Kateřina Svitková (born 20 March 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea of the English FA WSL and the Czech Republic women's national football team.[2] She previously played for West Ham United[1] and Slavia Prague.[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Plzeň, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 13 | ||
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 | ||
National team‡ | |||
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 5 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2022 |
Svitková was born in Plzeň and played with the boys' teams at Viktoria Plzeň.[1]
Svitková was along Kirsten van de Ven the top assister of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, where Slavia reached the quarterfinals.[4] Svitková was named 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).[5][6][7][8][9] In the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season she was the top scorer of the Czech Women's First League.[10][11]
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.[12]
Competition | Stage | Date | Location | Opponent | Goals | Result | Overall |
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2015 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2014–02–25 | Opava | ![]() | 2 | 6–0 | 5 |
2014–08–20 | Tallinn | ![]() | 3 | 4–1 | |||
2017 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2015–12–01 | Neuchâtel | ![]() | 1 | 1–5 | 1 |
2019 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2017–09–14 | Torshavn | ![]() | 2 | 8–0 | TBD |
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