Franny Černá
![]() Černá with Slavia Prague in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 July 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Berkeley, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
Youth career | |||
East Bay United Oakland | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | DePaul Blue Demons | 77 | (33) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Slavia Prague | 70 | (28) |
2024– | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Czech Republic U19 | 11 | (4) |
2020– | Czech Republic | 35 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 |
Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[1]
Early life
Černá was born to Czech parents in Berkeley, California. Her parents migrated to the United States from Czechoslovakia before Velvet Revolution.[2]
College career
Černá attended the DePaul University in Chicago, where she played for the DePaul Blue Demons from 2015 to 2018. She scored 33 goals and provided 16 assists from 77 matches during her college career.[3]
Club career
On 19 February 2019, Czech Women's First League club Slavia Prague announced the signing of Černá.[2] She made her professional debut on 20 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich.[4] She scored her first goal for the club ten days later on 30 March by netting four times in a 11–0 win against Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice.[5]
On 5 July 2024, Černá signed a contract with Sparta Prague as a free agent.[6]
International career
Černá began her international career for Czech Republic with the under-19 team. She played several matches for the team in qualifying stage of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[7]
Černá made her senior team debut on 5 March 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Finland.[8][9] She scored her first goal on 31 October 2023 in a 2–2 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[10]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | CWFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 10 | 7 |
2019–20 | CWFL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 9 | ||
2020–21 | CWFL | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 4 | 21 | 9 | ||
2021–22 | CWFL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 23 | 9 | |
2022–23 | CWFL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
2023–24 | CWFL | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5[a] | 2 | 29 | 7 | |
Career total | 70 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 132 | 50 |
International
- As of match played 16 July 2024[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Czech Republic | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 11 | 2 | |
2024 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černá goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 31 October 2023 | Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
2 | 5 December 2023 | CFIG Arena, Pardubice, Czech Republic | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Slavia Prague
- Czech Women's Cup: 2021–22,[17] 2022–23,[18] 2023–24[19]
References
- ^ Franny Černá at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Posila slávistek Franny Černá!". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Franny Cerny - Women's Soccer". DePaul University. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Slavia Praha vs. Bayern München - 20 March 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "SK Slavia Praha - Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice". SlávistickéNoviny (in Czech). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Franny Černá bude oblékat rudý dres". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Franny Černá - Ženy". FAČR (in Czech). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Cyprus Women's Cup 2020 - Czech Republic vs. Finland". FAČR (in Czech). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Czech Republic vs. Finland - 5 March 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Reprezentace žen před rekordní návštěvou remízovala s Bosnou". FAČR (in Czech). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Soutěže žen - Soutěže". FAČR (in Czech). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Franny Černá". SlávistickéNoviny (in Czech). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Franny Černá". FAČR (in Czech). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Po výhře nad Slováckem vypukly mistrovské oslavy". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Výhra v derby osladila zisk 22. ligového titulu". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Ženy Slavie si tři kola před koncem sezony zajistily mistrovský titul!". FAČR (in Czech). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "DOUBLE! Slávistky porazily ve finále poháru Spartu". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Slávistky po penaltovém dramatu slaví double!". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Slavia Praha potřetí v řadě ovládla ženský pohár, ve finále porazila Slovácko 2:0". FAČR (in Czech). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
- DePaul Blue Demons bio
- Franny Černá at WorldFootball.net
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Berkeley, California
- Women's association football forwards
- Czech women's footballers
- Czech Republic women's international footballers
- Czech Women's First League players
- SK Slavia Prague (women) players
- American people of Czech descent
- American women's soccer players
- DePaul Blue Demons women's soccer players
- AC Sparta Prague (women) players
- Czech women's football biography stubs