.jpg.webp) Kalvach with Sigma Olomouc in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukáš Kalvach | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Olomouc, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 128 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Czech Republic U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Czech Republic | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023 | |||
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.
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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Táborsko (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech National Football League | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Sigma Olomouc | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 67 | 3 | |||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | |
| 2020–21 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Total | 128 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 210 | 11 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 14 | ||
References
- ↑ "Lukáš Kalvach". FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ↑ "Viktorii posílí záložník Lukáš Kalvach ze Sigmy Olomouc". fcviktoria.cz (in Czech). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "Nominace Poprvé nominován Lukáš Kalvach, vrací se Michael Krmenčík". repre.fotbal.cz (in Czech). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "Czech Republic v Northern Ireland game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
External links
- Lukáš Kalvach on Viktoria Plzeň's official website
- Lukáš Kalvach at WorldFootball.net
- Lukáš Kalvach at Soccerway