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

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
126 April 2014Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic Estonia4–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
26–0
320 August 2014A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia1–04–1
42–0
53–0
61 December 2015Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Switzerland1–41–5UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
78 March 2017GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Italy2–52–62017 Cyprus Women's Cup
814 September 2017Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands1–08–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
96–0
1028 February 2018GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Belgium1–02–12018 Cyprus Women's Cup
117 March 2018 Slovakia5–25–2
1212 June 2018Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic Faroe Islands1–04–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
1331 August 2018Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Slovenia1–02–0
1430 August 2019Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
152–0
161 December 2020Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic Moldova4–07–0
179 April 2021Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic Switzerland1–01–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs
1813 April 2021Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland Switzerland1–01–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)
1927 November 2021Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic Netherlands1–02–22023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
201 September 2022AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus5–06–0
216 September 2022Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Belarus1–07–0
222–0
2315 November 2022Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania Romania2–12–1Friendly
2412 July 2024Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic Spain1–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
2525 October 2024Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica, Croatia Belarus2–08–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
263–1
2729 November 2024Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal Portugal1–01–1
283 December 2024Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic Portugal1–11–2
2921 February 2025Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia Croatia4–04–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
3025 February 2025Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice, Czech Republic Albania1–15–1
312–1
328 April 2025Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic Ukraine1–01–1
3330 May 2025Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic Croatia2–05–0

Honours

Slavia Prague

Chelsea

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]

Personal life

On 3 October 2025, Slavia Prague announced on Facebook Svitková's pregnancy and pause in her career.[17] On 27 February 2026, Svitková announced the birth of her daughter Zoe.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  17. ↑ "Čtyřnásobná nejlepší česká fotbalistka roku Svitková je těhotná". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "Reprezentantce Svitkové se narodila dcera". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kateřina_Svitková