Matej Vydra
Career snapshot
Position rank · 25/26
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1992-05-01 · 6 players total
| Full name | Matej Vydra |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Matěj Vydra |
| Date of birth | 1992-05-01 (34 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Chotěboř, Czech Republic |
| Citizenship | Czech Republic |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | FC Viktoria Plzen |
| Joined | 2023-01-01 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | CHOVANECSPORT |
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Viktoria Plzen | 4 | 22/23 | 25/26 | 120 | 31 | 14 | 2,395 |
| Burnley FC | 4 | 18/19 | 21/22 | 97 | 12 | 10 | 1,854 |
| FC Burnley U23 | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derby County | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 80 | 27 | 5 | 562 |
| Watford FC | 4 | 12/13 | 16/17 | 95 | 38 | 15 | 403 |
| Reading FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 757 |
| Udinese Calcio | 3 | 10/11 | 13/14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 223 |
| West Bromwich Albion U21 | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 |
| Club Brugge KV | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udinese Primavera | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 370 |
| FC Banik Ostrava | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 254 |
| FC Vysocina Jihlava | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 660 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Champions League Qu. | FC Viktoria Plzen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 305 |
| 25/26 | Chance Liga | FC Viktoria Plzen | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
| 24/25 | Chance Liga | FC Viktoria Plzen | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 231 |
| 24/25 | Chance Liga Champion Gr. | FC Viktoria Plzen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
| 24/25 | Europa League | FC Viktoria Plzen | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 267 |
| 24/25 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Viktoria Plzen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | MOL Cup | FC Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 239 |
| 23/24 | Conference L. | FC Viktoria Plzen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | F:L Champion Grp | FC Viktoria Plzen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 312 |
| 23/24 | Fortuna Liga | FC Viktoria Plzen | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 288 |
| 23/24 | MOL Cup | FC Viktoria Plzen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | FC Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | F:L Champion Grp | FC Viktoria Plzen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
| 22/23 | Fortuna Liga | FC Viktoria Plzen | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 334 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | FC Burnley U23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 |
| 20/21 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 456 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 406 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Burnley FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Europa League Qualifying | Burnley FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Burnley FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier League | Burnley FC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 313 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Derby County | 40 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 128 |
| 17/18 | Championship Play-Offs | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Derby County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Derby County | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 367 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Reading FC | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 702 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Watford FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Watford FC | 42 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 162 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | Udinese Calcio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 223 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Watford FC | 41 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 128 |
| 12/13 | Championship Play-Offs | Watford FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Watford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Watford FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Champions League Qu. | Udinese Calcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Cofidis Cup | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | JPL | Club Brugge KV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Primavera B | Udinese Primavera | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 11/12 | Serie A | Udinese Calcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Udinese Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Primavera B | Udinese Primavera | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 2. CFL | FC Vysocina Jihlava | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 360 |
| 09/10 | Gambrinus Liga | FC Banik Ostrava | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 254 |
| 08/09 | 2. CFL | FC Vysocina Jihlava | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-28 | Chotebor Yth. | Jihlava Yth. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Jihlava Yth. | Jihlava U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Jihlava U17 | Jihlava U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Jihlava U19 | Jihlava | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-21 | Jihlava | Banik Ostrava | Transfer | 50000 | €800k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Banik Ostrava | Udinese | Transfer | 50000 | €3.00m |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-31 | Udinese | Club Brugge | Loan | 500000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Club Brugge | Udinese | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-30 | Udinese | Watford | Loan | 900000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Watford | Udinese | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-13 | Udinese | West Brom | Loan | 3000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | West Brom | Udinese | Return from loan | 5000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Udinese | Watford | Loan | 5000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Watford | Udinese | Return from loan | 4000000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Udinese | Watford | Transfer | 5500000 | €8.40m |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Watford | Reading | Loan | 5500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Reading | Watford | Return from loan | 5500000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-27 | Watford | Derby | Transfer | 5500000 | €9.40m |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-07 | Derby | Burnley | Transfer | 8000000 | €12.20m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Burnley | Without Club | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Without Club | Viktoria Plzen | Transfer | 1700000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2011-09-21 | 2012-03-21 | 183 | 54 |
| 13/14 | Hamstring injury | 2013-08-25 | 2013-10-15 | 52 | 16 |
| 19/20 | Hip injury | 2019-11-03 | 2019-12-02 | 30 | 5 |
| 20/21 | Back injury | 2020-12-18 | 2021-01-11 | 25 | 4 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2021-02-10 | 2021-02-18 | 9 | 2 |
| 21/22 | Groin surgery | 2022-02-03 | 2022-02-28 | 26 | 6 |
| 21/22 | Elbow injury | 2022-03-09 | 2022-03-31 | 23 | 1 |
| 23/24 | Knee injury | 2023-11-05 | 2023-12-11 | 37 | 8 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26035 | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #25793 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #25565 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21102 | #11 | 8 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #8771 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3445 | #20 | 46 | 7 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Kalvach | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| James Tarkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Sulc | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Ashley Westwood | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight McNeil | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cadu | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lowton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Pope | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Mee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Pudil | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Brownhill | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Championship | Derby County | 21 | 40 |
| 12/13 | Championship | Watford FC | 20 | 41 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Watford FC | 16 | 42 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Championship | Watford FC | 8 | 41 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Watford FC | 6 | 42 |
| 09/10 | Gambrinus Liga | FC Banik Ostrava | 5 | 14 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Reading | Watford | Return from loan | — | €5.50m |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Watford | Reading | Loan | — | €5.50m |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Watford | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €4.00m |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Udinese | Watford | Loan | — | €5.00m |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | West Brom | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €5.00m |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-13 | Udinese | West Brom | Loan | — | €3.00m |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Watford | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-30 | Udinese | Watford | Loan | — | €900k |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Club Brugge | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-31 | Udinese | Club Brugge | Loan | — | €500k |
Last 24 matches for FC Viktoria Plzen The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-07 | EL |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. | 0–2 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2017-11-23 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | FCSB | Available |
| 2017-11-02 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 4–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2017-10-19 | EL |
FC Lugano | 3–2 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2017-09-28 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 3–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. | Available |
| 2017-09-14 | EL |
FCSB | 3–0 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2016-12-08 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 3–2 | FK Austria Wien | Available |
| 2016-11-24 | EL |
AS Roma | 4–1 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2016-11-03 | EL |
FC Astra Giurgiu | 1–1 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2016-10-20 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 1–2 | FC Astra Giurgiu | Available |
| 2016-09-29 | EL |
FK Austria Wien | 0–0 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2016-09-15 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | AS Roma | Available |
| 2015-12-10 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 3–3 | Villarreal CF | Available |
| 2015-11-26 | EL |
FC Dinamo Minsk | 1–0 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2015-11-05 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 1–2 | SK Rapid Wien | Available |
| 2015-10-22 | EL |
SK Rapid Wien | 3–2 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2015-10-01 | EL |
Villarreal CF | 1–0 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2015-09-17 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 2–0 | FC Dinamo Minsk | Available |
| 2012-12-06 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Available |
| 2012-11-22 | EL |
Académica de Coimbra | 1–1 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2012-11-08 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 4–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | Available |
| 2012-10-25 | EL |
Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. | 1–2 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2012-10-04 | EL |
Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Available |
| 2012-09-20 | EL |
FC Viktoria Plzeň | 3–1 | Académica de Coimbra | Available |
Teams faced most often by Matej Vydra's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough FC | 93 | 34 | 22 | 37 | 107 | 104 | +3 | 37% |
| Nottingham Forest | 80 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 39% |
| Barnsley FC | 76 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 113 | 82 | +31 | 42% |
| Ipswich Town | 75 | 31 | 15 | 29 | 89 | 83 | +6 | 41% |
| Millwall FC | 75 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 101 | 78 | +23 | 40% |
| Crystal Palace | 71 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 84 | 96 | -12 | 32% |
| Cardiff City | 71 | 15 | 30 | 26 | 94 | 113 | -19 | 21% |
| Birmingham City | 69 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 108 | 92 | +16 | 42% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 69 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 84 | 74 | +10 | 38% |
| Leicester City | 66 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 75 | 108 | -33 | 33% |
| Swansea City | 66 | 19 | 17 | 30 | 68 | 82 | -14 | 29% |
| Bristol City | 64 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 113 | 82 | +31 | 48% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Senior debut season | |
| 08/09 | First senior goal | |
| 14/15 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 17/18 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 50 | 945 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 21/22 | 25 | 334 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 18/19 | 17 | 338 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 17/18 | 44 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 |
| 15/16 | 37 | 757 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 14/15 | 45 | 162 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 |
| 12/13 | 47 | 241 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 |
| 10/11 | 24 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 09/10 | 29 | 614 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
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Frequently asked about Matej Vydra
Who is Matej Vydra?
Matej Vydra is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Viktoria Plzen.
How old is Matej Vydra?
Matej Vydra is 34 years old. He was born on May 1, 1992 in Chotěboř.
What position does Matej Vydra play?
Matej Vydra plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Matej Vydra play for?
Matej Vydra currently plays for FC Viktoria Plzen.
How many career goals has Matej Vydra scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Matej Vydra has scored 143 goals in 530 appearances.
What is Matej Vydra's market value?
Matej Vydra's most recent reported market value is €800k.
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