Tomáš Necid (; born 13 August 1989) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

Early years

At the end of the 2007–08 season, in his first match for Slavia after his return from Jablonec, Necid scored a goal against

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. Slavia Prague won the

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. In 2008, he won the Talent of the Year award at the

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awards. Necid played 16 games in the

2008–09 Czech First League The 2008–09 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the sixteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football. It began on 2 August 2008 and ended on 30 May 2009. Slavia Prague were the defending champion ...

and scored 11 goals (which was making him the season's top league scorer at the time he left).

CSKA Moscow and loan to Slavia Prague

In August 2008,

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, who had been interested in Necid since 2006, signed a deal with Slavia Prague according to which Necid would stay at Slavia until the end of the year and would join CSKA in January 2009. On 6 January 2014, Necid moved to Slavia Prague on loan until the end of 2013–14 season. In August 2014, he was sent on loan to Dutch

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team

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Netherlands and Turkey

In 2015, Necid returned to PEC Zwolle as a free agent with a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season. On 2 July 2015, Necid signed a four-year contract for Turkish

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club

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. He came to the club for a key role in filling the shoes of top goalscorer from 2014–15 season, Fernandão. On 30 January 2017, Necid moved to

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on loan for one-and-a-half year. On 1 September 2017, he rejoined Slavia Prague on a season-long loan deal. He left Slavia after the loan ended.

Later career

On 28 August 2018, Necid joined Dutch team

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on a two-year contract after his Bursaspor contract was terminated. On 12 October 2020, Necid joined Bohemians 1905 as a free agent and signed a contract until the end of the season. In June 2024, Necid joined

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club

as a free agent. He scored 13 goals in 16 games before the mid-season break of the 2024–25 season, playing five further matches before being named the second league's Player of the Season on 21 May 2025.

International career

Youth sides

Necid took part in the

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, where the

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won a silver medal, as well as the

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, where his nation reached the semi-final. In both tournaments he finished as the top scorer. He scored 7 goals in 8 matches for the under-16 side, and 11 goals in 18 matches for the under-17s. As well as representing the under-19s, where Necid scored 14 times in 20 appearances, he made a single appearance, without scoring, for the under-21 side.

Senior side

His first match with the senior team took place on 19 November 2008, in a qualification match against

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. The

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won 3–0, with Necid scoring the third goal. In the game he became the youngest Czech Republic player to take part in qualification for a major tournament, and the youngest Czech to score a competitive goal. He added another two goals - in a 7–0 win against San Marino, as well as a 2–0 victory against Poland - to finish World Cup qualification with three overall.

Personal life

He is the older brother of

Simona Necidová Simona Necidová (born 20 January 1994) is a Czech football defender who played for Czech First Division club Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team. Her elder brother Tomáš Necid is also an international footballer. Club career ...

, who is also an international footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Slavia Prague *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09 *

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: 2017–18 CSKA Moscow *

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* Russian Cup: 2008–09,

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Legia Warsaw *

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: 2016–17 Czech Republic U17 *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

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top scorer:

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top scorer:

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: 2008 (Talent of the Year)

References

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