Milan Petržela

Milan Petržela
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-06-19) 19 June 1983
Place of birth Hoštice-Heroltice, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Winger
Youth career
1988–1993 TJ Hoštice-Heroltice
1993–1995 Drnovice
1995–1996 SK Rostex Vyškov
1996–1999 Zeman Brno
1999–2001 Drnovice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Drnovice 5 (0)
2003–2006 Slovácko 70 (3)
2006–2007 Sparta Prague 1 (0)
2006–2007 → Jablonec (loan) 24 (1)
2007–2012 Viktoria Plzeň 118 (22)
2012–2013 FC Augsburg 12 (0)
2013 FC Augsburg II 3 (0)
2013–2019 Viktoria Plzeň 147 (17)
2019–2025 Slovácko 157 (17)
2025 Viktoria Žižkov 14 (2)
2025–2026 Slovácko 18 (1)
Total 579 (63)
International career
2003 Czech Republic U20 6 (0)
2004–2005 Czech Republic U21 14 (0)
2010–2016 Czech Republic 19 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milan Petržela (born 19 June 1983) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a winger. With more than 530 appearances, he holds the record for the number of appearances in the Czech First League.[1] He played for the Czech Republic national team, making 19 appearances.

Career

Petržela grew up in the South Moravian village Hoštice-Heroltice.[2]

In August 2003 he moved to 1. FC Slovácko of the Czech First League. There he played 70 games in three years and in the summer of 2006 he was bought by Sparta Prague. They however loaned him out to FK Jablonec where he made 24 appearances. He subsequently signed with Viktoria Plzeň, where he won the Czech Cup in 2010 and the Czech First League in 2011.

After an unsuccessful season with FC Augsburg, Petržela returned to Viktoria Plzeň in June 2013.[3]

After leaving Viktoria Plzeň, Petržela returned to Slovácko in the summer of 2019, where he complimented the young staff brilliantly with his experience.[4]

On 18 May 2022, Petržela started for Slovácko in the 2021–22 Czech Cup final, defeating Sparta Prague 3–1.[5] Thanks to winning the cup, Slovácko qualified for the preliminary round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, where they lost to Fenerbahçe, thus being relegated to the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League, where on the fourth preliminary round, Slovácko was able to beat Sweden's AIK twice, hence qualifying for the group stage of a UEFA competition for the first time in its history.[6]

On 15 September 2022, Petržela scored in a 4–2 loss to 1. FC Köln in their second ECL group stage match,[7] and in doing so, at the age of 39 years and 89 days, he became the oldest goalscorer in the short history of the Europa Conference League, as well as the second-oldest goalscorer in any UEFA competition, only behind Joaquín, who scored in that same day in Europa League, aged 41 years and 56 days.[8] Pepe has since overtaken him as well with a goal in the Champions League at the age of 40 years and 289 days.[9]

On 6 November 2022, Petržela set a new Czech First League record with 465 appearances, when he surpassed Jaroslav Šilhavý with 464 appearances.[10] In December 2023, the 40-year-old Petržela made his record-extending 500th start in the Czech First League.[1]

On 13 January 2025, Petržela signed a contract with Czech National Football League club Viktoria Žižkov.[11]

On 18 June 2025, Petržela joined his former club Slovácko again, in a role where he is intended to have a role on the field, but also off the field.[12]

Career statistics

As of 13 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Slovácko 2003–04 Czech First League 2010000201
2004–05 Czech First League 2920000292
2005–06[13] Czech First League 2100000210
Total 703000000703
FK Jablonec (loan) 2006–07[13] Czech First League 2410000241
Sparta Prague 2007–08[13] Czech First League 10000010
Viktoria Plzeň 2007–08[13] Czech First League 1020000102
2008–09[13] Czech First League 2650000265
2009–10[13] Czech First League 2915300344
2010–11[13] Czech First League 26740201[a]0337
2011–12[13] Czech First League 2772014100438
Total 118221131611014626
FC Augsburg 2012–13[13] Bundesliga 1201000–130
FC Augsburg II 2012–13[13] Regionalliga Bayern 30–––30
Viktoria Plzeň 2013–14[13] Czech First League 266701621[a]0508
2014–15[13] Czech First League 27340201[a]0343
2015–16[13] Czech First League 27360921[a]0435
2016–17[13] Czech First League 2321090–332
2017–18[13] Czech First League 24220132–394
2018–19[13][14] Czech First League 20120602[b]0301
Total 147172205565022923
1. FC Slovácko 2019–20[13] Czech First League 27421––295
2020–21[13] Czech First League 33510––345
2021–22[13] Czech First League 3045020–374
2022–23[13] Czech First League 3032092–415
2023–24[13] Czech First League 2911100–302
Total 149171121120017121
Career total 524604558296065774
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in Czech Supercup
  2. ↑ Appearances in league play-offs

Honours

Viktoria Plzeň

Slovácko

References

  1. 1 2 "Po pětistovce konec? Ne! Petržela chce 555 startů kvůli pětkám ve škole" [End after five hundred? No! Petržela wants 555 starts because of high fives at school]. Eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Faistová, Klára (24 April 2011). "Petrželův velikonoční plán: Seřezat Limberského a také Slavii" [Petržela's Easter plan: Cut down Limberský and also Slavia] (in Czech). Mafra. Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hotovo, Milan Petržela se vrací na tři roky do Plzně" [Done, Milan Petržela is returning to Plzeň for three years]. Aktualne.cz (in Czech). 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Petržela se po odchodu z Plzně vrací do Slovácka" [Petržela returns to Slovácko after leaving Plzeň]. Eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Slovácko - Sparta 3:1, finále rozhodli domácí za půli, závěr v nedůstojných kulisách" [Slovácko - Sparta 3:1, the home team decided the final after halftime, the end in an indecent setting]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "AIK Stockholm - Slovácko 0:1, poprvé v pohárové skupině, postup jistil Sinjavskij" [AIK Stockholm - Slovácko 0:1, for the first time in the cup group, progress was secured by Sinjavskij]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "History: Köln-Slovácko - UEFA Europa Conference League 2022/23". UEFA. 15 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Europa Conference League records and stats: Clubs, players, matches, goals, wins". UEFA. 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Pepe, the oldest scorer in Champions League history". Besoccer.com. 7 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Folk, Čestmír (6 November 2022). "Rekordman Petržela už předstihl Šilhavého. A ve středu by rád pomstil na Spartě bývalé plzeňské parťáky" [The record holder Petržela has already overtaken Šilhavé. And on Wednesday, he would like to avenge his former teammates from Plzeň against Sparta] (in Czech). sport.cz. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Konec jedné ligové éry. Rekordman Petržela končí ve Slovácku". Aktuáně.cz (in Czech). Economia. Czech News Agency. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Milan Petržela se vrací do Slovácka" [Milan Petržela returns to the Slovácko] (in Czech). 1. FC Slovácko. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Milan Petržela at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Milan Petržela » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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