Tomáš Čvančara
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 Čvančara in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Neratovice, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Celtic (on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Slavia Prague | ||
| 2018–2019 | Jablonec | ||
| 2019 | → Empoli (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Jablonec | 24 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Slavoj Vyšehrad (loan) | 21 | (13) |
| 2021 | → Opava (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sparta Prague | 39 | (19) |
| 2023– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 49 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | → Antalyaspor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Celtic (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017-2018 | Czech Republic U18 | 14 | (6) |
| 2018 | Czech Republic U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Czech Republic U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Czech Republic | 8 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Tomáš Čvančara (born 13 August 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the Czech Republic national team.
Early career
On 11 March 2018, Čvančara debuted for Jablonec as a starter against Baník Ostrava in a 2:0 victory.[citation needed]
In January 2019, he was sent on loan to the youth academy of Serie A side Empoli,[2] scoring one goal in 10 league matches.[3]
Čvančara spent the 2019–20 season on loan at Czech second division club Slavoj Vyšehrad, where he scored 13 times in 21 league appearances.[4]
At the beginning of 2020–21 Czech First League, Čvančara was sent to Opava on loan.[5]
Sparta Prague
On 20 December 2021, Čvančara signed a multi-year contract with Czech giants Sparta Prague,[6] playing 15 league matches and scored seven goals.[citation needed] On 28 January, after a fight with Sigma Olomouc defender Tomáš Vraštil, Čvančara suffered a concussion and was briefly unconscious.[7] He missed the rest of the season due to a thigh muscle injury.[8]
In the 2022-23 Czech First League, he scored 12 goals in 24 appearances for the club.[9]
Borussia Mönchengladbach
On 14 July 2023, Čvančara signed a five-year contract with German side Borussia Mönchengladbach.[10] On 22 July 2023, he scored in the first three minutes in his debut, a 2–1 friendly win against third-tier side 1. FC Saarbrücken.[11] In a 5–1 friendly tournament victory against VFB Stuttgart on 29 July, Čvančara scored a hat-trick including a goal from a direct free kick.[12]
On 11 August 2023, Čvančara scored his first two competitive goals and provided an assist on his official debut for the club in the first round of the 2023-24 DFB-Pokal against TuS Bersenbrück.[13] On 19 August, he scored his first two Bundesliga goals in a 4–4 draw with FC Augsburg, including a last-minute penalty which secured a draw.[14]
Antalyaspor (loan)
On 26 July 2025, Čvančara joined Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor on a one-year loan deal.[15]
Celtic (loan)
On 22 January 2026, Čvančara was loaned to Scottish club Celtic until the end of the season.[16] On 25 January he made his debut for Celtic, contributing an assist in a 2-2 draw away to Heart of Midlothian.[17] On 1 February, he made his home debut for Celtic, scoring a header to open the scoring in a 2–0 win over Falkirk. [18]
International career
On 24 March 2023, Čvančara made his debut and scored his first goal for the Czech Republic national team in a 3–1 victory against Poland during the Euro 2024 qualifiers.[19]
Čvančara was left out of the Czech Republic squad for the March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs due to his comments suggesting he was not currently focused on international duty.[20] Head coach Miroslav Koubek said at a press conference that he would not prioritize selecting a player who does not consider representing the national team a priority.[21] Koubek’s response followed Čvančara’s February interview, in which he described a potential call-up as an honor but not a current career goal, adding that he preferred to focus on his club performances and prove himself at Celtic.[22]
