_(cropped).jpg) Vlkanova in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ruch Chorzów (on loan from Viktoria Plzeň) | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Nový Hradec Králové | ||
| 2004–2007 | Hradec Králové | ||
| 2007–2013 | Olympia Hradec Králové | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Bohemians 1905 | 7 | (2) |
| 2014–2022 | Hradec Králové | 179 | (47) |
| 2014 | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Čáslav (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Viktoria Plzeň | 36 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Ruch Chorzów (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Czech Republic U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Czech Republic | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:26, 27 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Adam Vlkanova (born 4 September 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Ruch Chorzów, on loan from Viktoria Plzeň.
Vlkanova is a youth product of the academies of Hradec Králové and Olympia Hradec Králové. He began his senior career with Bohemians 1905 in 2013, then in the Czech National Football League. He joined Hradec Králové in the winter of the 2013–14 season, immediately returning to Bohemians for the remainder of the season.[1] In August 2014, he played one game for Čáslav before returning to Hradec Králové. Vlkanova extended his contract with the club in August 2015 for three years, and then in 2019 again extended for three more years until 2022 and being named captain of the club.[2] On 31 August 2022, Vlkanova joined Viktoria Plzeň on a three-year contract.[3]
On 8 January 2024, Vlkanova joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Ruch Chorzów on a half-year loan deal, with an option to make the move permanent.[4]
Vlkanova represented the Czech Republic U21s once in 2016.[5] He was first called up to the senior Czech Republic national team for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches in June 2022.[6] He made his debut on 9 June 2022 in a UEFA Nations League game against Portugal.[7]
Vlkanova was attacked by an unknown assailant in September 2016 breaking a cervical vertebrae, keeping him out from playing football for a month.[8]