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Kateřina Svitková
Kateřina Svitková (born 20 March 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Prague on loan from Chelsea of the English FA WSL and the Czech Republic national team.[2][3] She previously played for West Ham United[1] and Slavia Prague.[4]
| Svitková with Slavia Prague in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Slavia Prague | 177[1] | (188[1]) |
| 2020–2022 | West Ham United | 34 | (5) |
| 2022– | Chelsea | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Slavia Prague (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Czech Republic U17 | 21 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | Czech Republic U19 | 12 | (6) |
| 2014– | Czech Republic | 48 | (21) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Svitková was born in Plzeň and played with the boys' teams at Viktoria Plzeň.[1]
Club career edit
Svitková was along Kirsten van de Ven the top assister of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, where Slavia reached the quarterfinals.[5] Svitková was named 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).[6][7][8][9][10] In the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season she was the top scorer of the Czech Women's First League.[11][12]
International career edit
Svitková made her debut for the Czech national team in a February 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying 6–1 loss against Italy, and went on to lead the team's scoring in those qualifiers with 5 goals.[13]
Career statistics edit
- Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svitková goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 April 2014 | Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic | Estonia | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 6–0 | |||||
| 3 | 20 August 2014 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 3–0 | |||||
| 6 | 1 December 2015 | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–4 | 1–5 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 7 | 8 March 2017 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Italy | 2–5 | 2–6 | 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 8 | 14 September 2017 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 6–0 | |||||
| 10 | 28 February 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 11 | 7 March 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Slovakia | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 12 | 12 June 2018 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 31 August 2018 | Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | Slovenia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 30 August 2019 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 1–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 15 | 2–0 | |||||
| 16 | 1 December 2020 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic | Moldova | 4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 17 | 9 April 2021 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs |
| 18 | 13 April 2021 | Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | |
| 19 | 27 November 2021 | Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 1 September 2022 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 6 September 2022 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Belarus | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 2–0 | |||||
| 23 | 15 November 2022 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Chelsea
References edit
- ^ a b c d "West Ham United sign Czech Republic international Kateřina Svitková". West Ham United. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Katerina Svitkova joins Slavia Prague on loan". Chelsea F.C. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Katerina Svitkova joins Chelsea Women". Chelsea F.C. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Slávistky hlásí první změny v týmu". Slavia Prague. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ UEFA
- ^ "Fotbalistkou roku 2015 poprvé Kateřina Svitková". fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Fotbalistou roku je Čech, do Síně slávy vstoupili mistři Evropy a Nedvěd" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Kateřina Svitková fotbalistkou roku 2018". fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Kateřina Svitková potřetí Fotbalistkou roku". fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Tomáš Souček a Kateřina Svitková obhájili vítězství v anketě Fotbalista roku". fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Nejlepší střelkyní Svitková, osobností opět Pěničková" (in Czech). fotbal.cz. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Nejlepší střelkyní 1. ligy žen slávistka Svitková" (in Czech). fotbal.cz. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ FAČR profile
External links edit
- Kateřina Svitková at Soccerway