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Kateřina Svitková

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Kateřina Svitková
Svitková with Slavia Prague in 2018
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 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
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)
2022–2024 Chelsea 3 (0)
2024 → Slavia Prague (loan) 5 (1)
2024– Slavia Prague 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 26 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Kateřina Svitková (born 20 March 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.[2] She previously played for West Ham United[1][3] and Chelsea.[4][5]

Early life

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

Club career

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Svitková was along Kirsten van de Ven the top assister of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, where Slavia reached the quarterfinals.[6] Svitková was named 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).[7][8][9][10][11] In the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season she was the top scorer of the Czech Women's First League.[12][13]

International career

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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.[14]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svitková goal.
List of international goals scored by Kateřina Svitková
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
24 12 July 2024 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic  Spain 1–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

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Slavia Prague

Chelsea

Media and broadcasting

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Svitková joined Canal+ Sport in their Premier League coverage as studio analyst,[15] as well as she joined ČT Sport in their UEFA Euro 2024 coverage.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "West Ham United sign Czech Republic international Kateřina Svitková". West Ham United F.C. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Katerina Svitkova completes transfer to Slavia Prague". Chelsea F.C. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Slávistky hlásí první změny v týmu". SK Slavia Prague. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Katerina Svitkova joins Chelsea Women". Chelsea F.C. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Katerina Svitkova joins Slavia Prague on loan". Chelsea F.C. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ UEFA
  7. ^ "Fotbalistkou roku 2015 poprvé Kateřina Svitková". FAČR (in Czech). 22 March 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Fotbalistou roku je Čech, do Síně slávy vstoupili mistři Evropy a Nedvěd". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Kateřina Svitková fotbalistkou roku 2018". FAČR (in Czech). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Kateřina Svitková potřetí Fotbalistkou roku". FAČR (in Czech). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Tomáš Souček a Kateřina Svitková obhájili vítězství v anketě Fotbalista roku". FAČR (in Czech). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Nejlepší střelkyní Svitková, osobností opět Pěničková". FAČR (in Czech). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Nejlepší střelkyní 1. ligy žen slávistka Svitková". FAČR (in Czech). 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Kateřina Svitková". FAČR (in Czech).
  15. ^ Lizec, Jiří (16 May 2024). "Reprezentantka v roli fotbalové expertky: Samozřejmě se najdou lidi, co mě budou hejtit". Sport.cz. Borgis. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  16. ^ Lizec, Jiří (14 June 2024). "Euro bude na ČT spolukomentovat žena. Na české zápasy dostala důvěru osvědčená dvojice". Sport.cz. Borgis. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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