The Czech star later underlined his commitment to the Leverkusen cause by signing a new deal through to summer 2027. The scorer of four second-half goals in a 7-1 win over Greuther Fürth, he finished the campaign second only to Lewandowski (35) in the final scoring charts. Schick continued his fine work into 2021/22, registering 24 goals across 27 Bundesliga appearances at a rate of one every 87 minutes. The goal was also nominated for the Puskas award. He tied Cristiano Ronaldo on a joint-leading five goals, whilst hitting the Goal of the Tournament winner from 49.7 yards - the furthest goal ever recorded at the European Championships - in a group game against Scotland. Schick was the preferred centre-forward for much of the 2020/21 campaign at the BayArena and finished with nine strikes across 29 league games before heading to the rescheduled 2020 Euros as the main man for the Czech Republic. He hit double figures for the first time since his Sampdoria days, with 10 goals in 22 Bundesliga games, but his stay in Leipzig lasted only a year before Leverkusen snapped him up from Roma on a five-year deal. His superb spin and strike against Paderborn started a rash of three goals in four league appearances, including coming off the bench to complete the comeback against Borussia Dortmund in the Matchday 16 epic. After an Achilles problem made his start to life at the Red Bull Arena difficult, the Czech Republic international quickly bounced into life.
RB Leipzig came calling in 2019, though, and presented the 6’2’’ striker another chance.
Schick spent time in Italy with Roma and Sampdoria, before moving to the Bundesliga for the first time. The move was made permanent in a big-money deal the year later, but only eight goals in 58 appearances was hardly a return to shout about. Two failed medicals at Juve later, and Schick was 'damaged goods'.Ĭoncerns over a potential heart problem were soon dispelled though, and Roma signed him on loan for the 2017/18 campaign. He happily lived that dream… for a season at least: Schick netted 11 in 32 Serie A matches, Juventus came calling in summer 2017, he was impressing for the Czech Republic at the U21 Euros in Poland, but his dream turned into a nightmare. Playing abroad has always been my dream." "On the other hand, I'm looking forward to going to Italy. "I have friends here so I'm a bit sad," Schick said as he waved goodbye to Sparta. Eight goals in 27 top-flight outings convinced Sampdoria to sign him in summer 2016. But four appearances over two campaigns meant Schick crossed town to join Bohemians on loan for the 2015/16 season, a switch that changed his career. He made his top-flight debut in May 2014 at the tail-end of a season in which his club won the domestic double. The Prague-born forward's talent was spotted by one of the Czech capital's premier teams, Sparta, when Schick was just 11. Country: Czech Republic (33 caps, 17 goals)
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