Roman Procházka
{{short description|Slovak footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roman Procházka
| image = Roman_Prochazka.jpg
| image_size = 180
| caption = Procházka in the jersey of Levski Sofia
| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Jaslovské Bohunice, Czechoslovakia}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Roman Procházka sa vrátil do iného Spartaka, z akého pred rokmi odchádzal |url=https://mytrnava.sme.sk/c/23024352/roman-prochazka-sa-vratil-do-ineho-spartaka-z-akeho-pred-rokmi-odchadzal.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=mytrnava.sme.sk |language=sk}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Spartak Trnava
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Spartak Trnava
| years1 = 2007–2012 | clubs1 = Spartak Trnava | caps1 = 124 | goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2012–2018 | clubs2 = Levski Sofia | caps2 = 145 | goals2 = 25
| years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = → Spartak Trnava (loan) | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Viktoria Plzeň | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Górnik Zabrze | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021– | clubs6 = Spartak Trnava | caps6 = 93 | goals6 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 |nationalteam1 = Slovakia U21 |nationalcaps1 = 12 |nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012 |nationalteam2 = Slovakia |nationalcaps2 = 3 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 19 April 2025
}}
Roman Procházka ({{IPA|sk|ˈrɔmam ˈprɔxaːska|pron}}; born 14 March 1989) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Spartak Trnava as a midfielder.
Club career
=Levski Sofia=
Procházka signed with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia on 14 June 2012 on a three-year deal.{{cite web|publisher=novsport.com|title=Прохазка подписа 3-годишен договор с Левски|url=http://www.novsport.com/news194851_1.html|date=14 June 2012|language=bg}} He made his debut for Levski on 19 July, in a 1–0 home win over FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match.{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|author=website administrator|title=Roman Procházka player profile and match log|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/roman-prochazka/39872/}} 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.
=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.{{cite web|publisher=sportal.bg|title=Прохазка остава в Левски по настояване на Мурсия|url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=495433|date=27 June 2014|language=bg}} On 2 August 2014, Procházka scored his debut goal for Levski in a 1–0 win against Lokomotiv Sofia at Georgi Asparuhov Stadium. During the season he became an integral part of the team.
On 18 June 2015, Procházka signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Levski until 2016.{{cite web|publisher=novsport.com|title=Официално: Роман Прохазка остава в Левски|url=http://www.novsport.com/news1532451_1003.html|date=18 June 2015|language=bg}} 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 Botev Plovdiv. 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.{{cite web|publisher=levski.bg|title=Прохазка подписа нов договор с клуба за срок от 2,5 години|url=http://levski.bg/news_id.php?news=175229|date=30 November 2015|language=bg}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=686993|title=Прохазка: Роси ни учи на неща, които никога не сме правили - не искам да съм вратар (видео)|date=1 October 2017 |accessdate=2 October 2017 |language=bg|publisher=sportal.bg}}
=Viktoria Plzeň=
On 29 May 2018, Procházka was signed for free by Czech club Viktoria Plzeň after his contract with Levski expired and was not renewed.{{cite news |url=http://fcviktoria.cz/clanek.asp?id=Dalsi-posila-pro-mistrovskou-Viktorii-prichazi-Roman-Prochazka-z-Levski-Sofia-12855|title=Další posila pro mistrovskou Viktorii, přichází Roman Procházka z Levski Sofia
|date=29 May 2018 |accessdate=29 May 2018 |language=cs|publisher=fcviktoria.cz}} 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 CSKA Moscow. In the spring he also played in both Europa League Round of 32 matches against Dinamo Zagreb.
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.{{cite news |url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/433478/roman-prochazka-po-konci-vo-viktorii-plzen-na-gulu-sa-nehnevam/|title=Roman Procházka po konci vo Viktorii Plzeň: Na Guľu sa nehnevám
|date=5 February 2020 |accessdate=5 February 2020 |language=sk|publisher=šport.sk}}
=Górnik Zabrze=
On 27 January 2020, Procházka signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Polish side Górnik Zabrze.
International career
Procházka made his debut for Slovakia in the 2–1 away win against Austria on 10 August 2011. In that match, he came on as a substitute for Juraj Kucka in 79th minute.
Statistics
As of 12 May 2018
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||||
| Colspan="3"|Club performance | Colspan="2"|League | Colspan="2"|Cup | Colspan="2"|Continental | Colspan="2"|Other | Colspan="3"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Colspan="3"|Slovakia | Colspan="2"|League | Colspan="2"|Slovak Cup | Colspan="2"|Europe | Colspan="2"|OtherIncludes Slovak Super Cup matches. | Colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
| rowspan="7"|Spartak Trnava
| rowspan="6"|Slovak Super Liga |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 2007–08
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2008–09
|28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10
|29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 4 | ||||
| 2010–11
|30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 4 | |||||
| 2011–12
|31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 41 | 5 | ||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!124 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 14 | |||
| Colspan="3"|Bulgaria | Colspan="2"|League | Colspan="2"|Bulgarian Cup | Colspan="2"|Europe | Colspan="2"|OtherIncludes Bulgarian Supercup matches. | Colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
| rowspan="1"|Levski Sofia
| rowspan="1"|A Group |21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Colspan="3"|Slovakia | Colspan="2"|League | Colspan="2"|Slovak Cup | Colspan="2"|Europe | Colspan="2"|OtherIncludes Slovak Super Cup matches. | Colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Spartak Trnava (loan)
| rowspan="1"|Slovak Super Liga |31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 7 | |||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |||
| Colspan="3"|Bulgaria | Colspan="2"|League | Colspan="2"|Bulgarian Cup | Colspan="2"|Europe | Colspan="2"|OtherIncludes Bulgarian Supercup matches. | Colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
| rowspan="5"|Levski Sofia
| rowspan="2"|A Group |27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 4 | |||||
| 2015–16
|33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 8 | |||||
| rowspan="2"|Parva Liga
|30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 8 | ||||
| 2017–18
|33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 42 | 6 | ||||
| colspan=2 | Total
!144 | 25 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 26 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career statistics | 299 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 47 |
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
Honours
Spartak Trnava
References
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External links
- {{Fortunaliga.cz}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130455/http://www.spartak.sk/fcst.php?Teams&Team=AM&Personal=64&season=2011%2F2012 Spartak profile] {{in lang|sk}}
- [http://en.levskisofia.info/player/roman-prochazka/ Profile at LevskiSofia.info]
- {{NFT|44354}}
{{FC Spartak Trnava squad}}
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