Jiří Pavlenka

Jiří Pavlenka (born 14 April 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Werder Bremen.

Jiří Pavlenka

Pavlenka with Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jiří Pavlenka
Date of birth	14 April 1992
Place of birth	Hlučín, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Werder Bremen
Number	1
Youth career
	Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Baník Ostrava	67	(0)
2016–2017	Slavia Prague	36	(0)
2017–	Werder Bremen	120	(0)
National team^‡
2013–2015	Czech Republic U21	5	(0)
2016–	Czech Republic	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:22, 31 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:42, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Slavia Prague

Pavlenka joined Slavia Prague from Baník Ostrava in January 2016 for a transfer fee of €380,000.[1][2] He won the league title with Slavia Prague in the 2016–17 Czech First League season.[3]

Werder Bremen

In June 2017, Pavlenka joined Werder Bremen signing a three-year contract with the option of a fourth year.[4] The transfer fee was estimated at €3 million.[4]

In August 2018, following a strong debut season in the Bundesliga, Pavlenka agreed a contract extension with the club.[5]

International career

Pavlenka has played international football at under-21 level for his country.

He got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for a friendly against Slovakia in March 2015.[6] He made his debut for the senior side on 15 November 2016 in a friendly match against Denmark.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Baník Ostrava	2012–13	Czech First League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0	[7]
	2013–14		20	0	0	0	0	0	—		20	0	[7]
	2014–15		30	0	0	0	0	0	—		30	0	[7]
	2015–16		16	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	0	[7]
	Total		67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	–
Slavia Prague	2015–16	Czech First League	8	0	0	0	0	0	—		8	0	[7]
	2016–17		28	0	1	0	4	0	—		33	0	[7]
	Total		36	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	41	0	–
Werder Bremen	2017–18	Bundesliga	34	0	4	0	—		—		38	0	[8]
	2018–19		34	0	5	0	—		—		39	0	[8]
	2019–20		33	0	4	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	39	0	[8]
	2020–21		18	0	2	0	—		–		20	0	[8]
	Total		119	0	15	0	0	0	2	0	136	0	–
Career total			222	0	16	0	4	0	2	0	244	0	–

1. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation playoffs

International

As of 23 December 2020[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czech Republic	2016	1	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	1	0
Total		12	0

Honours

Czech Republic

• China Cup bronze: 2018[10]

References

1. "Pavlenka: Baník? Situace mě mrzí, ale snad zase vyjde slunce - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
2. "Šéf Slavie: Trpěl jsem, když to Spartě nešlo, není nenáviděným nepřítelem". iDNES.cz. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
3. "Uragán ve Slavii! Přichází hvězdy Danny i Altintop, Pavlenka jde do Brém - iSport.cz". iSport.cz. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
4. Sander, Carsten (30 June 2017). "Torwart Jiri Pavlenka erhält bei Werder Bremen Vertrag bis 2020 - plus Option". WerderStube (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
5. "Starkes Zeichen: Pavlenka verlängert bei Werder". kicker Online (in German). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
6. "Vrba overlooks Skoda, for now". czefootball.com. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
7. "J. Pavlenka". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
8. "Jiří Pavlenka » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
9. "Jiří Pavlenka". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
10. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/26/world/china-cup/china-pr/czech-republic/2699536/?ICID=PL_MS_01

External links

• Jiří Pavlenka at Soccerway
• Jiří Pavlenka at FAČR (in Czech)