Jakub Sokolík

Jakub Sokolík
Personal information
Full name Jakub Sokolík
Date of birth (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993
Place of birth Ostrava, Czech Republic
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Southend United
Number 15
Youth career
1999–2009 Baník Ostrava
2009–2013 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Liverpool 0 (0)
2014Southend United (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2016 Yeovil Town 45 (1)
2014Southend United (loan) 1 (0)
2016– Southend United 4 (0)
National team
2008–2009 Czech Republic U16 7 (0)
2010 Czech Republic U17 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:18, 28 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:32, 15 March 2014 (UTC)

Jakub Sokolík (born 28 August 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Southend United.

Club career

Liverpool

Sokolík joined the youth academy of Baník Ostrava when he was 6 years old in 1999. He signed for the Liverpool youth academy in 2009 after he was spotted by Eduardo Macia, Liverpool's chief scout.[1] He made his debut for the reserve team against Everton reserves.[2]

After a successful trial,[3] Sokolík joined Southend United in League Two on loan on 11 March 2014 for the rest of the season.[4] His first involvement with the club was in a match against Scunthorpe United where he was an unused substitute.[5] He made his debut for the club in a match against Bury on 15 March 2014. He started the match instead of Mark Philips.[6]

At the end of 2013–14 season, Sokolík was released by Liverpool.[7]

Yeovil Town

Soon after being released by Liverpool, Sokolík signed for Yeovil Town on a two-year contract on 30 June 2014 despite interests to make a return to Southend United on a permanent basis.[8][9]

On 31 October 2014, Sokolík rejoined Southend United on a one-month loan deal.[10] The next day, Sokolík made his first appearance since his return, in a 2–1 win over Mansfield Town.[11] Soon after, Sokolík loan spell with Southend United was extended until 3 January 2015.[12] However, Sokolík's loan spell with Southend United was soon cut after a knee injury kept him out for three months.[13]

He was released by Yeovil at the end of the 2015–16 season.[14]

Southend United

On 29 July 2016, Sokolik signed for Southend United on a five-month contract until 31 December 2016 with a view to a longer-term deal.[15]

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2013–14[16] Premier League 0000000000
Southend United (loan) 2013–14[16] League Two 10000002[lower-alpha 1]0120
Yeovil Town 2014–15[17] League One 110001000120
2015–16[18] League Two 34140101[lower-alpha 2]0401
Total 451402010521
Southend United (loan) 2014–15[17] League Two 1010000020
Southend United 2016–17[19] League One 4010102[lower-alpha 3]080
Career total 601603050741
  1. Appearances in League Two play-offs
  2. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Liverpool Czech out 16-year-old Banik Ostrava defender Jakub Sokolik as Rafa Benitez tracks European youth". Daily Mail. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "Jakub Sokolik". Liverpool. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. "Southend United manager Phil Brown to Czech out Liverpool defender Jakub Sokolik". Echo News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. "Southend United complete loan signing of defender Jakub Sokolik from Liverpool". Echo news. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  5. "Scunthorpe made it a club record 20 matches unbeaten but missed the chance to go top of League Two after Southend retrieved a two-goal deficit.". BBC. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  6. "Team news: Sokolik to make his debut". Soutend United. 15 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  7. "Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists". Premier League. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  8. "Yeovil Town: Chris Weale returns as Krysiak and Sokolik sign". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. "Southend United manager Phil Brown: We're in the box seat to get Jakub Sokolik". Echo News. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  10. "Southend United bring in Jakub Sokolik and Elliot Lee". BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  11. "Mansfield Town 1–2 Southend United". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014.
  12. "News: Jakub Sokolik's loan extended from Yeovil Town". Southend United F.C. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  13. "Jakub Sokolik cut shorts loan spell at Southend United to return to Yeovil Town after picking up knee injury". Echo News. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  14. "Way announced retained list". Yeovil Town F.C. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. "Jakub Sokolik: Southend United sign former Yeovil Town centre-back". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  18. "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  19. "Games played by Jakub Sokolik in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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