Daniel Fila

Czech footballer

Daniel Fila
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Brno, Czech Republic
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Slavia Prague
Number	11
Youth career
2009−2010	TJ Sokol Otnice
2010−2016	SK Újezd u Brna
2016−2017	Zbrojovka Brno
2017	Líšeň
2017−2021	Zbrojovka Brno
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Zbrojovka Brno	21	(1)
2021–2022	Mladá Boleslav	20	(4)
2022–	Slavia Prague	15	(2)
2022	→ Slavia Prague B	1	(1)
2022–2024	→ Teplice (loan)	42	(14)
International career^‡
2019	Czech Republic U18	2	(0)
2021–	Czech Republic U21	17	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2024

Daniel Fila (born 21 August 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague.

Club career

Zbrojovka Brno

Born in Brno, Fila started his football career at Sokol Otnice, from where he moved to Újezd u Brno before transferring to Zbrojovka Brno in 2016. He had a brief spell with rival Líšeň, but returned to Zbrojovka after five months.

Fila made his professional debut for Zbrojovka Brno in the away match against Jablonec on 5 November 2020, which ended in a win 1–0. He replaced the only scorer of the match Jakub Přichystal in the last minute of injury time.^[1] He scored his first goal for Zbrojovka Brno on 14 March 2021, also in a match against Jablonec, in a 1–2 loss. ^[2]

Mladá Boleslav

On 9 July 2021, Fila signed a four-year contract with Mladá Boleslav.^[3] He made his first appearance for his new club on 25 July 2021, on the first day of the 2021–22 season against FC Viktoria Plzeň, coming on as a substitute for Jiří Skalák in a 2-3 loss. On July 31, 2021 he scored his first goal for Mladá Boleslav in a 3-0 victory over Jablonec.

Slavia Prague

Fila impressed with Mladá Boleslav, and on 10 February 2022, Fila was transferred to Czech power Slavia Prague, signing on a four-and-a-half-year deal.^[4]

loan to Teplice

During September 2022, Fila joined Teplice on loan from Slavia Prague.^[5]

Career statistics

As of 11 June 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zbrojovka Brno	2020–21	Czech First League	21	1	1	0	—		—		22	1
Mladá Boleslav	2021–22		20	4	3	1	—		—		23	5
Slavia Prague	2021–22		12	1	—		—		—		12	1
Slavia Prague	2022–23		2	0	—		2	1	—		4	1
Teplice	2022–23		15	4	1	0	—		—		16	4
Teplice	2023–24		27	10	2	1	—		—		29	11
Slavia Prague	2024–25		2	1	—		—		—		2	1
Career total			99	21	7	2	2	1	0	0	108	24

References

^ "Úspěšný restart! Zbrojovka veze z Jablonce zaslouženou výhru". Zbrojovka Brno (in Czech). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ "FC Zbrojovka Brno – FK Jablonec 1:2 (0:1)". chanceliga.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ "Fila (18) se upsal Boleslavi: Od Sparty a Slavie jsem necítil takový zájem". isport.blesk.cz (in cz). 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Novou posilou Slavie je Daniel Fila" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
^ "Slavia poslala Filu na hostování do Teplic". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.