Kateřina Svitková (born 20 March 1996) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Czech Republic national team. She previously played for

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and Chelsea.

Early life

Svitková was born in

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and played with the boys' teams at

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Club career

Svitková was along

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the top assister of the

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, where Slavia reached the quarterfinals. Svitková was named 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 Czech Footballer of the Year (women). In the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season she was the top scorer of the

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International career

Svitková made her debut for the Czech national team in a February 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying 6–1 loss against

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, and went on to lead the team's scoring in those qualifiers with 5 goals.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svitková goal.''

Honours

Slavia Prague *

: 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2019-20 *

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: 2014, 2016 Chelsea *

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: 2022–23 *

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: 2022–23

Media and broadcasting

Svitková joined Canal+ Sport in their

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coverage as studio analyst, as well as she joined

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in their

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coverage.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svitkova, Katerina 1996 births Living people Czech women's footballers 21st-century Czech sportswomen Czech expatriate women's footballers Czech Republic women's international footballers FC Viktoria Plzeň players Women's association football midfielders SK Slavia Prague (women) players Footballers from Plzeň Expatriate women's footballers in England Czech expatriate sportspeople in England West Ham United F.C. Women players Chelsea F.C. Women players Czech Women's First League players Women's Super League players