Franny Černá
Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997) is an American-born Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[1]
![]() 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) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
Number | 11 | ||
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– | Slavia Prague | 61 | (24) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Czech Republic U19 | 11 | (4) |
2020– | Czech Republic | 25 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2023 |
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 First Division 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 club on 30 March 2020, netting four times in a 11–0 win against Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice.[5]
International career
Černá began her international career for Czech Republic with under-19 team. She played several matches for the team in qualifying stage of 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[6]
Černá made her senior team debut on 5 March 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Finland.[7][8]
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[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 10 | 7 |
2019–20 | CWFL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 9 | ||
2020–21 | CWFL | 13 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 21 | 9 | ||
2021–22 | CWFL | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 23 | 9 | |
2022–23 | CWFL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
2023–24 | CWFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Career total | 61 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 108 | 43 |
- Appearances in play-offs
International
- As of match played 26 September 2023[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Czech Republic | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 0 |
References
- Franny Černá at Soccerway
- "Posila slávistek Franny Černá!". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Franny Cerny - Women's Soccer - DePaul University". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Slavia Praha vs. Bayern München - 20 March 2019". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "SK Slavia Praha - Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Franny Černá - Ženy". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Cyprus Women's Cup 2020 - Czech Republic vs. Finland". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Czech Republic vs. Finland - 5 March 2020". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Franny Černá - SlávistickéNoviny". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Soutěže žen - Soutěže". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Franny Černá". Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "Po výhře nad Slováckem vypukly mistrovské oslavy" (in Czech). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "Výhra v derby osladila zisk 22. ligového titulu" (in Czech). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "DOUBLE! Slávistky porazily ve finále poháru Spartu" (in Czech). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "Slávistky po penaltovém dramatu slaví double!" (in Czech). 26 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.