Jaroslav Zelený
Defender · Sparta Praha · №30
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Sigma Olomouc
Sparta Praha
Czech Liga
|
0:3 | |
Ararat-Armenia
Sparta Praha
UEFA Europa League
|
1:4 | |
Sparta Praha
FK Jablonec
Czech Liga
|
2:0 | |
Hradec Králové
Sparta Praha
Czech Liga
|
2:1 | |
Sparta Praha
Slavia Praha
Czech Liga
|
0:3 | |
Lyon
Sparta Praha
UEFA Champions League
|
3:0 | |
Mladá Boleslav
Sparta Praha
Czech Liga
|
2:0 | |
|
Sparta Praha
Lyon
UEFA Champions League
|
2:1 | |
Sparta Praha
Zlin
Czech Liga
|
3:1 | |
Zbrojovka Brno
Sparta Praha
Czech Liga
|
3:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2025 | 8 |
| Czech Liga | 2025 | 8 |
| Czech Liga | 2026 | 7 |
| World Cup | 2026 | 3 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2026 | 2 |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2024 | 2 |
About the player
Jaroslav Zelený made his senior international debut on 7 September 2020 in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland, a 1–2 defeat, and has since gone on to earn 25 caps for the Czech Republic without scoring. He was also named in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Born in Hradec Králové, the left-footed centre-back came up through his hometown club, FC Hradec Králové, where he made 78 league appearances between 2010 and 2014 before moving on to MFK Karviná, first on loan and then permanently. A transfer to FK Jablonec in January 2017 was interrupted the following year by a move to SK Slavia Prague, though loan spells took him back out to Mladá Boleslav and then Jablonec again before he eventually signed for Jablonec on a permanent deal in June 2021.
His move to AC Sparta Praha on 1 July 2022, for a fee of around 31.8 million Czech crowns, was a significant step in his career. Since arriving at Sparta, Zelený has established himself as a key part of the defence, helping the club win back-to-back Czech First League titles in 2022–23 and 2023–24, as well as the Czech Cup in 2023–24.
Career path
- 2023 — 2027 — now AC Sparta Prague 162 matches
- 2021 — 2022 FK Jablonec 82 matches
- 2020 Mlada Boleslav 14 matches
- 2019 — 2020 SK Slavia Prague 25 matches
- 2019 — 2020 SK Slavia Prague B 7 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 257 |
| 26/27 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 25/26 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 446 |
| 25/26 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Conference League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 611 |
| 25/26 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga Championship Group | 4 | 0 | 2 | 315 |
| 25/26 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 3 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 25/26 | AC Sparta Prague | MOL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 24/25 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 797 |
| 24/25 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Champions League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 297 |
| 24/25 | AC Sparta Prague | MOL Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 377 |
| 24/25 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga Championship Group | 4 | 0 | 1 | 316 |
| 24/25 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 0 | 216 |
| 23/24 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 008 |
| 23/24 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Europa League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 559 |
| 23/24 | AC Sparta Prague | MOL Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 407 |
| 23/24 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga Championship Group | 3 | 1 | 0 | 188 |
| 23/24 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 23/24 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 1 | 210 |
| 22/23 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 2 211 |
| 22/23 | AC Sparta Prague | Chance Liga Championship Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 392 |
| 22/23 | AC Sparta Prague | MOL Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 458 |
| 22/23 | AC Sparta Prague | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | FK Jablonec | Chance Liga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 504 |
| 21/22 | FK Jablonec | UEFA Conference League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 21/22 | FK Jablonec | Chance Liga Relegation Group | 5 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 21/22 | FK Jablonec | MOL Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 345 |
| 21/22 | FK Jablonec | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 21/22 | FK Jablonec | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 20/21 | FK Jablonec | Chance Liga | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 709 |
| 20/21 | FK Jablonec | MOL Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
| 20/21 | FK Jablonec | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110 |
| 19/20 | Mlada Boleslav | Chance Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 765 |
| 19/20 | SK Slavia Prague | Chance Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 471 |
| 19/20 | Mlada Boleslav | Chance Liga Placement Playoff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 360 |
| 19/20 | SK Slavia Prague | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 19/20 | SK Slavia Prague | MOL Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 210 |
| 19/20 | Mlada Boleslav | MOL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | SK Slavia Prague B | Ceska fotbalova liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | SK Slavia Prague | Chance Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 704 |
| 18/19 | SK Slavia Prague B | Juniorska liga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 469 |
Transfers
Transfers- 22/23 FK Jablonec Sparta Prague €810.00K
- 21/22 Slavia Praha FK Jablonec
- 20/21 FK Jablonec Slavia Praha
- 20/21 Slavia Praha FK Jablonec
- 19/20 Mlada Boleslav Slavia Praha
- 19/20 Slavia Praha Mlada Boleslav
- 18/19 FK Jablonec Slavia Praha €850.00K
- 16/17 Karvina FK Jablonec
- 15/16 Hradec Kralove Karvina
- 14/15 Karvina Hradec Kralove
- 14/15 Hradec Kralove Karvina
- 09/10 Hradec Kr. U19 Hradec Kralove
