Daniel Fila
Czech footballer
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Daniel Fila (born 21 August 2002) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Empoli on loan from Venezia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Brno, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Empoli (on loan from Venezia) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009−2010 | TJ Sokol Otnice | ||
| 2010−2016 | SK Újezd u Brna | ||
| 2016−2017 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| 2017 | Líšeň | ||
| 2017−2021 | Zbrojovka Brno | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Zbrojovka Brno | 21 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Mladá Boleslav | 20 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | Slavia Prague | 18 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | → Slavia Prague B | 3 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | → Teplice (loan) | 42 | (14) |
| 2025– | Venezia | 25 | (4) |
| 2026– | → Empoli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Czech Republic U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Czech Republic U21 | 24 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Zbrojovka Brno
Born in Brno, Fila started his football career at Sokol Otnice, from where he moved to Újezd u Brna before transferring to Zbrojovka Brno in 2016. He had a brief spell with rival Líšeň, but returned to Zbrojovka after five months.
Fila made his professional debut for Zbrojovka Brno in the away match against Jablonec on 5 November 2020, which ended in a win 1–0. He replaced the only scorer of the match Jakub Přichystal in the last minute of injury time.[1] He scored his first goal for Zbrojovka Brno on 14 March 2021, also in a match against Jablonec, in a 2–1 loss.[2]
Mladá Boleslav
On 9 July 2021, Fila signed a four-year contract with Mladá Boleslav.[3] He made his first appearance for his new club on 25 July 2021, on the first day of the 2021–22 season against FC Viktoria Plzeň, coming on as a substitute for Jiří Skalák in a 3–2 loss. On 31 July 2021, he scored his first goal for Mladá Boleslav in a 3-0 victory over Jablonec.
Slavia Prague
Fila impressed with Mladá Boleslav, and on 10 February 2022, Fila was transferred to Slavia Prague, signing on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[4]
loan to Teplice
During September 2022, Fila joined Teplice on a loan deal until end of the season.[5]
Venezia
On 3 February 2025, Fila signed a contract with Italian Serie A club Venezia until June 2029.[6]
loan to Empoli
On 30 January 2026, Fila joined Empoli on a loan deal until end of the season.[7]
International career
Rowe took part in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring a header from a Václav Sejk cross in the Czech Republic's first match of the tournament, a 3–1 loss against England.[8] In the 2–0 win against Slovenia, Fila opened the scoring at the start of the second half, for his second goal of the competition.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 11 June 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zbrojovka Brno | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Mladá Boleslav | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Teplice (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 11 | ||||
| Career total | 99 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 24 | ||