Daniel Fila
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brno, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Avellino (on loan from Venezia) | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Slavia Prague | 18 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | → Slavia Prague B | 3 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | → Teplice (loan) | 42 | (14) |
| 2025– | Venezia | 25 | (4) |
| 2026 | → Empoli (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Avellino (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Czech Republic U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Czech Republic U21 | 24 | (11) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2025 | |||
Daniel Fila (born 21 August 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Avellino, on loan from Serie A club Venezia.
Club career
[edit]Zbrojovka Brno
[edit]Born in Brno, Fila started his football career at Sokol Otnice, from where he moved to Újezd u Brna 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 2–1 loss.[2]
Mladá Boleslav
[edit]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 3–2 loss. On 31 July 2021, he scored his first goal for Mladá Boleslav in a 3-0 victory over Jablonec.
Slavia Prague
[edit]Fila impressed with Mladá Boleslav, and on 10 February 2022, Fila was transferred to Slavia Prague, signing on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[4]
loan to Teplice
[edit]During September 2022, Fila joined Teplice on a loan deal until end of the season.[5]
Venezia
[edit]On 3 February 2025, Fila signed a contract with Serie A club Venezia until June 2029.[6]
Loans to Empoli and Avellino
[edit]On 30 January 2026, Fila joined Empoli on a loan deal until end of the season.[7]
International career
[edit]Rowe took part in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring a header from a Václav Sejk cross in the Czech Republic's first match of the tournament, a 3–1 loss against England.[9] In the 2–0 win against Slovenia, Fila opened the scoring at the start of the second half, for his second goal of the competition.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 11 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Czech First League | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Teplice (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 99 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 24 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "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". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "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). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ↑ "Útočník Fila si zahraje italskou ligu. Ze Slavie přestoupil do Benátek". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Czech News Agency. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ↑ "Fila se v Itálii stěhuje, z Benátek míří na hostování do Empoli". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "DANIEL FILA IN PRESTITO DAL VENEZIA" [Daniel Fila on loan from Venezia] (in Italian). US Avellino 1912. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Aarons, Ed (12 June 2025). "Harvey Elliott helps England make winning start in Euro Under-21 against Czechs". Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ Duffek, Dominik (18 June 2025). "Slovinsko - Česko 0:2, Lvíčata se rozloučila výhrou. Rozhodlo útočné duo Fila a Sejk". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Fila at FAČR (in Czech)
- Daniel Fila at Soccerway
- Daniel Fila at WorldFootball.net
- 2002 births
- Footballers from Brno
- Living people
- 21st-century Czech sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Czech men's footballers
- Czech Republic men's youth international footballers
- Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers
- FC Zbrojovka Brno players
- FK Mladá Boleslav players
- SK Slavia Prague players
- FK Teplice players
- Venezia FC players
- Empoli FC players
- US Avellino 1912 players
- Czech First League players
- Czech National Football League players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Czech expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy