Franny Černá
Czech footballer (born 1997)
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Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997),[1] also known as Franny Cerny, is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech Women's First League club Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[2]
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Černá with Slavia Prague in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Berkeley, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Bay United Oakland | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | DePaul Blue Demons | 77 | (33) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Slavia Prague | 97 | (37) |
| 2024– | Sparta Prague | 40 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Czech Republic U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2020– | Czech Republic | 56 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Early life
Černá was born and raised in Berkeley, California. Her parents migrated from Czechoslovakia to the United States before the Velvet Revolution.[1][3]
College career
Černá attended the DePaul University in Chicago, where she played for the DePaul Blue Demons from 2015 to 2018 and received her bachelor degree in Health Sciences with a focus on biology.[1] She scored 33 goals and provided 16 assists from 77 matches during her college career.[4]
Club career
On 19 February 2019, Czech Women's First League club Slavia Prague announced the signing of Černá.[3] She made her professional debut on 20 March 2019 in a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich.[5] She scored her first four goals for the club ten days later, on 30 March, in a 11–0 win against Lokomotiva Brno Horní Heršpice.[6]
On 5 July 2024, Černá joined Sparta Prague as a free agent.[7] She made her league debut for the club on 18 August 2024 in a 5–0 away win against Pardubice.[8] On 18 May 2026, she signed a contract extension with the club.[9]
International career
Černá began her international career for Czech Republic with the under-19 team.[1] She played several matches for the team in qualifying stage of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[10]
Černá made her senior team debut on 5 March 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Finland.[11][12] She scored her first goal on 31 October 2023 in a 2–2 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2018–19 | CWFL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 2019–20 | CWFL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3[a] | 0 | 18 | 9 | |
| 2020–21 | CWFL | 19 | 9 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 21 | 9 | ||
| 2021–22 | CWFL | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| 2022–23 | CWFL | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8[a] | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | CWFL | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 29 | 7 | |
| Total | 97 | 37 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 132 | 50 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2024–25 | CWFL | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 26 | 10 |
| 2025–26 | CWFL | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10[b] | 2 | 30 | 10 | |
| 2026–27 | CWFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 40 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 60 | 21 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 4 | 192 | 71 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League; eight appearances, two goals in UEFA Women's Europa Cup
International
- As of match played 9 June 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | 56 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Černá goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 October 2023 | Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 2 | 5 December 2023 | CFIG Arena, Pardubice, Czech Republic |  Slovenia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 3 | 25 October 2024 | Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica, Croatia |  Belarus | 8–1 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 4 | 7 March 2026 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania |  Albania | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 14 April 2026 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republuc |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |