David Lafata is a Czech footballer currently playing for Sparta Prague.
From 1992 until 2005 Lafata played for Czech team SK Ceske Budejovice, with a brief spell at FC Vysocina Jihlava in 2002. The striker then moved to Greek club Skoda Xanthi in July 2005, but returned to the Czech Liga in January 2006. After one year at Jablonec, Lafata was transferred to FK Austria Vienna in January 2007 from where he came back to Jablonec in the spring of 2008. For Austria, he scored a goal in a domestic cup final. In the 2010–11 season, Lafata was top scorer of the Czech First League with 19 goals.
In the 2012–13 season, Lafata scored 13 goals in the first 16 games, being top scorer of the league before signing for AC Sparta Prague in the winter break. At the start of the 2014-15 season, Lafata scored five goals in a 7-0 Champions League qualifying round win over Levadia Tallinn in the home leg in Prague. Continuing his fine form in the Champions League qualifying round, Lafata scored a hat trick in an impressive 4-2 comeback victory over Malmo FF at home in Prague. In the autumn of 2015, Lafata was denied his hattrick in Europa League match in Greece against Asteras Tripolis. He scored goal in both away and home match against Schalke 04, as Sparta progressed to knockout stages. In a spring of 2013, he scored a goal in the Round of 32 at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.
Internationally, He scored two goals in a dream debut for the Czech national team in a 2–1 win against Wales on 2 September 2006. He came on as a substitute after 75 mins and scored within a minute of coming on, the second coming in the 89th minute.
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