Lukáš Kalvach

Lukáš Kalvach (born 19 July 1995) is a Czech footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.

Lukáš Kalvach
Kalvach with Sigma Olomouc in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lukáš Kalvach
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995
Place of birth Olomouc, Czech Republic
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Viktoria Plzeň
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2015 Sigma Olomouc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Sigma Olomouc B 26 (2)
2016–2017 → Táborsko (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2019 Sigma Olomouc 59 (2)
2019– Viktoria Plzeň 50 (5)
National team‡
2013–2014 Czech Republic U19 10 (0)
2014 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2019– Czech Republic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2019

Club career

Kalvach began his career playing at youth level for hometown club Sigma Olomouc. He was assigned to the reserve squad in 2015, making 26 appearances and scoring twice during the 2015–16 Czech National Football League season. He spent the following season on loan at Táborsko, for whom he appeared 25 times. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, he joined Sigma Olomouc's senior squad and broke into the first team, making a total of 30 appearances in that season and 37 in the next, including in cup and Europa League matches. He scored his first senior goal on 20 September 2017, in an 8–0 cup win against Sokol Živanice. On 2 March 2019, he scored a brace in a 4–0 league win against Dukla Prague.

On 16 May 2019, Kalvach joined Viktoria Plzeň on a three-year deal.[1]

International career

Kalvach has represented Czech Republic at under-19 and under-20 levels. On 2 September 2019, he received his first call-up to the senior side.[2] He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a friendly against Northern Ireland. He started the game and was substituted at half-time, with his team down 0–3.[3]

References
  1. "Viktorii posílí záložník Lukáš Kalvach ze Sigmy Olomouc". fcviktoria.cz (in Czech). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. "Nominace Poprvé nominován Lukáš Kalvach, vrací se Michael Krmenčík". repre.fotbal.cz (in Czech). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. "Czech Republic v Northern Ireland game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.


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