24 July 2022, Pudil returned to Sheffield and signed for Northern Counties East League Premier Division side
Hallam - the second oldest football club in the world.
International career
Pudil represented his country at
under-19 and
under-21 level. He made his
senior debut in 2007 and scored his first goal at this level on 21 November 2007 in a 0–2 away victory against
Cyprus
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in a
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier. Pudil was a member of the Czech Republic squad that competed in
UEFA Euro 2016
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Genk
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Belgian Cup
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: 2009 Belgian Cup Final, 2008–09
*
Belgian Pro League
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:
2010–11
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Belgian Super Cup
The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champio ...
:
2011
References
External links
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Living people
1985 births
Footballers from Prague
Association football fullbacks
Association football wingers
Czech footballers
Czech Republic youth international footballers
Czech Republic under-21 international footballers
Czech Republic international footballers
Czech expatriate footballers
SK Slavia Prague players
FK Chmel Blšany players
FC Slovan Liberec players
FK Mladá Boleslav players
K.R.C. Genk players
Granada CF footballers
A.C. Cesena players
Watford F.C. players
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
FK Viktoria Žižkov players
Hallam F.C. players
Czech First League players
Belgian Pro League players
Serie A players
English Football League players
Czech National Football League players
UEFA Euro 2016 players
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Czech expatriate sportspeople in England
Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy