Tomáš Holeš


Tomáš Holeš is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, right-back or defensive midfielder for Fortuna Liga club Slavia Prague and the Czech national team.
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Club career

Hradec Králové

Before playing senior football, Holeš played in the youth league for Hradec Králové in 2011. He debuted at 18 years old in a Czech First League match against Liberec. Holeš captained Hradec Králové during the 2016–17 season. Holeš started the 2017–18 season going into the final year of his contract with Hradec Králové, sitting out the traditional team photo at the start of the season.

Later career

After spending the second half of the 2017–18 Czech First League on loan at Jablonec, who he helped to Europa League qualification, Holeš joined Jablonec on a permanent transfer, signing a four-year contract. After a season at Jablonec he joined First League champions Slavia Prague in the summer of 2019. On 6 January 2022, Holeš announced a new contract with Slavia Prague that will last until 2026.

International career

Having represented Czech Republic U21, Holeš debuted for the senior side in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland on 7 September 2020, playing the full 90 minutes as the Czech Republic lost 1–2.
On 25 May 2021, Holeš was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. On 27 June 2021, he scored the Czech Republic's first goal in the 68th minute and provided an assist for the second goal 12 minutes later in a 2–0 win over Netherlands to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 quarterfinals.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 October 2020AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus1–02–1Friendly
227 June 2021Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020

Honours

Slavia Prague
Individual