Ondřej Kolář (born 17 October 1994) 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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. He made a single appearance for the

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in 2019.

Club career

In the 2016–17 season, Kolář spent the first half on loan at

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in the second-tier

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, before playing with the Liberec junior side in the second half. Kolář transferred to

in January 2018 with a worth €1 million, making him the most expensive goalkeeper signing in

history. On 26 July that year, he signed a new contract until June 2022. In the 2019–20 season, Kolář kept his 17th

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in his 25th match of the season, equalling the league record of clean sheets in a season held by and

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. Earlier that season, Kolář recorded a sequence of 788 minutes without conceding a goal in the league, second of all time behind Čech's mark from the 2001–02 season. He finished the season on a new record 23 clean sheets from 31 games. He also reached his 50th clean sheet in 101 matches, becoming the fastest player to that mark. He was recognised for these achievements by being awarded the league's Player of the Season accolade by the . On 29 August 2020, Kolář scored a last minute

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in a 3–0 victory against

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. During a

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match against

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on 18 March 2021, he was stretchered off with a fractured skull after a ducking into the boot of Kemar Roofe. The incident resulted in

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giving Roofe a four-match ban and Kolář being forced to wear a head guard for the remainder of his career. Kolář lost his status as Slavia's first choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2022–23 season behind

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. On 2 October 2022, kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 league victory

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International career

On 17 November 2019, Kolář made his debut for the senior Czech Republic national team in a

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match against

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. He conceded a goal in the second half from a set piece as Bulgaria won the game 1–0. He was not selected for the

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after expressing health concerns following recovery from a head injury.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Slavia Prague *

: 2018–19, 2019–20,

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, 2024–25 *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19,

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References

External links

* * *
Ondřej Kolář
profile on the SK Slavia Prague official website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kolar, Ondrej Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers 1994 births Living people Czech First League players FC Slovan Liberec players SK Slavia Prague players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Liberec FK Varnsdorf players Czech National Football League players 21st-century Czech sportsmen