Roman Procházka (; born 14 March 1989) is a Slovak

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who plays for

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as a

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Club career

Spartak Trnava

Procházka began his career with his hometown club

. On 13 May 2007, he made his debut for Spartak first team against Eldus Močenok at the age of 18.

Levski Sofia

Procházka signed with Bulgarian side

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on 14 June 2012 on a three-year deal. He made his debut for Levski on 19 July, in a 1–0 home win over

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in a

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match. He made his Bulgarian A Group debut on 11 August, starting in a 1–0 home win over Chernomorets Burgas. Procházka made only 16 league starts throughout his first season with Levski.

Spartak Trnava (loan)

On 19 June 2013, Procházka was loaned to his previous club

on a season-long deal.

Return to Levski

In June 2014, Procházka returned to Levski. After a successful pre-season with the Blues, he was included in Pepe Murcia's squad for the campaign. On 2 August 2014, Procházka scored his debut goal for Levski in a 1–0 win against

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at Georgi Asparuhov Stadium. During the season he became an integral part of the team. Roman Prochazka

On 18 June 2015, Procházka signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Levski until 2016. In July, he was announced as the vice captain. He was given the captain's armband in Levski's first game of the 2015–16 season against

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. Procházka signed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his current contract with Levski on 30 November 2015, keeping him in the club until 31 December 2018. By 2017 he became one of the key players for Levski, by scoring numerous goals and assists for the team, making him one of the most loved players by the fans for the second decade of the 21st century. On 1 October 2017, Procházka played in the 1:0 home win over Cherno More, becoming the foreign player with the most top division appearances for Levski Sofia.

Viktoria Plzeň

On 29 May 2018, Procházka was signed for free by

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club

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after his contract with Levski expired and was not renewed. Most of the time during his stay with Plzeň Procházka played as a stabile member of the starting eleven. He also played in five of their six Champions League group stage matches in their 2018–19 european campaign. Onn 27 November, he also scored his only Champions League goal against

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. In the spring he also played in both Europa League Round of 32 matches against

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. In late January 2020, Plzeň's new coach Adrián Guľa told Procházka that he is going to give space to the other players. He also said that Procházka will only be his fourth of fifth midfield choice and he got permission to find himself a new club.

Górnik Zabrze

On 27 January 2020, Procházka signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with

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side

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Spartak Trnava

After his contract in Zabrze expired, Procházka returned to

after seven years abroad. He signed a two-year contract with the club. He won the

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with Spartak in the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2024-25 seasons. He is currently Vice-capitan.

International career

Procházka made his debut for

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in the 2–1 away win against

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on 10 August 2011. In that match, he came on as a substitute for

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in 79th minute.

Statistics

''As of 12 May 2018''

Honours

Spartak Trnava *

: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25

References

External links

*
Spartak profile

Profile at LevskiSofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prochazka, Roman 1989 births Living people People from Trnava District Footballers from the Trnava Region Men's association football forwards Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers FC Spartak Trnava players PFC Levski Sofia players FC Viktoria Plzeň players Górnik Zabrze players Slovak First Football League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ekstraklasa players Czech First League players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Poland Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic 21st-century Slovak sportsmen