Jaroslav Zelený
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Zelený in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hradec Králové | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Hradec Králové | 78 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | → Karviná (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Karviná | 28 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Jablonec | 41 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Slavia Prague | 20 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Jablonec (loan) | 32 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Jablonec | 33 | (1) |
| 2022– | Sparta Prague | 96 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Czech Republic U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Czech Republic U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Czech Republic | 20 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Jaroslav Zelený (born 20 August 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[1]
Career
On 3 June 2022, Zelený signed a contract with Sparta Prague.[2]
On 6 September 2020, Zelený received his first invitation to the Czech senior team for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League match against Scotland.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hradec Králové | 2009–10 | Czech National Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Czech First League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Czech National Football League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 78 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 5 | ||||
| Karviná (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech National Football League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Karviná | 2015–16 | Czech National Football League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Fortuna liga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Jablonec | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 1 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | |
| Jablonec | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 42 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2025–26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 98 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 1 | — | 139 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 358 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 439 | 21 | ||
International
- As of 17 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
Honours
Sparta Prague
References
- ^ "První letní posilou Slavie je Schranz, opačným směrem míří Malínský a Zelený".
- ^ "Sparta má druhou posilu. Zelený podepsal víceletou smlouvu". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 3 June 2022.
- ^ Sedlák, Martin (10 September 2020). "V české lize je řada kvalitních hráčů, říká Zelený po duelu se Skotskem". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
- ^ "Sparta v euforii! Remíza na Slovácku odstartovala mistrovské oslavy". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "SESTŘIH: Boleslav - Sparta 0:5. Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
- Jaroslav Zelený at ČMFS (in Czech) at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 March 2012)
- Jaroslav Zelený at FAČR (archived former page) (in Czech)
- Guardian Football Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Jaroslav Zelený at Soccerway
- Jaroslav Zelený – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)