Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997) is a Czech professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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* Forward (association football)
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for
Slavia Prague and the
Czech Republic national team.
Early life
Černá was born to Czech parents in
Berkeley, California
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. Her parents migrated to the
United States
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from
Czechoslovakia
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before
Velvet Revolution
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.
Černá attended the
DePaul University
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in
Chicago
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, where she played for the
DePaul Blue Demons
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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,
Czech First Division club
Slavia Prague announced the signing of Černá.
[ She made her professional debut on 20 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw against ]Bayern Munich
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.
International career
Černá began her international career for Czech Republic with under-19 team. She played several matches for the team in qualifying stage of 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
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and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
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.Finland
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Slavia Prague
* Czech Women's First League
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: 2019–20, 2021–22
* Czech Women's Cup: 2021–22
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Soccer players from Berkeley, California
Women's association football forwards
Czech women's footballers
Czech Republic women's international footballers
Czech Women's First League players
SK Slavia Praha (women) players
American people of Czech descent
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