{{short description|Czech footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Daniel Fila | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|8|21}} | birth_place = Brno, Czech Republic | height = 1.90 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Empoli<br />(on loan from Venezia) | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = 2009−2010 | youthclubs1 = TJ Sokol Otnice | youthyears2 = 2010−2016 | youthclubs2 = SK Újezd u Brna | youthyears3 = 2016−2017 | youthclubs3 = Zbrojovka Brno | youthyears4 = 2017 | youthclubs4 = Líšeň | youthyears5 = 2017−2021 | youthclubs5 = Zbrojovka Brno | years1 = 2020–2021 | clubs1 = Zbrojovka Brno | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = Mladá Boleslav | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2022–2025 | clubs3 = Slavia Prague | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = → Slavia Prague B | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2022–2024 | clubs5 = → Teplice (loan) | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 14 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Venezia | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2026– | clubs7 = → Empoli (loan) | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2019 | nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021–2025 | nationalteam2 = Czech Republic U21 | nationalcaps2 = 24 | nationalgoals2 = 11 | club-update = 13 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 18 June 2025 }}
'''Daniel Fila''' (born 21 August 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian {{Italian football updater|Empoli}} club Empoli on loan from Venezia.
==Club career== ===Zbrojovka Brno=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fczbrno.cz/zapas.asp?id=3951|title=Úspěšný restart! Zbrojovka veze z Jablonce zaslouženou výhru|accessdate=5 November 2020|language=cs|work=Zbrojovka Brno}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Zbrojovka Brno on 14 March 2021, also in a match against Jablonec, in a 2–1 loss.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chanceliga.cz/zapas/6846-brn-jab|title=FC Zbrojovka Brno – FK Jablonec 1:2 (0:1)|accessdate=14 March 2021|language=cs|work=chanceliga.cz}}</ref>
===Mladá Boleslav=== On 9 July 2021, Fila signed a four-year contract with Mladá Boleslav.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 July 2021 |lang=cs |title=Fila (18) se upsal Boleslavi: Od Sparty a Slavie jsem necítil takový zájem |url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2021-22/398980/fila-18-se-upsal-boleslavi-od-sparty-a-slavie-jsem-necitil-takovy-zajem.html |website=Blesk|publisher=Czech News Center|agency=Czech News Agency}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> 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=== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=Novou-posilou-Slavie-je-Daniel-Fila-19024|title=Novou posilou Slavie je Daniel Fila|publisher=SK Slavia Prague|date=10 February 2022|accessdate=10 February 2022|language=cs}}</ref>
====loan to Teplice==== During September 2022, Fila joined Teplice on a loan deal until end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-slavia-poslala-filu-na-hostovani-do-teplic-3593853|title=Slavia poslala Filu na hostování do Teplic|agency=Czech News Agency|date=2 September 2022|accessdate=2 September 2022|language=cs|website=sport.cz|publisher=Borgis}}</ref>
===Venezia=== On 3 February 2025, Fila signed a contract with Italian Serie A club Venezia until June 2029.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denik.cz/fotbal/daniel-fila-slavia-benatky-prestup-italie-serie-a.html|title=Útočník Fila si zahraje italskou ligu. Ze Slavie přestoupil do Benátek|agency=Czech News Agency|date=3 February 2025|accessdate=4 February 2025|language=cs|website=Deník|publisher=Vltava Labe Media}}</ref>
====loan to Empoli==== On 30 January 2026, Fila joined Empoli on a loan deal until end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/zahranici/daniel-fila-hostovani-benatky-empoli.A260130_114557_fot_zahranici_ten|title=Fila se v Itálii stěhuje, z Benátek míří na hostování do Empoli|agency=Czech News Agency|date=30 January 2026|accessdate=30 January 2026|language=cs|website=iDNES.cz|publisher=Mafra}}</ref>
==International career== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 June 2025 |title=Harvey Elliott helps England make winning start in Euro Under-21 against Czechs |work=Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/12/czech-republic-england-under-21-championship-match-report |first=Ed |last=Aarons |access-date=13 June 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Duffek |first=Dominik |title=Slovinsko - Česko 0:2, Lvíčata se rozloučila výhrou. Rozhodlo útočné duo Fila a Sejk |url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/me-do-21-let/euro-u21-slovinsko-cesko-online-zpravodajstvi.A250618_104207_me-do-21-let_tals |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=idnes.cz |date=18 June 2025 |language=cs}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|11 June 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Zbrojovka Brno |2020–21 |Czech First League |21||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||1 |- |Mladá Boleslav |2021–22 |Czech First League |20||4||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||5 |- |rowspan="3"|Slavia Prague |2021–22 |rowspan="3"|Czech First League |12||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2022–23 |2||0||colspan="2"|—||2||1||colspan="2"|—||4||1 |- |2024–25 |2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||1 |- |rowspan="2"|Teplice (loan) |2022–23 |rowspan="2"|Czech First League |15||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||4 |- |2023–24 |27||10||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||11 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !99!!21!!7!!2!!2!!1!!0!!0!!108!!24 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{FAČR player|new_id=16334033}} *{{Soccerway|daniel-fila/680655}} *{{WorldFootball.net|daniel-fila}}
{{Empoli FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fila, Daniel}} Category:2002 births Category:Footballers from Brno Category:Living people Category:21st-century Czech sportsmen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Czech men's footballers Category:Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Category:Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Category:FC Zbrojovka Brno players Category:FK Mladá Boleslav players Category:SK Slavia Prague players Category:FK Teplice players Category:Venezia FC players Category:Empoli FC players Category:Czech First League players Category:Czech National Football League players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Czech expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:Czech expatriate sportspeople in Italy