| Václav Pilař | |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Fullname: | Václav Pilař |
| Birth Date: | 1988 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czechoslovakia |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Currentclub: | Hradec Králové |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hradec Králové |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Caps1: | 64 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | → SC Freiburg (loan) |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Viktoria Plzeň (loan) |
| Caps5: | 28 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Viktoria Plzeň[1] |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Slovan Liberec (loan) |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps10: | 16 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Caps11: | 30 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005–2006 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006–2007 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2011–2015 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 21 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18 July 2017 |
Václav Pilař (pronounced as /cs/; born 13 October 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hradec Králové.[2] [3] He represented the Czech Republic at international level between 2011 and 2015.
Pilař joined Plzeň on loan from Hradec Králové at the beginning of the 2011–12 Czech First League season.
After rejecting to sign a contract with Plzeň in November 2011, Pilař was reported to have signed a contract with German side VfL Wolfsburg.[4] In January 2012, it was announced that Pilař would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer but would be staying in the Czech Republic in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.[5]
Pilař was injured in summer 2012, thus did not play any match for Wolfsburg during the 2012–13 Bundesliga.[6] He joined SC Freiburg on loan exactly the following summer.[7] Having been out for 14 months, Pilař returned to action in an October 2013 friendly match for Freiburg against 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen.[8]
Pilař debuted for the Czech Republic on 4 June 2011 at the Kirin Cup against Peru.[9] He scored his first senior international goal against Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs in November 2011.[10]
Pilař scored the Czech Republic's first goal in their opening game of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament against Russia when they were 2–0 down.[11] In the second match of the tournament, Pilař scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Greece, earning the Man of the match accolade in the process.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hradec Králové | 2009–10 | Czech 2. Liga | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | |
| 2010–11 | Czech First League | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2011–12 | Czech First League | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 39 | 10 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SC Freiburg (loan) | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | |
| Career total | 123 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 139 | 27 | |||
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pilař goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 2011 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs | |
| 2 | 8 June 2012 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland | 1–2 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2012 | |
| 3 | 12 June 2012 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław, Poland | 2–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 | |
| 4 | 9 September 2014 | Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |
| 5 | 28 March 2015 | Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |