V. Darida

Vladimír Darida (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪmiːr ˈdarɪda]; born 8 August 1990) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Czech First League club Hradec Králové and for the Czech Republic national team.

Early football career in the Czech Republic Born in Plzeň, Darida came through at Viktoria Plzeň whilst also spending time on loan at FK Baník Sokolov in 2011.

SC Freiburg In late summer 2013, Darida transferred to SC Freiburg for a transfer fee reported as four million Euros, joining up with his compatriots Pavel Krmaš and Václav Pilař. According to Viktoria Plzeň owner Tomáš Paclík, Freiburg paid 6.2 million Euros for Darida and a 30% share of the next transfer. On 24 October 2013, Darida debuted for SC Freiburg in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage match against Estoril Praia, scoring a goal in the 11th minute which ended in a 1–1 draw. The same year on 27 October, he made his Bundesliga debut in a 0–3 home defeat against Hamburger SV. On 2 November 2014, Darida scored a penalty for the only goal of the game away to 1.