David Hovorka


David Hovorka is a professional Czech football defender currently playing for Slavia Prague in the Fortuna Liga.

Club career

He spent most of his youth career in Sparta Prague, arriving from SK Kročehlavy in 2002 at the age of 9.

Sparta Prague

He entered the first team squad in 2012, but failed to make a league appearance for the club.

Loan to Hradec Králové

In January 2014, he moved to Czech National Football League team Hradec Králové on loan with an option to buy. He made his professional league debut on 21 March 2013 in a 1–1 away draw against České Budějovice. He appeared in only seven league matches, returning to Sparta at the end of the season.

Loan to Viktoria Žižkov

For the 2014–15 season, he moved on loan to another second-tier club, Viktoria Žižkov, for one year. He appeared in 29 league matches, scoring no goals.

Liberec

In summer 2015, he signed a three-year deal with the Czech First League side Liberec. He made his First League debut for them on 27 July in a 4–2 home win against Mladá Boleslav. He scored his first professional league goals on 11 May 2016 in a 4–3 home win against Zlín. With Liberec, he played in the Europa League group stage in two consecutive years.

Return to Sparta Prague

On 2 February 2017, it was announced that Hovorka, despite being seriously injured at the time, joined his former club Sparta Prague.

Loan to Jablonec

On loan to Jablonec for one year.

Slavia Prague

In the summer of 2019 he moved to Slavia Praha and was a starter in the Champions League match against Inter.

International career

Despite not playing for any youth national teams, he was called up to the senior Czech national team in August 2017 to face Germany and Northern Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers.

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