Matěj Vydra

Matěj Vydra
Vydra lining up with the Czech Republic in 2014
Personal information
Full name Matěj Vydra
Date of birth (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992
Place of birth Chotěboř, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Viktoria Plzeň
Number 11
Youth career
1997–2003 FC Chotěboř
2003–2008 Vysočina Jihlava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Vysočina Jihlava 27 (5)
2010 Baník Ostrava 14 (4)
2010–2015 Udinese 2 (0)
2011–2012Club Brugge (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013Watford (loan) 41 (20)
2013–2014West Bromwich Albion (loan) 23 (3)
2014–2015Watford (loan) 42 (16)
2015–2016 Watford 1 (0)
2015–2016Reading (loan) 31 (3)
2016–2018 Derby County 73 (26)
2018–2022 Burnley 82 (8)
2022– Viktoria Plzeň 75 (9)
International career
2007–2008 Czech Republic U16 8 (2)
2008–2009 Czech Republic U17 18 (6)
2009 Czech Republic U18 2 (1)
2010–2011 Czech Republic U19 8 (1)
2011–2015 Czech Republic U21 4 (0)
2012–2021 Czech Republic 46 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:27, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Matěj Vydra (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmacɛj ˈvɪdra], born 1 May 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Viktoria Plzeň.

Vydra previously played for FC Chotěboř, Vysočina Jihlava, Baník Ostrava, Club Brugge, Udinese, Watford, Derby County and Burnley. He spent two loan spells at Watford.