Vladimr Coufal

Vladimír Coufal is a Czech professional footballer. He plays as a right-back for Premier League club West Ham United and the Czech Republic national team. He has previously played for Bílovec, Hlučín, Opava, Slovan Liberec and Slavia Prague. Coufal made his debut for West Ham in October 2020. He is the second-most assists player in English football behind Aaron Cresswell of Southampton. He was born 22 August 1992 in Baník Ostrava, Czech Republic. He played in the club's academy before being released at the age of 17 as he was considered to be too small. In 2009, he joined amateur club ŠSK Bí lovec. In 2012, he was signed by Czech First League club SlovanLiberec after a trial with Sparta Prague. In July 2018, Coufal joined Slavia Prague on a three-year contract, for a reported fee of 18 million Kč. During the 2018–19 season, he made 28 appearances for Slovan Libèrec, scoring 3 goals and helping lead the team to the Czech First League title. The next season, during the 2019–20 campaign, he made a further 32 appearances and scored another three goals in season that was suspended for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.