Ondřej Kolář (born 17 October 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech First League club Slavia Prague. He made a single appearance for the Czech Republic in 2019.
Club career In the 2016–17 season, Kolář spent the first half on loan at Varnsdorf in the second-tier Czech National Football League, before playing with the Liberec junior side in the second half.
Kolář transferred to Slavia Prague in January 2018 with a worth €1 million, making him the most expensive goalkeeper signing in Czech First League history. On 26 July that year, he signed a new contract until June 2022.
In the 2019–20 season, Kolář kept his 17th clean sheet in his 25th match of the season, equalling the league record of clean sheets in a season held by Zdeněk Jánoš and Petr Čech. Earlier that season, Kolář recorded a sequence of 788 minutes without conceding a goal in the league, second of all time behind Čech's mark from the 2001–02 season. He finished the season on a new record 23 clean sheets from 31 games. He also reached his 50th clean sheet in 101 matches, becoming the fastest player to that mark. He was recognised for these achievements by being awarded the league's Player of the Season accolade by the .
On 29 August 2020, Kolář scored a last minute penalty in a 3–0 victory against Příbram. During a Europa League match against Rangers on 18 March 2021, he was stretchered off with a fractured skull after a ducking into the boot of Kemar Roofe. The incident resulted in UEFA giving Roofe a four-match ban and Kolář being forced to wear a head guard for the remainder of his career.
Kolář lost his status as Slavia's first choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2022–23 season behind Aleš Mandous. On 2 October 2022, he kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 league victory over Slovan Liberec.
International career On 17 November 2019, Kolář made his debut for the senior Czech Republic national team in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Bulgaria. He conceded a goal in the second half from a set piece as Bulgaria won the game 1–0. He was not selected for the UEFA Euro 2020 after expressing health concerns following recovery from a head injury.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCzech CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSlovan Liberec2012–13Czech First League0000——102013–14Czech First League1000——002014–15Czech First League1601000—1702015–16Czech First League0000—00002016–17Czech First League000000—002017–18Czech First League13010——140Total300200000320Varnsdorf (loan)2012–13Czech National Football League1000——10Varnsdorf (loan)2016–17Czech National Football League7000——70Slavia Prague2017–18Czech First League14030——1702018–19Czech First League33020140—4902019–20Czech First League3101080104102020–21Czech First League31130140—4812021–22Czech First League1500060—2102022–23Czech First League2504040—3302023–24Czech First League601040—1102025–26Czech First League20———20Total1571140500102221Career total1951160500102621
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic201910Total10
Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2024–25 Czech Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23 Czech-Slovak Supercup: 2019
References
External links
Ondřej Kolář profile on the SK Slavia Prague official website