Václav Černý

AFC Ajax

In January 2013, Černý signed a youth contract with Dutch club Ajax, moving there exactly one year after that in January 2014, as he could only transfer after turning 16. Following the footsteps of Zdeněk Grygera and Tomáš Galásek, Černý became the third Czech player to join said club. In January 2015, he signed a professional contract with Ajax, valid until 2018.

2015–16 season

At the start of the 2015–16 season, Černý joined Ajax first team for a training camp in Austria. On 15 August 2015, he made his first team debut with jersey number 32 in the second round of the Eredivisie 2015/16 against Willem II, ending in a 3–0 victory. Coach Frank de Boer sent him onto the pitch in the 77th minute, replacing Riechedly Bazoer (Ajax had both of their wingers injured, German Amin Younes and Dane Viktor Fischer). He assisted in a goalscoring action during stoppage time. Five days later on 20 August, Černý made his European competition debut in a home play-off match of the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League against Czech team FK Jablonec (a 1–0 victory for Ajax, entering the pitch in the 85th minute, replacing Anwar El Ghazi). His first goal for Ajax came the same year on 26 November, in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League against Scottish team Celtic at their home ground, where he scored the winning goal in the 88th minute for a final score of 2–1 for Ajax.

2017–18 season

In October 2017, Černý did not finish a Wednesday match in the…

Youth

Černý represented Czech national youth football teams from the under-16 level. He was called up to the Czech Republic under-21 team in August 2015 at the age of 17. This call-up drew media attention as if Černý played in the against Latvia or Malta in early September, he would become the youngest player to represent the team. Černý made his U21 debut on 4 September, starting in the 4–1 victory against Malta.

Senior

Černý was first called up to the Czech senior national team on 9 November 2020, and debuted for the Czech senior national team on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Germany. He started and was substituted at half-time in the 1–0 loss. After missing out the UEFA Euro 2020 due to health issues, Černý returned to the national team in June 2022 for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A matches against Spain, Switzerland, and Portugal. He played only half an hour against the former and assisted on Jan Kuchta's goal, ending in a 2–2 draw. On 17 November 2022, Černý scored his first goal in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Faroe Islands, ending in a 5–0 victory for the Czech Republic. On 10 July 2026, Černý announced his retirement from international football, citing personal reasons.

Former manager of VfL Wolfsburg, Niko Kovač, described Černý as a left-footed player with speed and technical skills.

Černý's father, also named Václav, was the head coach of FK Příbram.