Antonín Kinský (footballer, born 2003)
Czech footballer (born 2003)
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Antonín Kinský (born 13 March 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2017 | Tempo Prague | ||
| 2017–2018 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
| 2018–2020 | Dukla Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Dukla Prague | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2025 | Slavia Prague | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Vyškov (loan) | 43 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pardubice (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Czech Republic U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Czech Republic U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Czech Republic U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Czech Republic U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Czech Republic U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Youth career
Kinský played youth football for Tempo Prague, moving to Bohemians 1905 in 2017. In 2018, at the age of 15, he moved to Dukla Prague.[1]
Early career
Kinský made his senior debut for Dukla Prague on 14 July 2020, in a 2–1 Czech National Football League win against Třinec. He made his Czech Cup debut on 26 August of the same year, keeping a clean sheet for Dukla in a 4–0 away win against Admira Prague.[2] In July 2021 he transferred to Slavia Prague, signing a four-year contract.[3] He was repeatedly called the greatest Czech goalkeeping talent of his generation.[1][4]
Between 2022 and 2024, Kinský was on loan in MFK Vyškov and FK Pardubice.[4] He made his Czech First League debut on 22 July 2023, at the age of 20, in Pardubice's 0–1 home loss against Bohemians 1905.[5] He was shown the red card in Pardubice's second league match of the season, receiving a four-match suspension, and went on to miss a number of further matches due to injury. His next league appearance came in December 2023, when he played in a 2–1 loss against Sparta Prague, before keeping the first First League clean sheet of his career in a 2–0 win against Slovan Liberec the same month.[6] Having played just four times before the mid-season break, Kinský went on to feature for Pardubice 14 times in the second half of the season before returning to his parent club.
After the 2023–24 season, Kinský originally decided not to extend his contract in Slavia.[7] Following an injury to Slavia's number one goalkeeper Jindřich Staněk, before the 2024–25 season, the club offered Kinský the position of number one goalkeeper.[8] Based on that, Kinský changed his decision and extended his contract in Slavia Prague.[9] He conceded just one goal in his first nine league matches of the 2024–25 season.[10]
Tottenham Hotspur
2024–25 season
On 5 January 2025, Kinský signed for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on a six-and-a-half year deal for an estimated £12.5m.[11][12] He made his debut on 8 January in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final against Liverpool, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win.[13] Kinský was not eligible to play for Tottenham in the knockout phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League and was not listed in the squad, but the club awarded him a medal after winning the competition.[14][15]
2025–26 season
Kinský made his first competitive appearance of the season for Spurs in the EFL Cup on 24 September 2025 against Doncaster Rovers.[16] He kept a clean sheet as Tottenham won the match 3–0.[17] He also played the club's next EFL Cup match which was against Newcastle United on 29 October. Spurs lost 2–0 and head coach Thomas Frank highlighted an error from Kinský which led to the second goal.[18] He made his first UEFA Champions League appearance for Spurs in a 5–2 away defeat to Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the round of 16.[19] He made two crucial mistakes early on that led to opposition goals and was substituted after just 17 minutes.[20]
International career
Kinský was a regular member of the youth national teams. He regularly played for the Czech youth national teams since the U15 category.[21] He was originally in the Czech Republic U21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but he had to be replaced due to injury.[22] He received his first call-up for the Czech Republic senior team in October 2024 ahead of Nations League matches against Albania and Ukraine.[10]
Personal life
Kinský is the son of Antonín Kinský, who is a former member of the Czech national team, winner of the Czech First League and part of his national team's squad at UEFA Euro 2004.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 March 2026[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dukla Prague | 2019–20 | Czech National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Czech National League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Slavia Prague | 2021–22 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Vyškov (loan) | 2021–22 | Czech National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Czech National League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Pardubice (loan) | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2024–25[24] | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[25] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 0 | ||
- Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Czech National League promotion play-offs
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
