Lukáš Kalvach
Czech footballer (born 1995)
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Lukáš Kalvach (born 19 July 1995) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC and the Czech Republic national team.
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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 | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qatar SC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2025 | Viktoria Plzeň | 190 | (16) |
| 2025– | Qatar SC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Czech Republic U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Czech Republic U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Czech Republic | 5 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2024 | |||
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.[citation needed]
On 16 May 2019, Kalvach joined Viktoria Plzeň on a three-year deal.[2]
On 18 June 2025, Kalvach signed a contract with Qatar SC as a free agent.[3]
International career
Having represented various Czech youth teams, Kalvach received his first call-up to the senior team on 2 September 2019.[4] On 14 October 2019, he debuted as a starter in a friendly match against Northern Ireland which ended in a 2-3 loss for the Czechs.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 March 2024
| 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 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
| Total | 143 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 225 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 17 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2024 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Georgia | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League |
