Ondřej Kolář (footballer)

Ondřej Kolář (born 17 October 1994) is a Czech professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Slavia Prague in the Czech First League.

Ondřej Kolář
Kolář with Slavia Prague in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Liberec, Czech Republic
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Slavia Prague
Number 1
Youth career
Slovan Liberec
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Slovan Liberec 30 (0)
2013Varnsdorf (loan) 1 (0)
2016Varnsdorf (loan) 7 (0)
2018– Slavia Prague 155 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Czech Republic U18 4 (0)
2012–2013 Czech Republic U19 4 (0)
2014 Czech Republic U20 3 (0)
2016 Czech Republic U21 1 (0)
2019– Czech Republic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career edit

Kolář made his league debut when on loan at Varnsdorf from Slovan Liberec, in Varnsdorf's Czech National Football League 2–1 loss at Vlašim on 4 May 2013.[citation needed]

Slavia Prague edit

His 2018 transfer to Slavia Prague, worth €1 million, made him the most expensive goalkeeper signing in Czech First League history.[1]

On 26 July 2018, Slavia Prague announced that Kolář had signed a new contract until June 2022.[2]

On 29 August 2020, Kolář scored a last minute penalty in a 3–0 win against Příbram.[3]

During a Europa League game with Rangers on 18 March 2021, Kolář was stretchered off with a fractured skull after a reckless play by Kemar Roofe.[4][5] The incident resulted in Roofe receiving a four-match ban by the UEFA and Kolář being forced to wear a head guard for, according to Kolář, the remainder of his career.[6]

International career edit

On 17 November 2019, Kolář debuted for the Czech senior squad in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group A match against Bulgaria.[7]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 22 July 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slovan Liberec 2012–13 Czech First League 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013–14 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 16 0 1 0 0 0 17 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 13 0 1 0 14 0
Total 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Varnsdorf (loan) 2012–13 Czech National Football League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Varnsdorf (loan) 2016–17 Czech National Football League 7 0 0 0 7 0
Slavia Prague 2017–18 Czech First League 14 0 3 0 17 0
2018–19 33 0 2 0 14 0 49 0
2019–20 31 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 41 0
2020–21 31 1 3 0 14 0 48 1
2021–22 15 0 0 0 6 0 21 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 124 1 9 0 42 0 1 0 176 1
Career total 162 1 11 0 42 0 1 0 216 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Milionová spirála ve fotbalové lize. Sparta a Slavia zas trhají rekordy". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Ondřej Kolář prolonged his contract until 2022". SK Slavia Prague. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Slavia porazila Příbram 3:0. Třetí gól trefil z penalty brankář Kolář". Deník (in Czech). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Slavia Prague goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar suffers skull fracture after gruesome Kemar Roofe challenge". Glasgow Times. 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Brutální kopačka do obličeje, Kolář v krvi. Zlomená čelní kost, vyrábí se maska". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Jako Čech až do konce kariéry. Brankář Slavie Kolář oznámil, že helmu už při fotbale nesundá". Czech Radio (in Czech). 9 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ Povejšil, Vojtěch (17 November 2019). "Hořká premiéra Koláře: Takhle jsem si to nepředstavoval, nehráli jsme dobře" [Kolář's bitter debut: I didn't imagine it like this. We didn't play well]. Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech).
  8. ^ "O.Kolář". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

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