Jan Kopic

{{Short description|Czech footballer}} {{Multiple issues| {{Expand Czech|topic=bio|date=January 2023}} {{BLP sources|date=June 2024}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jan Kopic | image = Jan Kopic 20180601 AUSCZE 3910 (cropped).jpg | caption = Kopic in 2018 | upright = 0.9 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|6|4}} | birth_place = Humpolec, Czechoslovakia | height = 1.79 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcviktoria.cz/hrac.asp?id=Jan-Kopic-786&sezona=2023&kategorie=MUZ |title=Jan Kopic |publisher=FC Viktoria Plzeň |access-date=23 October 2022|language=cs}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Viktoria Plzeň | clubnumber = 10 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Jihlava | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → Čáslav (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2011–2015 | clubs3 = Jablonec | caps3 = 115 | goals3 = 23 | years4 = 2015– | clubs4 = Viktoria Plzeň | caps4 = 241 | goals4 = 36 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = Czech Republic U20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam2 = Czech Republic U21 | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2014– | nationalteam3 = Czech Republic | nationalcaps3 = 17 | nationalgoals3 = 3 | club-update = 17 June 2025 | nationalteam-update = 10 September 2019 }} '''Jan Kopic''' (born 4 June 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň in the Czech First League and the Czech Republic national team. He has represented the Czech Republic at under-21 level.<ref name=intl>{{CMFS player|KopicJan}}</ref> Kopic is the younger brother of Czech footballer Milan Kopic.

==International career== Kopic was called up to the Czech Republic for the first time ahead of the June 2014 friendly match against Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denik.cz/fotbal/kopic-bere-narodak-jako-naplast-trener-vrba-mi-rikal-at-jeste-neco-predvedu-2014.html|title=Kopic bere nároďák jako náplast: Trenér Vrba mě pobízel, ať se ještě zlepším|language=cs|work=Deník|date=27 May 2014|access-date=28 December 2024}}</ref> In 2016, Kopic scored his first goal for the Czech senior squad in a friendly match against Armenia, ending in a 3–0 victory for the Czechs.<ref>{{Cite news|first=David|last=Čermák|title=Česko 3–0 Arménie, při Jarolímově premiéře potěšil výsledek i výkon|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/reprezentace/cesko-armenie-pripravny-fotbalovy-zapas.A160831_180434_fot_reprez_pes|website=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=31 August 2016|language=cs}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 22 June 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Czech Cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Čáslav (loan) |2010–11 |Czech National Football League |12||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||2 |- |Jihlava |2010–11 |Czech National Football League |12||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |rowspan="5"|Jablonec |2011–12 |rowspan="4"|Czech First League |29||5||4||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||37||5 |- |2012–13 |29||4||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||5 |- |2013–14 |27||6||7||2||4||1||1{{efn|name=CZS|Appearance in Czech Supercup}}||1||39||10 |- |2014–15 |30||8||9||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !115!!23!!25!!6!!8!!1!!1!!1!!149!!31 |- |rowspan="10"|Viktoria Plzeň |2015–16 |rowspan="9"|Czech First League |26||3||5||3||8||2||1{{efn|name=CZS}}||0||42||8 |- |2016–17 |22||2||1||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||32||2 |- |2017–18 |29||6||0||0||13||3||colspan="2"|—||42||9 |- |2018–19 |23||5||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||28||5 |- |2019–20 |29||7||3||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||36||8 |- |2020–21 |16||2||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||20||2 |- |2021–22 |27||5||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||29||5 |- |2022–23 |21||3||0||0||8||2||colspan="2"|—||29||5 |- |2023–24 |24||0||4||3||13||2||colspan="2"|—||41||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !217!!33!!17!!7!!64!!9!!1!!0!!299!!49 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !264!!58!!42!!13!!72!!10!!2!!1!!472!!82 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== :''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/55680/Jan_Kopic.html|title=Kopic, Jan|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 31 August 2016 || Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic || {{fb|ARM}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || Friendly |- | 2. || 5 October 2017 || Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan || {{fb|AZE}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 3. || 8 October 2017 || Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic || {{fb|SMR}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 5–0 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |}

==Honours== '''Jablonec''' *Czech Cup: 2012–13 *Czech Supercup: 2013

'''Viktoria Plzeň''' *Czech First League: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22 *Czech Supercup: 2015

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Fotbal DNES|new_id=191|old_id=3010458}} * {{FACR player|new_id=2294|old_id=KopicJan}} * {{Soccerway|86526}}

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