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 SvitkováNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 April 2014 Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic 4–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification2 6–03 20 August 2014 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 1–0 4–1 4 2–05 3–06 1 December 2015 Stade de la Maladière, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 1–4 1–5 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying7 8 March 2017 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 2–5 2–6 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup8 14 September 2017 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–0 8–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification9 6–010 28 February 2018 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 2–1 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup11 7 March 2018 5–2 5–2 12 12 June 2018 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic 1–0 4–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 13 31 August 2018 Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 1–0 2–0 14 30 August 2019 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 1–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying15 2–016 1 December 2020 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic 4–0 7–0 17 9 April 2021 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs18 13 April 2021 Stockhorn Arena, Thun, Switzerland 1–0 1–1 (2–3 p)19 27 November 2021 Městský stadion, Ostrava, Czech Republic 1–0 2–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification20 1 September 2022 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 5–0 6–0 21 6 September 2022 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 7–0 22 2–023 15 November 2022 Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest, Romania 2–1 2–1 Friendly24 12 July 2024 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic 1–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying25 25 October 2024 Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica, Croatia 2–0 8–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs26 3–127 29 November 2024 Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal 1–0 1–128 3 December 2024 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic 1–1 1–229 21 February 2025 Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia 4–0 4–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League30 25 February 2025 Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice, Czech Republic 1–1 5–131 2–132 8 April 2025 Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic 1–0 1–133 30 May 2025 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic 2–0 5–0
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.
Personal life On 3 October 2025, Slavia Prague announced on Facebook Svitková's pregnancy and pause in her career. On 27 February 2026, Svitková announced the birth of her daughter Zoe.
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