Jakub Sokolík
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakub Sokolík | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Southend United | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2009 | Baník Ostrava | ||
| 2009–2013 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Southend United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Yeovil Town | 45 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Southend United | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Czech Republic U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Czech Republic U17 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:18, 28 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Jakub Sokolík (born 28 August 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Southend United.
Club career
Liverpool
Sokolík joined the youth academy of Baník Ostrava when he was 6 years old in 1999. He signed for the Liverpool youth academy in 2009 after he was spotted by Eduardo Macia, Liverpool's chief scout.[1] He made his debut for the reserve team against Everton reserves.[2]
After a successful trial,[3] Sokolík joined Southend United in League Two on loan on 11 March 2014 for the rest of the season.[4] His first involvement with the club was in a match against Scunthorpe United where he was an unused substitute.[5] He made his debut for the club in a match against Bury on 15 March 2014. He started the match instead of Mark Philips.[6]
At the end of 2013–14 season, Sokolík was released by Liverpool.[7]
Yeovil Town
Soon after being released by Liverpool, Sokolík signed for Yeovil Town on a two-year contract on 30 June 2014 despite interests to make a return to Southend United on a permanent basis.[8][9]
On 31 October 2014, Sokolík rejoined Southend United on a one-month loan deal.[10] The next day, Sokolík made his first appearance since his return, in a 2–1 win over Mansfield Town.[11] Soon after, Sokolík loan spell with Southend United was extended until 3 January 2015.[12] However, Sokolík's loan spell with Southend United was soon cut after a knee injury kept him out for three months.[13]
He was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2015–16 season.[14]
Southend United
On 29 July 2016, Sokolik signed for Southend United on a five-month contract until 31 December 2016 with a view to a longer-term deal.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 28 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2013–14[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Southend United (loan) | 2013–14[16] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Yeovil Town | 2014–15[17] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015–16[18] | League Two | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Southend United (loan) | 2014–15[17] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Southend United | 2016–17[19] | League One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 60 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Liverpool Czech out 16-year-old Banik Ostrava defender Jakub Sokolik as Rafa Benitez tracks European youth". Daily Mail. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Jakub Sokolik". Liverpool. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Southend United manager Phil Brown to Czech out Liverpool defender Jakub Sokolik". Echo News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Southend United complete loan signing of defender Jakub Sokolik from Liverpool". Echo news. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe made it a club record 20 matches unbeaten but missed the chance to go top of League Two after Southend retrieved a two-goal deficit.". BBC. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Team news: Sokolik to make his debut". Soutend United. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Yeovil Town: Chris Weale returns as Krysiak and Sokolik sign". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Southend United manager Phil Brown: We're in the box seat to get Jakub Sokolik". Echo News. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Southend United bring in Jakub Sokolik and Elliot Lee". BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mansfield Town 1–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "News: Jakub Sokolik's loan extended from Yeovil Town". Southend United F.C. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Jakub Sokolik cut shorts loan spell at Southend United to return to Yeovil Town after picking up knee injury". Echo News. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ "Way announced retained list". Yeovil Town F.C. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ↑ "Jakub Sokolik: Southend United sign former Yeovil Town centre-back". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
External links
- Jakub Sokolík international stats at the Football Association of the Czech Republic website (Czech)
- Jakub Sokolík career statistics at Soccerbase