Jaromír Zmrhal (born 2 August 1993) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Czech Republic national team. He can play as a

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Club career

Slavia Prague

Jaromír Zmrhal broke into the

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first team in

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, making his league debut on 4 August in a 2–2

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away draw against

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. He scored his first league goal three weeks later in a 5–0 home win against

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. He then went on to appear in 83 out of 90 league matches over the next three seasons, scoring five goals. In the 2015–16 season, he scored the winning goal in the Slavia -

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derby on 27 September 2015 with a powerful long-range effort. On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the

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final against Jablonec.

Brescia and Loan to Mladá Boleslav

On 6 August 2019, Zmrhal signed a four-year contract with Italian club

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. The transfer fee was reported to be €3.75m. On 1 February 2021, Zmrhal moved to Czech club

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, on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Apollon Limassol

On 4 July 2024, Zmrhal signed a contract with Cypriot club

until May 2026.

International career

Zmrhal got his first call up to the senior

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side for

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qualifiers against

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and

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in October 2016, debuting against the latter on 11 October. He scored his first goal in his second appearance, a 2–1 home victory against

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in the World Cup qualification round.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 11 November 2016. Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zmrhal goal.''

Honours

Slavia Prague *

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: 2017–18 Slovan Bratislava * Fortuna Liga: 2021–22,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zmrhal, Jaromir 1993 births Living people People from Žatec Men's association football midfielders Czech men's footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers SK Slavia Prague players Brescia Calcio players FK Mladá Boleslav players Czech First League players Serie A players Slovak First Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Footballers from the Ústí nad Labem Region Apollon Limassol FC players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 21st-century Czech sportsmen