Tomáš Holeš (born 31 March 1993) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a

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for Fortuna Liga club

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and the Czech national team.

Club career

Hradec Králové

Before playing senior football, Holeš played in the youth league for Hradec Králové in 2011. He debuted at 18 years old in a

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match against

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. Holeš captained

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during the 2016–17 season. Holeš started the 2017–18 season going into the final year of his contract with

, sitting out the traditional team photo at the start of the season.

Later career

After spending the second half of the

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on loan at Jablonec, who he helped to Europa League qualification, Holeš joined Jablonec on a permanent transfer, signing a four-year contract. After a season at Jablonec he joined First League champions

in the summer of 2019. On 6 January 2022, Holeš announced a new contract with Slavia Prague that will last until 2026.

International career

Having represented Czech Republic U21, Holeš debuted for the senior side in a

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match against

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on 7 September 2020, playing the full 90 minutes as the Czech Republic lost 1–2. On 25 May 2021, Holeš was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed

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tournament. On 27 June 2021, he scored the Czech Republic's first goal in the 68th minute and provided an assist for the second goal 12 minutes later in a 2–0 win over

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to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 quarterfinals.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

''Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.''

Honours

Slavia Prague *

: 2019–20,

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Individual *

Player of the Season: 2021–22 *

Midfield of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holes, Tomas 1993 births Living people Footballers from the Vysočina Region Sportspeople from Nové Město na Moravě Czech men's footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Men's association football utility players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players FC Hradec Králové players FK Jablonec players SK Slavia Prague players UEFA Euro 2020 players UEFA Euro 2024 players 21st-century Czech sportsmen