# Kateřina Svitková

Kateřina Svitková (born 20 March 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team. She previously played for West Ham United and Chelsea.

## Early life

Svitková was born in Plzeň and played with the boys' teams at Viktoria Plzeň.

## Club career

Svitková was along Kirsten van de Ven the top assister of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, 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 Czech Women's First League.

## International career

Svitková made her debut for the Czech national team in a February 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying 6–1 loss against Italy, 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.
List of international goals scored by Kateřina Svitková :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 26 April 2014 | Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic | Estonia | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 26 April 2014 | Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic | Estonia | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 20 August 2014 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 20 August 2014 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 20 August 2014 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 1 December 2015 | Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–4 | 1–5 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 7 | 8 March 2017 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Italy | 2–5 | 2–6 | 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 8 | 14 September 2017 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 14 September 2017 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 28 February 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Belgium | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 11 | 7 March 2018 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Slovakia | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 12 | 12 June 2018 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13 | 31 August 2018 | Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | Slovenia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 30 August 2019 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 1–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 15 | 30 August 2019 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 2–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 16 | 1 December 2020 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic | Moldova | 4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 17 | 9 April 2021 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs |
| 18 | 13 April 2021 | Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs |
| 19 | 27 November 2021 | Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 1 September 2022 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 6 September 2022 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Belarus | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 6 September 2022 | Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Belarus | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 23 | 15 November 2022 | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania | Romania | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 12 July 2024 | Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic | Spain | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 25 | 25 October 2024 | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica, Croatia | Belarus | 2–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 26 | 25 October 2024 | Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica, Croatia | Belarus | 3–1 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 27 | 29 November 2024 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | Portugal | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 28 | 3 December 2024 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
| 29 | 21 February 2025 | Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia | Croatia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 30 | 25 February 2025 | Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | Albania | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 31 | 25 February 2025 | Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | Albania | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |

## Honours

Slavia Prague
* Czech Women's First League: 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2019-20
* Czech Women's Cup: 2014, 2016
Chelsea
* FA Women's Super League: 2022–23
* Women's FA Cup: 2022–23

## Media and broadcasting

Svitková joined Canal+ Sport in their Premier League coverage as studio analyst, as well as she joined ČT Sport in their UEFA Euro 2024 coverage.