Kateřina Svitková

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]

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

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.^[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

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

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

Slavia Prague

• Czech Women's First League: 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2019-20
• Czech Women's Cup: 2014, 2016

Chelsea

• FA Women's Super League: 2022–23
• Women's FA Cup: 2022–23

Media and broadcasting

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

1. "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.

External links

• Kateřina Svitková at Soccerway