| Franny Černá | |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Berkeley, California, United States |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sparta Prague |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthclubs1: | East Bay United Oakland |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | DePaul Blue Demons |
| Collegecaps1: | 77 |
| Collegegoals1: | 33 |
| Years1: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Slavia Prague |
| Caps1: | 97 |
| Goals1: | 37 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Sparta Prague |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam2: | Czech Republic |
| Nationalcaps2: | 35 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 18 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 16 July 2024 |
Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997), also known as Franny Cerny, is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.
Černá was born and grew up in Berkeley, California. Her parents migrated to the United States from Czechoslovakia before the Velvet Revolution.[1]
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.[2]
On 19 February 2019, Czech Women's First League club Slavia Prague announced the signing of Černá.[1] She made her professional debut on 20 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich.[3] 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.[4]
On 5 July 2024, Černá joined Sparta Prague as a free agent.[5]
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.[6]
Černá made her senior team debut on 5 March 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Finland.[7] [8] She scored her first goal on 31 October 2023 in a 2–2 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | CWFL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2019–20 | CWFL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | ||
| 2020–21 | CWFL | 19 | 9 | — | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | CWFL | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | CWFL | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | CWFL | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 7 | ||
| Total | 97 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 132 | 50 | |||
| Sparta Prague | 2024–25 | CWFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 97 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 132 | 50 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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