Barbora Votíková (born 13 September 1996) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Czech Republic national team. Known as Bára, she is also a

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Club career

Born in

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, 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

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later. In 2013 at the age of 17, she started to play for club's senior team. In 2014, Votíková joined

with whom she played in

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for the first time. During 2017–18 season, she helped her club reach the quarter-finals of Champions League. On 25 August 2021, French club

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signed Votíková on a two-year deal. In April 2022, Votíková suffered an ACL rupture in her right knee and did not play for the remainder of the season. Votíková returned after her injury in February 2023, playing a friendly match against

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. On 8 June 2023,

announced that Votíková would be leaving the club as her contract expired. On 17 August 2023, Votíková signed a two-year contract with English club

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. She made her first league start against rivals Arsenal on 16 December 2023, keeping a clean sheet and winning player of the match. On 15 August 2024, Votíková signed a three-year contract with

International career

Votíková is a former Czech youth international. She appeared for under-19 team at qualification stage of

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and

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. 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

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Outside football

Votíková started her

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channel on 12 April 2015. In 2021,

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magazine ranked her sixth in most paid YouTubers from Czech Republic. She also appeared in Czech films such as ''Pepa'' (2018) and ''Cena za štěstí'' (2019). From July 2021 to October 2024, Votíková held a fashion company named ''Barbes'' with her former girlfriend, poker player Barbora Mlejnková. Since March 2022 Votíková has her own company ''Barawood''.

Personal life

In 2019, a book called ''Bára Votíková: Trochu jinak'' () written by herself was published. She

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in the book.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Slavia Prague *

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20 *

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: 2015–16 Paris Saint-Germain *

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: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile on SK Slavia Prague website

YouTube channel
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