Barbora Votíková
 Votíková with Slavia Prague in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Plzeň, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TJ Sokol Plasy | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| 2014–2021 | Slavia Prague | 59 | (0) |
| 2021– | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Czech Republic U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Czech Republic U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014– | Czech Republic | 36 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 April 2022 | |||
Barbora Votíková (born 13 September 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain[1] and the Czech Republic national team. Known as Bára, she is also a YouTuber.[2]
Club career
Born in Plasy, Votíková started her youth career with local club TJ Sokol Plasy at 8 years old, where she played with boys. She moved to youth academy of Viktoria Plzeň later. In 2013 at the age of 17, she started to play for club's senior team.
In 2014, Votíková joined Slavia Prague with whom she played in UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. During 2017–18 season, she helped her club reach the quarter-finals of Champions League.[3]
On 25 August 2021, French club Paris Saint-Germain signed Votíková on a two-year deal.[4][5]
International career
Votíková is a former Czech youth international. She have appeared for under-19 team at qualification stage of 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She made her senior team debut on 28 October 2014, by coming on as a half-time substitute for Radka Bednaříková in a 1–1 draw against Poland.[6]
Outside football
Votíková started her YouTube channel on 12 April 2015.[7] In 2021, Forbes magazine ranked her sixth in most paid youtubers from Czech Republic.[8] She have also appeared in Czech films such as Pepa (2018) and Cena za štěstí (2019).[9] Votíková holds also a fashion company named BARBES with her former girlfriend, poker player Barbora Mlejnková.[10][11]
Personal life
In 2019, a book called Bára Votíková: Trochu jinak (English: Bára Votíková: A Little Different) written by herself was published.[12] She came out as lesbian in the book.[13]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 12 April 2022[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 0 | |
Honours
Slavia Prague
- Czech Women's First League: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20
- Czech Women's Cup: 2015–16
Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22[15]
References
- ^ "Barbora Votíková signs for Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Bara Votikova: The YouTube sensation taking on Arsenal in Europe". BBC Sport. 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Chtěla bych mít víc modřin, říká mladá youtuberka a fotbalistka". IDNES.cz (in Czech). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Česká reprezentační brankářka jde do PSG. Bude nosit Messiho číslo". 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Barbora Votíková au Paris Saint-Germain". 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Přátelská utkání - Přátelská mezistátní utkání ženy "A"". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Žebříček 10 nejlépe placených Youtuberů Česka". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Do kin přichází film Pepa". 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Barbes s.r.o., IČO: 11642289 - Obchodní rejstřík". penize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Abazid, Tereza (15 January 2022). "Nečekaný rozchod. Krásná Votíková oznámila konec vztahu se žhavou Mlejnkovou". extra.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Bára Votíková – Trochu jinak". magazin.dobre-knihy.cz (in Czech). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "YouTube Talks: Youtuberka Bára Votíková řekla pravdu o své sexuální orientaci! Jak těžké bylo přiznat, že není na kluky?". iprima.cz (in Czech). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Barbora Votíková". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure". 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Plzeň
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Czech women's footballers
- Czech YouTubers
- Czech Republic women's international footballers
- Czech Women's First League players
- Division 1 Féminine players
- FC Viktoria Plzeň players
- SK Slavia Praha (women) players
- Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
- Czech expatriate footballers
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Lesbian sportswomen
- LGBT association football players
- LGBT sportspeople from the Czech Republic
- LGBT YouTubers
- 20th-century LGBT people
- 21st-century LGBT people
- Female YouTubers