Jaromír Zmrhal (born 2 August 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Apollon Limassol and the Czech Republic national team. He can play as a central midfielder or left winger.

Jaromír Zmrhal
Jaromír Zmrhal
Personal information
Full name Jaromír Zmrhal
Date of birth (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Žatec, Czech Republic
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Apollon Limassol
Youth career
2004–2012 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Slavia Prague 187 (26)
2019–2021 Brescia 28 (2)
2021Mladá Boleslav (loan) 18 (4)
2021–2024 Slovan Bratislava 81 (13)
2024– Apollon Limassol 2 (1)
International career
2013 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2012–2015 Czech Republic U21 20 (1)
2016– Czech Republic 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023

Club career

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Slavia Prague

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Jaromír Zmrhal broke into the Slavia Prague first team in 2012, making his league debut on 4 August in a 2–2 Gambrinus liga away draw against Baník Ostrava. He scored his first league goal three weeks later in a 5–0 home win against FC Zbrojovka Brno. 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 - Sparta derby on 27 September 2015 with a powerful long-range effort.[1]

On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against Jablonec.[2][better source needed]

Brescia and Loan to Mladá Boleslav

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On 6 August 2019, Zmrhal signed a four-year contract with Italian club Brescia.[3] The transfer fee was reported to be €3.75m.[3]

On 1 February 2021, Zmrhal moved to Czech club Mladá Boleslav, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]

Apollon Limassol

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On 4 July 2024, Zmrhal signed a contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol until May 2026.[5]

International career

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Zmrhal got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Azerbaijan in October 2016,[6] debuting against the latter on 11 October.[citation needed]

He scored his first goal in his second appearance,[when?] a 2–1 home victory against Norway in the World Cup qualification round.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 July 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Prague 2012–13 Czech First League 28 1 0 0 28 1
2013–14 29 0 4 0 33 0
2014–15 26 4 1 0 27 4
2015–16 27 4 2 2 29 6
2016–17 30 7 4 0 5 0 39 7
2017–18 21 5 3 0 8 0 32 5
2018–19 23 4 1 0 14 2 38 6
2019–20 3 1 1 0 4 1
Total 187 26 15 2 27 2 1 0 230 30
Brescia 2019–20 Serie A 21 2 1 0 22 2
2020–21 Serie B 7 0 7 0
Total 28 2 1 0 29 2
Mladá Boleslav (loan) 2020–21 Czech First League 18 4 2 1 20 5
Slovan Bratislava 2021–22 Slovak Super Liga 28 8 5 1 14 2 47 11
2022–23 25 2 7 1 12 0 44 3
2023–24 28 3 4 1 10 0 42 4
Total 91 13 16 3 36 2 0 0 133 18
Career total 314 45 44 6 63 4 1 0 412 55

International goals

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As of match played 11 November 2016. Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zmrhal goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 November 2016 Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2   Norway 2–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Honours

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Slavia Prague

Slovan Bratislava

References

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  1. ^ ""The goal against Sparta was the most precious in my life", says Zmrhal, hero of Slavia". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Jablonec 1-1 Slavia Prague". Football Database. 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Official: Brescia buy Zmrhal". Football Italia. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ^ Fedele, Francesco (1 February 2021). "Ufficiale: Brescia, Zmrhal ceduto al Mlada Boleslav" [Official: Brescia, Zmrhal loaned to Mladá Boleslava]. Pianeta Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Καταρχην συμφωνια με τον Γιαρομιρ Ζμερχαλ". Apollon Limassol FC (in Greek). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Czech team summons 3 more footballers for match vs Azerbaijan". Azerbaijan Report. 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ Novák, Miloslav (11 November 2016). "Česko 2-1: Češi díky premiérovým gólům Krmenčíka a Zmrhala poprvé vyhráli" [Czech Republic 2–1: The Czechs won for the first time thanks to the first goals of Krmenčík and Zmrhal]. Lidové noviny (in Czech).
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