Jaromír Zmrhal
![]() Zmrhal with Slavia Prague | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Žatec, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Slavia Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Slavia Prague | 187 | (26) |
| 2019–2021 | Brescia | 28 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2021–2024 | Slovan Bratislava | 81 | (13) |
| 2024–2026 | Apollon Limassol | 55 | (3) |
| 2026– | Zbrojovka Brno | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 20 | (1) |
| 2016–2023 | Czech Republic | 23 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:09, 1 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Jaromír Zmrhal (born 2 August 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zbrojovka Brno and the Czech Republic national team. He can play as a central midfielder or left winger.
Club career
Slavia Prague
Jaromír Zmrhal broke into the Slavia Prague first team in 2012, making his league debut on 4 August in a 2–2 Czech First League away draw against Baník Ostrava. He scored his first league goal three weeks later in a 5–0 home win against FC Zbrojovka Brno. He then went on to appear in 83 out of 90 league matches over the next three seasons, scoring five goals. In the 2015–16 season, he scored the winning goal in the Slavia - Sparta derby on 27 September 2015 with a powerful long-range effort.[1]
On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against Jablonec.
Brescia and Loan to Mladá Boleslav
On 6 August 2019, Zmrhal signed a four-year contract with Italian club Brescia.[2] The transfer fee was reported to be €3.75m.[2]
On 1 February 2021, Zmrhal moved to Czech club Mladá Boleslav, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[3]
Apollon Limassol
On 4 July 2024, Zmrhal signed a contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol until May 2026.[4]
Zbrojovka Brno
On 5 June 2026, Zmrhal signed a multi-year contract with Czech club Zbrojovka Brno.[5]
International career
Zmrhal got his first call up to the senior Czech Republic side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Azerbaijan in October 2016,[6] debuting against the latter on 11 October.
He scored his first goal in his second appearance, a 2–1 home victory against Norway in the World Cup qualification round.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2012–13 | Czech First League | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 187 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 30 | ||
| Brescia | 2019–20 | Serie A | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2021–22 | Slovak Super Liga | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 47 | 11 | |
| 2022–23 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 44 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| Total | 91 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 314 | 45 | 44 | 6 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 412 | 55 | ||
International
- As of match played 11 November 2016. Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zmrhal goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2016 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
Honours
Slavia Prague
Slovan Bratislava
References
- ↑ Trusina, Radim (27 September 2015). "Gól Spartě je ten nejvzácnější v životě, řekl hrdina Slavie Zmrhal" ["The goal against Sparta was the most precious in my life", says Zmrhal, hero of Slavia]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Official: Brescia buy Zmrhal". Football Italia. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ Fedele, Francesco (1 February 2021). "Ufficiale: Brescia, Zmrhal ceduto al Mlada Boleslav" [Official: Brescia, Zmrhal loaned to Mladá Boleslava]. Pianeta Serie A (in Italian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ Kosta, Panos (4 July 2024). "Καταρχην συμφωνια με τον Γιαρομιρ Ζμερχαλ". Apollon Limassol FC (in Greek). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ↑ Černý, Jiří (5 June 2026). "Zbrojovka přivádí slávistické duo. Do Brna míří exreprezentanti Ševčík a Zmrhal" [Zbrojovka brings in Slavia duo. Former national team players Ševčík and Zmrhal head to Brno]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ "Czech team summons 3 more footballers for match vs Azerbaijan". Azerbaijan Report. 4 October 2016.
- ↑ Novák, Miloslav (11 November 2016). "Česko 2-1: Češi díky premiérovým gólům Krmenčíka a Zmrhala poprvé vyhráli" [Czech Republic 2–1: The Czechs won for the first time thanks to the first goals of Krmenčík and Zmrhal]. Lidové noviny (in Czech). Mafra.
External links
- Jaromír Zmrhal at FAČR (in Czech)
- Jaromír Zmrhal – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Žatec
- Men's association football midfielders
- Czech men's footballers
- Czech expatriate men's footballers
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
- Czech Republic men's international footballers
- SK Slavia Prague players
- Brescia Calcio players
- FK Mladá Boleslav players
- Czech First League players
- Serie A players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- Footballers from the Ústí nad Labem Region
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- 21st-century Czech sportsmen
- FC Zbrojovka Brno players
