PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Matej Vydra.
FC Viktoria Plzen · Czech Republic
TM 101500 · Current player profileAge today34
Recorded moves21
Peak recorded value€10.00m
Current market value€600k
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Matěj Vydra
- Born
- 01 May 1992
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 180
- Joined current club
- 01 Jan 2023
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Burnley FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- Derby CountyLast recorded move · 07 Aug 2018
- Watford FCLast recorded move · 27 Aug 2016
- Reading FCLast recorded move · 31 May 2016
- Udinese CalcioLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2015
- West Bromwich AlbionLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2014
- Club Brugge KVLast recorded move · 31 Dec 2011
- FC Banik OstravaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- FC Vysocina JihlavaLast recorded move · 21 Jan 2010
- FC Vysocina Jihlava U19Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2009
- FC Vysocina Jihlava U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- FC Chotebor YouthLast recorded move · 28 Jul 2003
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | 34 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €600k |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 33 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €750k |
| 17 Jun 2025 | 33 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €800k |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 32 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €800k |
| 05 Jun 2024 | 32 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €800k |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 31 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €1.00m |
| 20 Sep 2023 | 31 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €1.30m |
| 20 Jun 2023 | 31 | FC Viktoria Plzen | €1.50m |
| 07 Oct 2022 | 30 | Not recorded | €1.70m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 30 | Burnley FC | €2.00m |
| 23 Dec 2021 | 29 | Burnley FC | €3.00m |
| 28 May 2021 | 29 | Burnley FC | €3.00m |
| 18 Mar 2021 | 28 | Burnley FC | €3.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 28 | Burnley FC | €4.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 27 | Burnley FC | €4.00m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 27 | Burnley FC | €5.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 27 | Burnley FC | €8.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 26 | Burnley FC | €10.00m |
| 13 Aug 2018 | 26 | Burnley FC | €10.00m |
| 27 Feb 2018 | 25 | Derby County | €8.00m |
| 18 Sep 2017 | 25 | Derby County | €5.00m |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 24 | Derby County | €6.00m |
| 01 Sep 2016 | 24 | Derby County | €6.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 24 | Watford FC | €5.50m |
| 20 Apr 2016 | 23 | Reading FC | €5.50m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 23 | Watford FC | €5.50m |
| 24 Feb 2015 | 22 | Watford FC | €4.00m |
| 19 Aug 2014 | 22 | Watford FC | €4.00m |
| 15 Jan 2014 | 21 | West Bromwich Albion | €5.00m |
| 18 Sep 2013 | 21 | West Bromwich Albion | €5.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2023 | Not recorded | FC Viktoria Plzen | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Burnley FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 07 Aug 2018 | Derby County | Burnley FC | Transfer | €12.20m |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Watford FC | Derby County | Transfer | €9.40m |
| 31 May 2016 | Reading FC | Watford FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Sep 2015 | Watford FC | Reading FC | Loan | €2.70m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | Udinese Calcio | Watford FC | Transfer | €8.40m |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Watford FC | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Udinese Calcio | Watford FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2014 | West Bromwich Albion | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 13 Aug 2013 | Udinese Calcio | West Bromwich Albion | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 30 Jun 2013 | Watford FC | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 30 Jul 2012 | Udinese Calcio | Watford FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 31 Dec 2011 | Club Brugge KV | Udinese Calcio | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 31 Aug 2011 | Udinese Calcio | Club Brugge KV | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2010 | FC Banik Ostrava | Udinese Calcio | Transfer | €3.00m |
| 21 Jan 2010 | FC Vysocina Jihlava | FC Banik Ostrava | Transfer | €800k |
| 01 Jan 2009 | FC Vysocina Jihlava U19 | FC Vysocina Jihlava | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2008 | FC Vysocina Jihlava U17 | FC Vysocina Jihlava U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2007 | Not recorded | FC Vysocina Jihlava U17 | Internal move | — |
| 28 Jul 2003 | FC Chotebor Youth | Not recorded | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.