Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997), also known as Franny Cerny, is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Czech Republic national team. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

Early life

Černá was born and grew up in

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. Her parents migrated to the

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from

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before the

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College career

Černá attended the

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, where she played for the

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from 2015 to 2018. She scored 33 goals and provided 16 assists from 77 matches during her college career.

Club career

On 19 February 2019,

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club

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announced the signing of Černá. She made her professional debut on 20 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw against

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. She scored her first goal for the club ten days later on 30 March by netting four times in a 11–0 win against Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice. In January 2024, Černá scored for Slavia in their 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage game against eight-time winners Olympique Lyon, which finished in a 2–2 draw. On 5 July 2024, Černá joined

as a free agent.

International career

Černá began her international career for Czech Republic with the under-19 team. She played several matches for the team in qualifying stage of the

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and the

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. Černá made her senior team debut on 5 March 2020 in a 1–1 draw against

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. She scored her first goal on 31 October 2023 in a 2–2 draw against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černá goal.''

Honours

Slavia Prague *

: 2019–20, 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 *

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: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

References

External links

DePaul Blue Demons bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerna, Franny 1997 births Living people Soccer players from Berkeley, California Women's association football forwards Czech women's footballers 21st-century Czech sportswomen Czech Republic women's international footballers Czech Women's First League players SK Slavia Prague (women) players American people of Czech descent American women's soccer players DePaul Blue Demons women's soccer players AC Sparta Prague (women) players 21st-century American sportswomen