Kateřina Svitková


Kateřina Svitková is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United of the English FA WSL and the Czech Republic women's national football team. She previously played for Slavia Prague.

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 and 2019 Czech Footballer of the Year. In the 2016–17 and 2017–18 season she was the top scorer of the Czech First Division.

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.

International goals