Jitka Chlastáková (born 13 October 1993) is a

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former

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who played as

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for Czech clubs

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

, Bohemians Prague,

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, and

Dukla Prague Dukla Prague () was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi-finals of the ...

, German club

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, and Australian club

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. She also played internationally for the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Chlastáková played in her youth for Czech clubs TJ Řepín, Pšovka Mělník, and FC Mělník. Chlastáková played for

from 2008 to 2013. In 2014, Chlastáková played for Bohemians Prague. In 2014, Chlastáková joined Sparta Prague's rivals

and played there until 2019. In 2018, Chlastáková played for

. During her time at the club she scored once in six appearances. In July 2019, Chlastáková transferred to German club

. She played for the club in the

Frauen-Bundesliga The Frauen-Bundesliga (German language, German for ''Women's Federal League''), currently known as the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany. I ...

until March 2020, scoring 2 goals in 14 league appearances and making a single appearance in the

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. After a year with Jena, In July 2020, Chlastáková returned to Sparta Prague as the first signing under new coach Martin Masaryk as a six-time champion of the

Czech Women's First League The Czech Women's First League (), known as the FORTUNA=LIGA for sponsorship reasons, is the top level women's football league of the Czech Republic. The league is dominated by teams of Prague. Slavia Prague won the last championships, Sparta Prag ...

. In November 2022, joined Australian

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club

for the

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season. In October 2023, it was confirmed that she departed the club ahead of the

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season.

International career

Chlastáková represented the Czech Republic at youth level, playing 11 times for the under-19 national team from 2010 until 2012. Chlastáková played for the Czech Republic senior national team. She made her international debut on 19 September 2012 in a match against

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during the Euro 2013 qualifying stage, being substituted on to replace Adéla Pivoňková in the 68th minute of the 2–0 victory. In February 2019, Chlastáková was called up to the Czech Republic's squad for the

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. She played in the 4–2 defeat to

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and then scored the winning goal in injury time of the 2–1 victory over

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. She also played in the 2–1 victory over

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and in the fifth place game against

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, she scored the only goal of the 2–1 defeat. While playing in Australia for

, Chlastáková was called up to the Czech Republic's squad for the 2023 Cup of Nations taking place in Australia. She played in their 4–0 defeat against

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, but was an unused substitute in their 3–2 victory over

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and 3–0 to

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. Chlastáková played 56 games for the senior national team and scored 6 goals.

Personal life

Chlastáková was born in

Mělník Mělník (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...

, Czech Republic on 13 October 1993.

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