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Kateřina Svitková
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Plzeň, Czech Republic
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Youth career
2003–2013 Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Slavia Prague 177[1] (188[1])
2020– West Ham United 7 (0)
International career‡
2011–2013 Czech Republic U17 21 (15)
2013–2014 Czech Republic U19 12 (6)
2014– Czech Republic 35 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:11, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Kateřina Svitková (born 20 March 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United of the English FA WSL and the Czech Republic women's national football team.[1] She previously played for Slavia Prague.[2]

Early life

Svitková was born in Plzeň and played with the boys' teams at Viktoria Plzeň.[1]

Club career

Svitková was along Kirsten van de Ven the top assister of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, where Slavia reached the quarterfinals.[3] Svitková was named 2015, 2018 and 2019 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).[4][5][6] In the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season she was the top scorer of the Czech First Division.[7][8]

International career

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.[9]

International goals

Goals for the Czech WNT in official competitions
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014–02–25 Opava  Estonia 2 6–0 5
2014–08–20 Tallinn  Estonia 3 4–1
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2015–12–01 Neuchâtel  Switzerland 1 1–5 1
2019 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2017–09–14 Torshavn  Faroe Islands 2 8–0 TBD

References

  1. ^ a b c d "West Ham United sign Czech Republic international Kateřina Svitková". West Ham United. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Slávistky hlásí první změny v týmu". slavia.cz. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  3. ^ UEFA
  4. ^ "Fotbalistkou roku 2015 poprvé Kateřina Svitková". fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Fotbalistou roku je Čech, do Síně slávy vstoupili mistři Evropy a Nedvěd". idnes.cz. March 21, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Kateřina Svitková fotbalistkou roku 2018". fotbal.cz (in Czech). FAČR. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Nejlepší střelkyní Svitková, osobností opět Pěničková". fotbal.cz. June 7, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nejlepší střelkyní 1. ligy žen slávistka Svitková". fotbal.cz. August 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  9. ^ FACR

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