Jiří Pavlenka
{{Short description|Czech footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jiří Pavlenka
| image = Jiří Pavlenka, CZE-NIR 2019-10-14 (4) (cropped).jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Pavlenka with the Czech Republic in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|04|14|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hlučín, Czechoslovakia
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = PAOK
| clubnumber = 1
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Baník Ostrava
| years1 = 2012–2016
| clubs1 = Baník Ostrava
| caps1 = 67
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Slavia Prague
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2024
| clubs3 = Werder Bremen
| caps3 = 198
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = PAOK
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2015
| nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U21
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalteam2 = Czech Republic
| nationalcaps2 = 21
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 10 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 16:11, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
}}
Jiří Pavlenka (born 14 April 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece club PAOK and the Czech Republic national team.
Club career
=Slavia Prague=
Pavlenka joined Slavia Prague from Baník Ostrava in January 2016 for a transfer fee of €380,000.{{Cite news|title=Pavlenka: Baník? Situace mě mrzí, ale snad zase vyjde slunce|url=http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2015-16/257529/pavlenka-banik-situace-me-mrzi-ale-snad-zase-vyjde-slunce.html|website=Blesk|access-date=27 June 2017|language=cs}}{{Cite web|title=Šéf Slavie: Trpěl jsem, když to Spartě nešlo, není nenáviděným nepřítelem|url=http://fotbal.idnes.cz/sef-slavie-jaroslav-tvrdik-o-posilach-o-dannym-o-altintopovi-o-sparte-12w-/fotbal.aspx?c=A170627_185356_fotbal_min|website=Mladá fronta Dnes|date=28 June 2017|language=cs}} He won the league title with Slavia Prague in the 2016–17 Czech First League season.{{Cite news|title=Uragán ve Slavii! Přichází hvězdy Danny i Altintop, Pavlenka jde do Brém|url=http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2017-18/306877/uragan-ve-slavii-prichazi-hvezdy-danny-i-altintop-pavlenka-jde-do-brem.html|website=Blesk|date=27 June 2017|language=cs}}
=Werder Bremen=
In June 2017, Pavlenka joined Werder Bremen signing a three-year contract with the option of a fourth year.{{cite news|last1=Sander|first1=Carsten|title=Torwart Jiri Pavlenka erhält bei Werder Bremen Vertrag bis 2020 - plus Option|url=https://www.werderstube.de/news/jiri-pavlenka-erhaelt-werder-bremen-vertrag-2020-plus-option-8446863.html|work=WerderStube|date=30 June 2017|language=de}} The transfer fee was estimated at €3 million. In August 2018, following a strong debut season in the Bundesliga, Pavlenka agreed a contract extension with the club.{{Cite news|title=Starkes Zeichen: Pavlenka verlängert bei Werder|url=https://www.kicker.de/starkes-zeichen_pavlenka-verlaengert-bei-werder-729365/artikel|website=Kicker|date=11 August 2018|access-date=12 August 2018|language=de}}
After the seventh matchday of the 2023–24 season, Pavlenka was replaced by Michael Zetterer as Bremen's first-choice goalkeeper and did not appear in any more matches for the rest of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/regional/rb/rb-zetterer-ist-werders-neue-nummer-1--geht-pavlenka-jetzt-im-winter-100.html |title=Zetterer ist Werders neue Nummer 1 – geht Pavlenka jetzt im Winter? |website=sportschau.de |date=2023-11-25 |access-date=2024-05-19 |lang=de}} His contract was not extended, and he left Bremen at the end of the season, after seven years at the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ligainsider.de/jiri-pavlenka_8976/werder-bremen-vertrag-von-pavlenka-wird-nicht-verlaengert-357114/ |title=Vertrag von Pavlenka wird nicht verlängert |website=ligainsider.de |date=2024-05-05 |access-date=2024-05-27 |lang=de}}
=PAOK=
On 30 September 2024, free agent Pavlenka moved to reigning Super League Greece champions PAOK.{{cite news |title=Ex-Werder-Torwart Pavlenka wechselt zum griechischen Meister |trans-title=Ex-Werder goalkeeper Pavlenka joins Greek champions |url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/werder/profis/ex-werder-torwart-pavlenka-wechselt-zum-griechischen-meister-doc7xes3txu9vbgdpz3igi |access-date=30 September 2024 |work=Weser Kurier |date=30 September 2024 |language=German}} He signed a one-year contract with the option of a further year.
International career
Having represented under-21, Pavlenka received his first call-up to the senior Czech Republic side for a friendly against Slovakia in March 2015.{{cite news|title=Vrba overlooks Skoda, for now|url=http://www.czefootball.com/2015/03/czech-republic-squad-latvia-and-slovakia|accessdate=13 November 2015|publisher=czefootball.com|date=16 March 2015}} He debuted for the senior side on 15 November 2016 in a friendly match against Denmark.{{Cite news|first=Michal|last=Kovalčík|title=Česko 1–1 Dansko: Přátelské zápasy {{!}} mezistátní|url=https://www.eurofotbal.cz/pratelske-zapasy/mezinarodni/2016/reportaz/cesko-dansko-474045/|website=Eurofotbal|date=15 November 2016|language=cs|quote=Do druhého poločasu poslal Karel Jarolím většinu zbývajících hráčů na lavičce náhradníků, svůj první start si tak připsali brankář Jiří Pavlenka a záložníci Petr Mareš s Tomášem Součkem.|trans-quote=As Karel Jarolím sent most of the remaining players on the bench in the second half, goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka with midfielders Petr Mareš and Tomáš Souček got their first start.}}
Along with other Czech players in Bundesliga, Pavlenka was called for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in March 2021, and was allegedly only available for the first match against Estonia.{{Cite news|title=Reprezentace využije hráče z Německa jen v prvním duelu|url=https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/reprezentace-vyuzije-hrace-z-nemecka-jen-v-prvnim-duelu-495498/|url-status=dead|date=16 March 2021|access-date=4 April 2021|website=Eurofotbal|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713081036/https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/reprezentace-vyuzije-hrace-z-nemecka-jen-v-prvnim-duelu-495498/|archive-date=13 July 2021}} However, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the German government removed the necessity for players to undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine after returning to Germany, which the Bundesliga clubs discouraged.{{Cite news|title=Čtveřice z bundesligy možná bude moci proti Belgii nastoupit|url=https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/ctverice-z-bundesligy-mozna-bude-moci-proti-belgii-nastoupit-496198/|url-status=dead|date=26 March 2021|access-date=4 April 2021|website=Eurofotbal|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711070417/https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/ctverice-z-bundesligy-mozna-bude-moci-proti-belgii-nastoupit-496198/|archive-date=11 July 2021}}
In May 2021, Pavlenka was included in the 23-man Czech squad for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020.{{Cite news|title=V nominaci reprezentace na ME chybí Dočkal, Šilhavý čeká na Kúdelu|url=https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/v-nominaci-reprezentace-na-me-chybi-dockal-silhavy-ceka-na-kudelu-502583/|url-status=dead|date=25 May 2021|website=Eurofotbal|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025205430/https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/v-nominaci-reprezentace-na-me-chybi-dockal-silhavy-ceka-na-kudelu-502583/|archive-date=25 October 2021}} He was injured during a match against Estonia, later replaced by Tomáš Koubek and Vaclík.{{Cite news|title=Z nominace české reprezentace vypadl Pavlenka, po Skotsku ho nahradí Koubek|url=https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/z-nominace-ceske-reprezentace-vypadl-pavlenka-po-skotsku-ho-nahradi-koubek-504097/|url-status=dead|date=12 June 2021|website=Eurofotbal|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831092420/https://www.eurofotbal.cz/clanky/z-nominace-ceske-reprezentace-vypadl-pavlenka-po-skotsku-ho-nahradi-koubek-504097/|archive-date=31 August 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 10 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total !rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Baník Ostrava
|rowspan="4"|Czech First League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | {{cite web |title=J. Pavlenka |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jii-pavlenka/285734/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=24 September 2018}} | |
| 2013–14
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | – |
| rowspan="3"|Slavia Prague
|rowspan="2"|Czech First League |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | – |
| rowspan="8"|Werder Bremen
|rowspan="4"|Bundesliga |34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | {{cite web |title=Jiří Pavlenka » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jiri-pavlenka/2/ |website=WorldFootball.net |date=5 February 2018 |access-date=24 September 2018}} | ||
| 2018–19
|34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|– | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!198 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 221 | 0 | – |
| PAOK
|2 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 | | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!303 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 333 | 0 | – |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 26 March 2024}}{{NFT player |id=65940 |access-date=24 April 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="8"|Czech Republic
|2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 21 | 0 |
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|jii-pavlenka/285734}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|jiri-pavlenka}}
- {{CMFS player}}
{{PAOK FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlenka, Jiri}}
Category:Czech men's footballers
Category:Footballers from the Moravian-Silesian Region
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Czech Republic men's international footballers
Category:Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Czech First League players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:FC Baník Ostrava players
Category:SK Slavia Prague players
Category:SV Werder Bremen players
Category:Czech expatriate men's footballers
Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Greece