Tomáš Čvančara (born 13 August 2000) 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.

Club career

Early career

On 11 March 2018, Čvančara debuted for Jablonec as a starter against Baník Ostrava in a 2:0 victory. In January 2019, he was sent on loan to the youth academy of

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side

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, scoring one goal in 10 league matches. Čvančara spent the 2019–20 season on loan at Czech second division club

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, where he scored 13 times in 21 league appearances. At the beginning of

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, Čvančara was sent to

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on loan.

Sparta Prague

On 20 December 2021, Čvančara signed a multi-year contract with Czech giants

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, playing 15 league matches and scored seven goals. On 28 January, after a fight with

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defender Tomáš Vraštil, Čvančara suffered a concussion and was briefly unconscious. He missed the rest of the season due to a thigh muscle injury. In the

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, he scored 12 goals in 24 appearances for the club.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 14 July 2023, Čvančara signed a five-year contract with German side

. On 22 July 2023, he scored in the first three minutes in his debut, a friendly match against

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. In a 5–1 victory against

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on 29 July, Čvančara scored an excellent hat-trick with a freekick to complete it, leading Borussia Mönchengladbach to win the pre-season tournament. On 11 August 2023, Čvančara scored his first two goals and provided an assist on his official debut for the club in the first round of the 2023-24 DFB-Pokal against

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. On 19 August, he scored his first two

goals in a 4-4 draw with

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, including a last-minute penalty he scored to equalize.

International career

On 24 March 2023, Čvančara made his debut and scored his first goal for the Czech Republic national team in a 3–1 victory against

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during the

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Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Čvančara goal.''

Honours

Sparta Prague *

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