Alexandr Sojka
Czech footballer (born 2003)
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Alexandr Sojka (born 2 April 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team. His previous clubs include Hradec Králové, who he played for in 2025, and Táborsko, where he spent a year and a half on loan from 2023 to 2024. He represented the Czech Republic at youth level, playing for his nation at the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, before making his debut for the senior side in 2026 and being nominated in the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czech Republic[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Klatovy | ||
| 2017–2021 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Viktoria Plzeň | 17 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Táborsko (loan) | 38 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Hradec Králové | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Viktoria Plzeň | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Czech Republic U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Czech Republic U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Czech Republic | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026 | |||
Early life and family
Sojka started playing football in Klatovy for SK Klatovy 1898.[2] His older brother, Jindřich Jr., is also a footballer, but never played in a professional league.[3] Their father, Jindřich Sojka Sr., was also a footballer[4] and was the chairman of SK Klatovy from 2002 to 2024, Alexandr's entire childhood.[5]
Club career
Sojka spent the second half of the 2022–23 season on loan at Táborsko in the second-tier Czech National Football League, scoring once for the club in 12 appearances. His loan was extended to include the whole of the following 2023–24 season.[6] Sojka played 17 matches in the Czech First League for Viktoria Plzeň in the 2024–25 season, as well as making nine appearances in the UEFA Europa League. He moved to Hradec Králové on a permanent transfer after the season, with the announcement being made in June 2025.[7] Sojka played for Hradec Králové in the first half of the 2025–26 Czech First League, playing in 18 of the club's 19 matches. He left after Plzeň activated a buy back clause in his contract, joining up with his former team in January 2026.[8]
International career
Having represented the Czech Republic four times at under-21 level, Sojka was one of nine midfielders named in head coach Jan Suchopárek's 24-man squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in May 2025.[9] He played in the tournament.[7] Sojka received his first call-up for the senior Czech Republic team in May 2026 for a friendly match against Kosovo.[10] He made his debut in the match alongside two other players.[11]
On 31 May 2026, Sojka was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň B | 2021–22 | Bohemian Football League | 18 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bohemian Football League | 15 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Total | 33 | 5 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Táborsko (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech National Football League | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Czech National Football League | 26 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 3 | ||||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Hradec Králové | 2025–26 | Czech First League | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2025–26 | Czech First League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | 121 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 138 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 24 June 2026[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
