David Douděra (born 31 May 1998) is a Czech

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who plays as a

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for

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side

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and the Czech Republic national team.

Career

Dukla Prague

Douděra joined

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at the age of 15. After good appearances for

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's B-team, he got his official debut for the club in a

against

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on 29 September 2017. Douděra started on the bench, but replaced Róbert Kovaľ in the 62nd minute. He played 10 games further in the 2017–18 season, five as a starter and the rest from the bench. In the following season, Douděra became a regular starter with 30 league appearances; 21 of them as a starter. However, Dukla was relegated to the

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for the 2019–20 season.

Mladá Boleslav

In the winter break of the 2019–20 season, Douděra transferred from Dukla to

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. He debuted for the team on 14 February 2020 against

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. In the

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, Douděra scored 10 goals and registered 4 assists for Boleslav in 31 matches.

Slavia Prague

Following the end of the 2021–22 Czech First League, Douděra became the first summer signing for

. He made his competitive debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Gibraltarian side

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in the second qualifying round of the

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International career

Douděra represented the Czech Republic at under-20 and under-21 level. In March 2023, he received his first call-up to the Czech senior squad for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group E matches against

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and

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. Douděra scored his first goal for the national team in November 2023 in a 3–0 victory against the latter opponent, where he also debuted.

International goal

:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.''

Career statistics

Honours

Slavia Prague *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Doudera, David 1998 births Living people Czech men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players Sportspeople from Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav Footballers from the Central Bohemian Region SC Xaverov players FK Viktoria Žižkov players FK Dukla Prague players FK Mladá Boleslav players SK Slavia Prague players Czech National Football League players Czech First League players 21st-century Czech sportsmen