Václav Jemelka

Czech footballer

Václav Jemelka
Personal information

Date of birth	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Uničov, Czech Republic
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Viktoria Plzeň
Number	21
Youth career
2002–2011	Uničov^[2]
2011–2016	Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2022	Sigma Olomouc	119	(7)
2020–2021	→ OH Leuven (loan)	23	(0)
2022–	Viktoria Plzeň	38	(1)
International career^‡
2020–	Czech Republic	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2022

Václav Jemelka (born 23 June 1995) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Viktoria Plzeň.^[3]

Club career

He made his senior league debut in Sigma's Czech National Football League 2–0 win against Viktoria Žižkov on 30 September 2016. However, he had played in the same league in the previous season with the team's reserve squad. He scored his first senior goal in a controversial manner in Sigma's 1–1 draw at Slavia Prague on 10 September 2017, scoring the goal with his hand.^[4]

Career statistics

International

As of 16 June 2022

Czech Republic
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	2	0
2021	1	0
2022	2	0
Total	5	0

References

^ "Václav Jemelka". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ "Mezi nejlepšími! Kluk z Mělnicka už trénuje s áčkem Slavie". Mělnický deník. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
^ Dosadil, Pavel (2022-08-11). "Miliony už se točí! Mistrovská Plzeň získala hned dva reprezentanty". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-08-11.
^ Marek, Petr (2017-09-10). "Gól, který jsem Slavii dal, byl kontroverzní, ale oslavím ho, smál se stoper Sigmy". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-05-30.