David Pavelka (born 18 May 1991) is a Czech former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Sparta Prague B and the Czech Republic national team.
Pavelka started his career with Sparta Prague, from where he joined 1. FC Slovácko on loan in 2011. Two days after his loan was announced, he scored his first Slovácko goal in a 1âÂÂ1 draw with Sigma Olomouc.
At the start of 2013 Pavelka transferred from Sparta Prague to Slovan Liberec, as part of a deal involving LukÃ¡à ¡ Vácha moving in the opposite direction. After the 2014âÂÂ15 Czech Cup final finished without a winner on 27 May 2015, Pavelka took Liberec's first penalty in the shoot-out and converted his spot-kick as his club defeated Jablonec 3âÂÂ1 to win the trophy.
On 19 January 2016, Pavelka moved abroad for the first time, joining Süper Lig football club Kasñmpaà Âa in a transfer worth a reported $1.65 million. He signed a contract until the end of the 2017âÂÂ18 season.
On 6 October 2020, Pavelka returned to his native country, signing for Sparta Prague in the Czech First League. In one of his first games after returning, he received a red card in a November 2020 4âÂÂ2 home loss against ÃÂeské BudÃÂjovice.
On 3 January 2025, it was decided that Pavelka will move to Sparta Prague B, where he will mentor the young players.
On 3 September 2015, Pavelka debuted as a starter in the Czech senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying against Kazakhstan, ending in a 2âÂÂ1 victory for the Czechs. He was eventually selected to represent the Czech Republic at the final tournament held in France.
With the arrival of Jaroslav à  ilhavý to the national team in 2018, Pavelka played all the minutes in the three remaining matches of the 2018âÂÂ19 UEFA Nations League as well as a friendly match against Poland, becoming a key player of the entire team.
Pavelka scored his first national team goal in a friendly match against Brazil on 26 March 2019.
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