Václav Pilař (; born 13 October 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bohemians 1905. He represented the Czech Republic at international level between 2011 and 2015.
Club career Pilař joined Plzeň on loan from Hradec Králové at the beginning of the 2011–12 Czech First League season.
After rejecting to sign a contract with Plzeň in November 2011, Pilař was reported to have signed a contract with German side VfL Wolfsburg. In January 2012, it was announced that Pilař would join VfL Wolfsburg in the summer but would be staying in the Czech Republic in the lead up to the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.
Pilař was injured in summer 2012, thus did not play any match for Wolfsburg during the 2012–13 Bundesliga. He joined SC Freiburg on loan exactly the following summer. Having been out for 14 months, Pilař returned to action in an October 2013 friendly match for Freiburg against 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen.
On 10 July 2026, Pilař signed a contract with Bohemians 1905.
International career Pilař debuted for the Czech Republic on 4 June 2011 at the Kirin Cup against Peru. He scored his first senior international goal against Montenegro in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs in November 2011.
Pilař scored the Czech Republic's first goal in their opening game of the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament against Russia when they were 2–0 down. In the second match of the tournament, Pilař scored the winning goal in the 2–1 victory against Greece, earning the Man of the match accolade in the process.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHradec Králové2009–10Czech 2. Liga36900003692010–11Czech First League2830000283Viktoria Plzeň2011–12Czech First League257001433910VfL Wolfsburg2012–13Bundesliga00000000SC Freiburg (loan)2013–14Bundesliga60000060Viktoria Plzeň2014–15Czech First League2840021305Career total123230016413927
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic201161201282201451201531Total225
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pilař goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Václav Pilař No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic1–02–0UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying2Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland1–21–4UEFA Euro 20123Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław, Poland 2–02–1UEFA Euro 2012 4Generali Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying5Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic1–11–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
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