Tomáš Necid (; born 13 August 1989) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a striker for Slavia Prague B.

Club career Early years At the end of the 2007–08 season, in his first match for Slavia after his return from Jablonec, Necid scored a goal against Liberec. Slavia Prague won the 2007–08 Czech First League. In 2008, he won the Talent of the Year award at the Czech Footballer of the Year awards. Necid played 16 games in the 2008–09 Czech First League and scored 11 goals (which was making him the season's top league scorer at the time he left).

CSKA Moscow and loan to Slavia Prague In August 2008, CSKA Moscow, who had been interested in Necid since 2006, signed a deal with Slavia Prague according to which Necid would stay at Slavia until the end of the year and would join CSKA in January 2009.

On 6 January 2014, Necid moved to Slavia Prague on loan until the end of 2013–14 season. In August 2014, he was sent on loan to Dutch Eredivisie team PEC Zwolle.

Netherlands and Turkey In 2015, Necid returned to PEC Zwolle as a free agent with a contract until the end of the 2014–15 season. On 2 July 2015, Necid signed a four-year contract for Turkish Süper Lig club Bursaspor. He came to the club for a key role in filling the shoes of top goalscorer from 2014–15 season, Fernandão.

On 30 January 2017, Necid moved to Legia Warsaw on loan for one-and-a-half year. On 1 September 2017, he rejoined Slavia Prague on a season-long loan deal. He left Slavia after the loan ended.

Later career On 28 August 2018, Necid joined Dutch team ADO Den Haag on a two-year contract after his Bursaspor contract was terminated. On 12 October 2020, Necid joined Bohemians 1905 as a free agent and signed a contract until the end of the season.

In June 2024, Necid joined Czech National Football League club Viktoria Žižkov as a free agent. He scored 13 goals in 16 games before the mid-season break of the 2024–25 season, playing five further matches before being named the second league's Player of the Season on 21 May 2025. Necid also finished the season as the league's top goalscorer with 17 goals.

International career

Youth sides Necid took part in the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, where the Czech Republic won a silver medal, as well as the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, where his nation reached the semi-final. In both tournaments he finished as the top scorer. He scored 7 goals in 8 matches for the under-16 side, and 11 goals in 18 matches for the under-17s. As well as representing the under-19s, where Necid scored 14 times in 20 appearances, he made a single appearance, without scoring, for the under-21 side.

Senior side His first match with the senior team took place on 19 November 2008, in a qualification match against San Marino. The Czech national football team won 3–0, with Necid scoring the third goal. In the game he became the youngest Czech Republic player to take part in qualification for a major tournament, and the youngest Czech to score a competitive goal. He added another two goals - in a 7–0 win against San Marino, as well as a 2–0 victory against Poland - to finish World Cup qualification with three overall.

Personal life He is the older brother of Simona Necidová, who is also an international footballer.

Career statistics Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSlavia Prague2006–07Czech First League1320010001422007–08Czech First League30004000702008–09Czech First League16112170002512Total321321120004614–FK Jablonec (loan)2007–08Czech First League135000000135CSKA Moscow2009Russian Premier League27942610037122010Russian Premier League247201160037132011–12Russian Premier League2335161003452012–13Russian Premier League1000000010Total75191132380010930–PAOK (loan)2013–14Super League Greece121215100193Slavia Prague (loan)2013–14Czech First League133200000153PEC Zwolle (loan)2014–15Eredivisie24115220213314Bursaspor2015–16Süper Lig281155000033162016–17Süper Lig606200001222018–19Süper Lig2000000020Total361111700004718–Legia Warsaw (loan)2016–17Ekstraklasa610020—81Slavia Prague (loan)2017–18Czech First League153436200258ADO Den Haag2018–19Eredivisie26922000028112019–20Eredivisie216100000226Total47153200005017–Career total273824019501121365113–

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic20081120091132010832011502012102013002014212015612016103Total4412

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Necid goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Tomáš NecidNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition119 November 2008San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino13–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification25 June 2009Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic51–01–0Friendly39 September 2009Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic86–07–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification410 October 2009Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic91–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification525 May 2010Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States154–24–2Friendly611 August 2010Stadion u Nisy, Liberec, Czech Republic164–04–1Friendly712 October 2010Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein191–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying813 October 2014Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan274–14–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying913 November 2015Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic332–14–1Friendly1027 May 2016Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Austria375–06–0Friendly111 June 2016Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria382–12–1Friendly1217 June 2016Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France412–22–2UEFA Euro 2016

Honours Slavia Prague Czech League: 2007–08, 2008–09 Czech Cup: 2017–18

CSKA Moscow Russian Premier League: 2012–13 Russian Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11 Russian Super Cup: 2009, 2013

Legia Warsaw Ekstraklasa: 2016–17

Czech Republic U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2006

Individual UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship top scorer: 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship top scorer: 2008 Czech Footballer of the Year: 2008 (Talent of the Year)

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