Vladimír Darida


Vladimír Darida is a Czech footballer who plays as a central midfielder for German club Hertha BSC and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Born in Plzeň, Darida came through at Viktoria Plzeň, also spending time on loan at FK Baník Sokolov in 2011. He joined Freiburg in 2013.
On 2 November 2014, he scored a penalty for the only goal of the game away to 1. FC Köln to give the club their first win in their 10th game of the season, moving them out of the direct relegation places.

Hertha BSC

Darida signed for Hertha BSC from relegated Freiburg ahead of the 2015–16 season for an undisclosed fee. He was handed the number 6 shirt. He made an immediate impact for Hertha BSC scoring on his debut in the DFB-Pokal first-round game against Arminia Bielefeld in a 2–0 win. He got his first assist of the season through setting up Salomon Kalou in a 3–1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund. On 27 September he got his first league goal of the season scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Frankfurt.

International career

On 28 May 2012, it was announced that Darida would be included in the Czech squad for the Euro 2012 tournament. He replaced injured defender Daniel Pudil. In the quarter-final match against Portugal, he earned his second cap, his first in an official tournament, starting in place of the injured Tomáš Rosický. He was substituted after 61 minutes for Jan Rezek and the Czech Republic lost 1–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2015Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia2–02–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2.26 March 2017San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino2–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.26 March 2017San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino6–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.1 September 2017Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic1–11–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.10 September 2019Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro3–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6.14 October 2019Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic1–32–3Friendly

Honours

Club

Viktoria Plzeň