Jiří Pavlenka (born 14 April 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece club PAOK.
Club career Slavia Prague Pavlenka joined Slavia Prague from Baník Ostrava in January 2016 for a transfer fee of €380,000. He won the league title with Slavia Prague in the 2016–17 Czech First League season.
Werder Bremen In June 2017, Pavlenka joined German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, signing a three-year contract with the option of a fourth year. The transfer fee was estimated at €3 million. In August 2018, following a strong debut season in the Bundesliga, Pavlenka agreed to a contract extension with the club.
After the seventh matchday of the 2023–24 season, Pavlenka was replaced by Michael Zetterer as Bremen's first-choice goalkeeper and did not appear in any more matches for the rest of the season. His contract was not extended, and he left Bremen at the end of the season, making him a free agent.
PAOK On 30 September 2024, Pavlenka moved to reigning Super League Greece champions PAOK on a free transfer. He signed a one-year contract with the option to extend for a further year.
International career Having represented under-21, Pavlenka received his first call-up to the senior Czech Republic side for a friendly against Slovakia in March 2015. He debuted for the senior side on 15 November 2016 in a friendly match against Denmark.
Along with other Czech players in Bundesliga, Pavlenka was called for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in March 2021, and was allegedly only available for the first match against Estonia. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the German government removed the necessity for players to undergo a mandatory two-week quarantine after returning to Germany, which the Bundesliga clubs discouraged.
In May 2021, Pavlenka was included in the 26-man Czech squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020. He withdrew injured after a friendly match against Estonia, later replaced by Tomáš Koubek.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBaník Ostrava2012–13Czech First League1000——102013–14Czech First League20000——2002014–15Czech First League30000——3002015–16Czech First League16000——160Total67000——670Slavia Prague2015–16Czech First League8000——802016–17Czech First League2801040—330Total3601040—410Werder Bremen2017–18Bundesliga34040——3802018–19Bundesliga34050——3902019–20Bundesliga33040—203902020–21Bundesliga34050——3902021–222. Bundesliga23000——2302022–23Bundesliga33020——3502023–24Bundesliga7010——80Total1980210—202210PAOK2024–25Super League Greece2020——402025–25Super League Greece2000080—2802026–27Super League Greece100060—70Total23020140—390Career total3240240180203680
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic201610201730201840201930202010202120202220202350Total210
Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2016–17
Czech Republic China Cup bronze: 2018
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