Zdeněk Ondrášek

Zdeněk Ondrášek (born 22 December 1988) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Viktoria Žižkov.

Zdeněk Ondrášek

Ondrášek with the Czech Republic in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-12-22) 22 December 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Strakonice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Viktoria Žižkov
Youth career
1998–2000	TJ Baník Stříbro
2000–2005	TJ Blatná
2005–2007	Dynamo České Budějovice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Dynamo České Budějovice	80	(22)
2009	→ Zenit Čáslav (loan)	14	(4)
2012	→ Tromsø (loan)	14	(8)
2012–2015	Tromsø	96	(38)
2016–2018	Wisła Kraków	66	(20)
2019–2020	FC Dallas	23	(9)
2020–2021	Viktoria Plzeň	31	(6)
2021	FCSB	2	(0)
2021	Tromsø	11	(1)
2022–2023	Wisła Kraków	15	(2)
2023–2025	Dynamo České Budějovice	47	(6)
2025–	Viktoria Žižkov	0	(0)
International career
2011	Czech Republic U21	3	(0)
2019–2020	Czech Republic	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025

Club career

Dynamo České Budějovice

Ondrášek started his career in the South-Bohemian side České Budějovice in 2007, doing a short loan-spell at FC Zenit Čáslav in 2009.^[1] Upon returning to Dynamo, he delivered a decent season, becoming the top scorer for the club during the 2010–11 Czech First League. The following season he was seen as the key pillar of the team, scoring eight league goals in twenty rounds. The last two matches he was injured due to a fractured finger. His good performance drew the attention of foreign clubs. Upon his transfer to Tromsø in 2012, the manager of Dynamo Jiří Kotrba noted that if the sale went through it would be an historic event, as it was the first time in history that Dynamo had sold a player directly abroad.^[2]

Tromsø IL

Ondrášek joined the Norwegian side Tromsø IL on a loan in March 2012.^[3] He made an immediate impact on the club. In the league opener, Ondrášek came in off the bench for his debut and, despite heavy snow, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win against Fredrikstad FK.^[4] His starting debut came a week later 4 April during an away draw against Aalesunds FK.^[5] He continued playing well and contributed a total of 8 goals in 14 matches before Tromsø IL decided to make the move permanent and signed him to a contract that will see him stay at the club until 2015.^[6] The season proved to be a great success for the Czech striker, seeing him score 14 goals and becoming the top goalscorer in the league that season.^[7] This was just two goals short of his pre-season pledge of 16.^[8]

Wisła Kraków

Ondrášek was transferred to Polish first-division team Wisła Kraków in 2016, where he has appeared in 66 matches in Ekstraklasa, scoring 20 goals and nine assists. He has also scored one goal and one assist in three Polish Cup matches.

FC Dallas

Ondrášek signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer on 18 December 2018.^[9]

Viktoria Plzeň

On 13 September 2020, Ondrášek signed for Viktoria Plzeň for an undisclosed fee. He made the decision to return to the Czech Republic for family reasons.^[10]

FCSB

Ondrášek signed with Romanian Liga 1 club FCSB on 28 June 2021.^[11] On 29 July, club owner Gigi Becali terminated his contract after just one month at the club and 68 minutes of total playing time.^{[citation needed][12]} Becali said, "This is not a player for our team, it does not reach our level".^[13]

Return to former clubs

On 30 August 2021, Tromsø IL announced that Ondrášek had signed with the club, reuniting him with the team.^[14]

Having left Tromsø at the end of 2021, he returned to Wisła Kraków after signing a one-and-a-half-year deal with the Polish side on 7 January 2022.^[15]

On 23 June 2023, Ondrášek signed as a free agent with Dynamo České Budějovice a two-year contract.^[16]

Viktoria Žižkov

On 23 July 2025, Ondrášek signed a contract with Czech National Football League club Viktoria Žižkov as a free agent.^[17]

International career

On 2 October 2019, Ondrášek received his first senior call up from the Czech Republic for their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier against England.^[18] On 11 October in his international debut, he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal for the Czech Republic in their 2–1 victory over England.^[19]

Personal life

Nicknamed "The Cobra" (Czech: Kobra) due to a large tattoo of a cobra on his back, Ondrášek sports a host of other tattoos.^[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
České Budějovice	2006–07	Czech First League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2007–08	Czech First League	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2008–09	Czech First League	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
	2009–10	Czech First League	24	4	3	0	—		27	4
	2010–11	Czech First League	29	10	3	3	—		32	13
	2011–12	Czech First League	16	8	4	4	—		20	12
	Total		80	22	11	7	0	0	91	29
Čáslav (loan)	2008–09	Czech National Football League	14	4	0	0	—		14	4
Tromsø (loan)	2012	Tippeligaen	14	8	3	1	—		17	9
Tromsø	2012	Tippeligaen	15	6	3	2	6[b]	1	24	9
	2013	Tippeligaen	29	8	4	1	13[b]	3	46	12
	2014	1. divisjon	25	15	1	0	—		26	15
	2015	Tippeligaen	27	9	2	1	—		29	10
	Total		110	46	13	5	19	4	142	55
Wisła Kraków	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	16	6	2	0	—		18	6
	2016–17	Ekstraklasa	24	3	2	0	—		26	3
	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	19	11	1	1	—		20	12
	Total		66	20	5	1	0	0	71	21
Dallas	2019	Major League Soccer	18	7	2	0	—		20	7
	2020	Major League Soccer	5	2	0	0	—		5	2
	Total		23	9	2	0	0	0	25	9
Viktoria Plzeň	2020–21	Czech First League	31	6	3	0	2[b]	1	36	7
FCSB	2021–22	Liga I	2	0	0	0	1[c]	0	3	0
Tromsø	2021	Eliteserien	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
Wisła Kraków	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	14	2	0	0	—		14	2
	2022–23	I liga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		15	2	0	0	—		15	2
České Budějovice	2023–24	Czech First League	27	6	0	0	—		27	6
	2024–25	Czech First League	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		41	6	1	0	0	0	42	6
Career total			393	116	34	13	22	5	449	134

1. Includes Czech Cup, Norwegian Cup, Polish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of 18 November 2021^[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Czech Republic	2019	4	1
	2020	3	1
Total		7	2

Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ondrášek goal.^[23]

List of international goals scored by Zdeněk Ondrášek

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2019	Sinobo Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	England	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2	18 November 2020	Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Individual

• Tippeligaen top scorer: 2012 (14 goals)
• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: August 2018^[24]