# Tomáš Čvančara

Tomáš Čvančara (born 13 August 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach 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 Serie A side Empoli, scoring one goal in 10 league matches.
Čvančara spent the 2019–20 season on loan at Czech second division club Slavoj Vyšehrad, where he scored 13 times in 21 league appearances.
At the beginning of 2020–21 Czech First League, Čvančara was sent to Opava on loan.

### Sparta Prague

On 20 December 2021, Čvančara signed a multi-year contract with Czech giants Sparta Prague, playing 15 league matches and scored seven goals. On 28 January, after a fight with Sigma Olomouc 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 2022-23 Czech First League, 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 Borussia Mönchengladbach. On 22 July 2023, he scored in the first three minutes in his debut, a friendly match against 1. FC Saarbrücken. In a 5–1 victory against VFB Stuttgart 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 TuS Bersenbrück. On 19 August, he scored his first two Bundesliga goals in a 4-4 draw with FC Augsburg, 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 Poland during the Euro 2024 qualifiers.

## Controversy

In May 2023, Čvančara and his then-Sparta Prague teammate Jan Mejdro were allegedly caught with drug abuse; Čvančara was tested negative.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jablonec | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Jablonec | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jablonec | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Jablonec | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 9 |
| Jablonec | Total | Total | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 10 |
| Slavoj Vyšehrad (loan) | 2019–20 | Fortuna národní liga | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 13 |
| Opava (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Sparta Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 |
| Sparta Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15 |
| Sparta Prague | Total | Total | 39 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 24 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 21 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Total | Total | 41 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 136 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 162 | 53 |
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 11 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Czech Republic | 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 1 |
    As of match played 24 March 2023
    Czech Republic score listed first, score column indicates score after each Čvančara goal.
List of international goals scored by Tomáš Čvančara :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 24 March 2023 | Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | 1 | Poland | 2–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |

## Honours

Sparta Prague
* Czech First League: 2022–23