Patrik Schick
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Patrik Schick (born 24 January 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Czech Republic national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrik Schick[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2014 | Sparta Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Sparta Prague | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 27 | (8) |
2016–2017 | Sampdoria | 32 | (11) |
2017–2020 | Roma | 46 | (5) |
2019–2020 | → RB Leipzig (loan) | 22 | (10) |
2020– | Bayer Leverkusen | 90 | (43) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Czech Republic U16 | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Czech Republic U17 | 11 | (7) |
2013–2014 | Czech Republic U18 | 9 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Czech Republic U19 | 13 | (7) |
2015–2017 | Czech Republic U21 | 12 | (11) |
2016– | Czech Republic | 37 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:34, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Born in Prague, Schick began his career with local club Sparta Prague, rising through their youth ranks, before making his senior debut as a teenager. In 2016, at the age of 20, he earned a move to Sampdoria in Italy after an impressive spell with Bohemians 1905. After an impressive debut season in Italy, he moved to Roma in 2017 for a reported club-record fee. In 2019, Schick moved to Germany to join RB Leipzig on a season-long loan before moving to Bayer Leverkusen on a permanent basis in September 2020, winning the Bundesliga title in 2024.
Formerly an international at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21 levels, Schick made his debut for the Czech Republic in May 2016 at the age of 20. He has made over 30 caps for his national team and helped them reach the quarter-finals of the European Championship in 2020, where he won both the Goal of the Tournament and the Silver Boot awards as the joint-highest goalscorer of the tournament.