David Zima
_44_(cropped).jpg) Zima with Torino in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Olomouc, Czech Republic[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sigma Olomouc | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Sigma Olomouc | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Slavia Prague (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Slavia Prague | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Torino | 34 | (0) |
| 2024– | Slavia Prague | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U18 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Czech Republic U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Czech Republic U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Czech Republic | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 | |||
David Zima (born 8 November 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.
Club career[edit]
On 1 February 2020, Zima joined Slavia Prague on loan from Sigma Olomouc for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the move permanent, after just two league appearances for Sigma Olomouc.[2]
Torino[edit]
On 31 August 2021, Zima signed for Serie A club Torino for a reported fee of €5 million.[3] During his first season, Zima played 20 league games and helped the club finishing tenth place.[4]
During the 2022–23 Serie A, Zima suffered from a meniscus injury at the end of January 2023, resulting in him to miss the rest of the season.[5] In total, he played in 11 games in the season, scoring one goal.[6]
During the 2023–24 Serie A campaign, Zima made his first competitive appearance for Torino on 21 August 2023, a goalless league draw with Cagliari.[7] Having played less minutes for the club, he was linked with a Bundesliga move during the 2023–24 winter transfer window.[8]
Return to Slavia Prague[edit]
On 31 January 2024, Zima returned to Slavia Prague signed a contract until June 2028.[9] With a value of 4 million Euros, he became the most expensive transfer in the Czech First League history.[10]
International career[edit]
Zima made his debut for the Czech Republic national team on 24 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Estonia.[11]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 2 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sigma Olomouc | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Prague (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 54 | 1 | |||
| Torino | 2021–22 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 70 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 3 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Zima". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Za Slavií do Portugalska přicestoval David Zima". slavia.cz/ (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Hotovo, Zima už patří Turínu. Stoper ze Slavie podepsal čtyřletou smlouvu". Blesk (in Czech). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Hyršl, Moris (27 April 2022). "Penalta střídala penaltu. Bláznivý duel nerozsekla ani Zimova ruka". Eurofotbal (in Czech). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "David Zima o své operaci i Serii A: Defenziva je priorita, útok se tu neřeší". Eurofotbal (in Czech). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Zima k dění v Serii A: Inter potřebuje okysličit, nic se tam nemění". Eurofotbal (in Czech). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Stratég Ranieri se vrátil mezi elitu, s nováčkem z Cagliari remizoval na hřišti Turína". Eurofotbal (in Czech). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Šlehofed, Jiří (20 January 2024). "David Zima v Turíně nehraje a hledá nový klub. Zájemci se ozvali z Německa" [David Zima is unhappy at Torino and looking for a new club. The interested ones are from Germany.]. Infotbal (in Czech).
- ^ "Reprezentant David Zima se vrací do Slavie" [National team player David Zima returns to Slavia] (in Czech). Slavia Prague. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Vejdělek, Martin (31 January 2024). "Zima se vrací do Edenu, Slavia za něj zaplatila rekordní sumu". Eurofotbal (in Czech).
- ^ "Estonsko – Česko" [Estonia – Czech Republic]. Blesk (in Czech). 24 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- David Zima at Soccerway
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