Zdeněk Ondrášek (born 22 December 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Dynamo České Budějovice Ondrášek started his career in the South-Bohemian side České Budějovice in 2007, doing a short loan-spell at FC Zenit Čáslav in 2009. Upon returning to Dynamo, he delivered a decent season, becoming the top scorer for the club during the 2010–11 Czech First League. The following season he was seen as the key pillar of the team, scoring eight league goals in twenty rounds. The last two matches he was injured due to a fractured finger. His good performance drew the attention of foreign clubs. Upon his transfer to Tromsø in 2012, the manager of Dynamo Jiří Kotrba noted that if the sale went through it would be an historic event, as it was the first time in history that Dynamo had sold a player directly abroad.
Tromsø IL Ondrášek joined the Norwegian side Tromsø IL on a loan in March 2012. He made an immediate impact on the club. In the league opener, Ondrášek came in off the bench for his debut and, despite heavy snow, scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Fredrikstad FK. His starting debut came a week later 4 April during an away draw against Aalesunds FK. He continued playing well and contributed a total of 8 goals in 14 matches before Tromsø IL decided to make the move permanent and signed him to a contract that will see him stay at the club until 2015. The season proved to be a great success for the Czech striker, seeing him score 14 goals and becoming the top goalscorer in the league that season. This was just two goals short of his pre-season pledge of 16.
Wisła Kraków Ondrášek was transferred to Polish first-division team Wisła Kraków in 2016, where he has appeared in 66 matches in Ekstraklasa, scoring 20 goals and nine assists. He has also scored one goal and one assist in three Polish Cup matches.
FC Dallas Ondrášek signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 18 December 2018.
Viktoria Plzeň On 13 September 2020, Ondrášek signed for Viktoria Plzeň for an undisclosed fee. He made the decision to return to the Czech Republic for family reasons.
FCSB Ondrášek signed with Romanian Liga 1 club FCSB on 28 June 2021. On 29 July, club owner Gigi Becali terminated his contract after just one month at the club and 68 minutes of total playing time.Emanuel Roşu on Twitter Becali said, "This is not a player for our team, it does not reach our level".
Return to former clubs On 30 August 2021, Tromsø IL announced that Ondrášek had signed with the club, reuniting him with the team.
Having left Tromsø at the end of 2021, he returned to Wisła Kraków after signing a one-and-a-half-year deal with the Polish side on 7 January 2022.
On 23 June 2023, Ondrášek signed as a free agent with Dynamo České Budějovice a two-year contract.
Viktoria Žižkov On 23 July 2025, Ondrášek signed a contract with Czech National Football League club Viktoria Žižkov as a free agent.
International career On 2 October 2019, Ondrášek received his first senior call up from the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against England. On 11 October in his international debut, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal for the Czech Republic in their 2–1 victory over England.
Personal life Nicknamed "The Cobra" () due to a large tattoo of a cobra on his back, Ondrášek sports a host of other tattoos.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsČeské Budějovice2006–07Czech First League1000—102007–08Czech First League5000—502008–09Czech First League5010—602009–10Czech First League24430—2742010–11Czech First League291033—32132011–12Czech First League16844—2012Total8022117009129Čáslav (loan)2008–09Czech National Football League14400—144Tromsø (loan)2012Tippeligaen14831—179Tromsø2012Tippeligaen15632612492013Tippeligaen29841133461220141. divisjon251510—26152015Tippeligaen27921—2910Total1104613519414255Wisła Kraków2015–16Ekstraklasa16620—1862016–17Ekstraklasa24320—2632017–18Ekstraklasa7000—702018–19Ekstraklasa191111—2012Total662051007121Dallas2019Major League Soccer18720—2072020Major League Soccer5200—52Total2392000259Viktoria Plzeň2020–21Czech First League3163021367FCSB2021–22Liga I20001030Tromsø2021Eliteserien1110000111Wisła Kraków2021–22Ekstraklasa14200—1422022–23I liga1000—10Total15200—152České Budějovice2023–24Czech First League27600—2762024–25Czech First League14010—150Total4161000426Career total3931163413225449134
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic201941202031Total72
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ondrášek goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Zdeněk OndrášekNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 13 October 2019 Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification2 18 November 2020 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic 2–0 2–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
Honours Individual Tippeligaen top scorer: 2012 (14 goals) Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2018
References
External links
Guardian Football