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Name: Roman Bednar
Nationality: Czech
Date of Birth: 26/03/1983
Height:6' 3" (190cm)
Weight:13st 3lbs (84.0kg)
Previous  
Clubs:Hearts
Position: Striker

ALBION paid Hearts £2.3million for Bednar, who signed a three-year contract in June 2008.

Hearts also received a £200,000 loan fee when the striker initially joined the Baggies for the season in a beat-the-deadline switch on August 31, 2007.

The final paperwork which confirmed him as Albion's 13th summer signing was faxed through just 15 minutes before the transfer window closed at midnight.

It proved excellent business.

Bednar went on to rattle in 17 goals in just 22 starts to help Albion clinch the Championship title and reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 26 years.

And the Czech hitman's contract was improved during the close-season to include a further year's option in the club's favour.

Bednar's availability for first-team selection at The Hawthorns was initially hampered by a niggling calf injury suffered at Tynecastle.

He finally regained full fitness to make his Albion debut as a substitute in the 3-0 win at league leaders Watford in November 2007.

Bednar joined SPL outfit Hearts from Czech side Mlada Boleslav in July 2005 and scored 13 goals in 39 starts for the Jambos, including a double in a 2-1 victory over champions Celtic in the 2006/07 campaign.

Before joining the Baggies he was capped once by the Czech Republic, making his debut as a second-half sub in a 3-1 home defeat by Serbia in August 2006.

Bednar previously made eight appearances at Under-20 level before stepping up to the Under-21s, winning four caps and netting twice.

(LAST UPDATED ON AUGUST 12, 2008)

Season 2008 - 09

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 12  (14) 6 6 0
FA Cup 4  (0) 0 0 0
League Cup 1  (0) 0 1 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
WBA 2007 - 08League 18  (11) 13
  FA Cup 5  (0) 4
Hearts 2006 - 07League 14  (4) 4
  FA Cup 0  (2) 1
  League Cup 1  (0) 0
  Euro Cups 4  (1) 1
Hearts 2005 - 06League 19  (3) 7
  FA Cup 1  (1) 0
 
Roman Bednar
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1 Dean Kiely Goalkeeper  
3 Paul Robinson Defender  
4 Marek Cech Defender  
5 Leon Barnett Defender  
6 Neil Clement Defender  
7 Robert Koren Midfielder  
8 Jonathan Greening Midfielder  
9 Roman Bednar Striker  
10 Ishmael Miller Striker  
11 Chris Brunt Midfielder  
12 Craig Beattie Striker  
13 Luke Daniels
(on loan to Shrews )
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14 Do-heon Kim Midfielder  
15 Sherjill MacDonald
(on loan to )
Striker  
16 Luke Moore Striker  
17 Graham Dorrans Midfielder  
19 Scott Carson Goalkeeper  
20 Andrade Filipe Teixeira Midfielder  
21 Juan Carlos Menseguez
(on loan from )
Midfielder  
22 Gianni Zuiverloon Defender  
23 Abdoulaye Meite Defender  
24 Shelton Martis Defender  
26 Jonas Olsson Defender  
27 James Morrison Midfielder  
28 Iglesias Borja Valero Midfielder  
31 Youssouf Mulumbu
(on loan from PSG )
Midfielder  
32 Marc-Antoine Fortune
(on loan from Nancy )
Striker  
34 Paul Downing Defender  
38 Romaine Sawyers Midfielder  
39 Chris Wood Striker  
41 Ryan Allsop Goalkeeper  
David Worrall
(on loan to Shrews )
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