Roman Procházka

Roman Procházka
	Procházka in the jersey of Levski Sofia
Personal information
Date of birth	14 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Jaslovské Bohunice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Spartak Trnava
Number	6
Youth career
	Spartak Trnava
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2012	Spartak Trnava
2012–2018	Levski Sofia
2013–2014	→ Spartak Trnava (loan)
2018–2019	Viktoria Plzeň
2020–2021	Górnik Zabrze
2021–	Spartak Trnava
International career
2009–2010	Slovakia U21
2011–2012	Slovakia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Roman Procházka (pronounced [ˈrɔmam ˈprɔxaːska]; born 14 March 1989) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Spartak Trnava as a midfielder.

Club career

Spartak Trnava

Procházka began his career with his hometown club Spartak Trnava. On 13 May 2007, he made his debut for Spartak first team against Eldus Močenok at the age of 18.^[2]

Levski Sofia

Procházka signed with Bulgarian side Levski Sofia on 14 June 2012 on a three-year deal.^[3] He made his debut for Levski on 19 July, in a 1–0 home win over FK Sarajevo in a UEFA Europa League match.^[4] He made his Bulgarian A Group debut on 11 August, starting in a 1–0 home win over Chernomorets Burgas. Procházka made only 16 league starts throughout his first season with Levski.

Spartak Trnava (loan)

On 19 June 2013, Procházka was loaned to his previous club Spartak Trnava on a season-long deal.^[5]

Return to Levski

In June 2014, Procházka returned to Levski. After a successful pre-season with the Blues, he was included in Pepe Murcia's squad for the campaign.^[6] On 2 August 2014, Procházka scored his debut goal for Levski in a 1–0 win against Lokomotiv Sofia at Georgi Asparuhov Stadium. During the season he became an integral part of the team.

On 18 June 2015, Procházka signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at Levski until 2016.^[7] In July, he was announced as the vice captain. He was given the captain's armband in Levski's first game of the 2015–16 season against Botev Plovdiv. Procházka signed a two-and-a-half-year extension to his current contract with Levski on 30 November 2015, keeping him in the club until 31 December 2018. By 2017 he became one of the key players for Levski, by scoring numerous goals and assists for the team, making him one of the most loved players by the fans for the second decade of the 21st century.^[8] On 1 October 2017, Procházka played in the 1:0 home win over Cherno More, becoming the foreign player with the most top division appearances for Levski Sofia.^[9]

Viktoria Plzeň

On 29 May 2018, Procházka was signed for free by Czech club Viktoria Plzeň after his contract with Levski expired and was not renewed.^[10] Most of the time during his stay with Plzeň Procházka played as a stabile member of the starting eleven. He also played in five of their six Champions League group stage matches in their 2018–19 european campaign. Onn 27 November, he also scored his only Champions League goal against CSKA Moscow. In the spring he also played in both Europa League Round of 32 matches against Dinamo Zagreb.

In late January 2020, Plzeň's new coach Adrián Guľa told Procházka that he is going to give space to the other players. He also said that Procházka will only be his fourth of fifth midfield choice and he got permission to find himself a new club.^[11]

Górnik Zabrze

On 27 January 2020, Procházka signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Polish side Górnik Zabrze.

Spartak Trnava

After his contact for Górnik Zabrze finished, he moved to Spartak Trnava, where he became vice captain. ^[12]

International career

Procházka made his debut for Slovakia in the 2–1 away win against Austria on 10 August 2011. In that match, he came on as a substitute for Juraj Kucka in 79th minute.

Statistics

As of 12 May 2018

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	League	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slovakia			League		Slovak Cup		Europe		Other^[a]		Total
Spartak Trnava	Slovak Super Liga	2006–07	5	1	0	0	–		–		5	1
		2007–08	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
		2008–09	28	0	0	0	1	0	–		29	0
		2009–10	29	3	5	0	4	1	–		38	4
		2010–11	30	3	4	1	–		–		34	4
		2011–12	31	4	3	0	7	1	–		41	5
	Total		124	11	12	1	12	2	0	0	148	14
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other^[b]		Total
Levski Sofia	A Group	2012–13	21	0	7	0	2	0	–		30	0
Slovakia			League		Slovak Cup		Europe		Other^[c]		Total
Spartak Trnava (loan)	Slovak Super Liga	2013–14	31	6	3	1	–		–		34	7
Spartak Trnava (loan)	Total		31	6	3	1	0	0	0	0	34	7
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		Europe		Other^[d]		Total
Levski Sofia	A Group	2014–15	27	4	6	0	–		–		33	4
	A Group	2015–16	33	8	2	0	–		–		35	8
	Parva Liga	2016–17	30	8	2	0	2	0	–		34	8
	Parva Liga	2017–18	33	5	5	0	4	1	–		42	6
	Total		144	25	22	0	8	1	0	0	174	26
Career statistics			299	42	37	2	20	3	0	0	356	47