Tomáš Holeš (born 31 March 1993) 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.[1]

Tomáš Holeš
Holeš playing for Jablonec in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Slavia Prague
Number 3
Youth career
Hradec Králové
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Hradec Králové 121 (4)
2017–2018Jablonec (loan) 18 (1)
2018–2019 Jablonec 53 (6)
2019– Slavia Prague 114 (12)
International career
2012–2015 Czech Republic U21 10 (0)
2020– Czech Republic 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:59, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:19, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Hradec Králové

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Before playing senior football, Holeš played in the youth league for Hradec Králové in 2011.[2] He debuted at 18 years old in a Czech First League match against Liberec.[3] Holeš captained Hradec Králové during the 2016–17 season.[4] 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.[5]

Later career

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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.[6] After a season at Jablonec he joined First League champions Slavia Prague in the summer of 2019.[7] On 6 January 2022, Holeš announced a new contract with Slavia Prague that will last until 2026.[8]

International career

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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.[9]

On 25 May 2021, Holeš was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 May 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hradec Králové 2011–12 Czech First League 12 0 0 0 12 0
2012–13 24 1 0 0 24 1
2013–14 Czech National Football League 14 1 0 0 14 1
2014–15 Czech First League 30 0 1 0 31 0
2015–16 Czech National Football League 26 1 3 1 29 2
2016–17 Czech First League 15 1 1 0 16 1
Total 121 4 5 1 126 5
Jablonec 2017–18 Czech First League 18 1 5 0 23 1
2018–19 35 5 2 1 6 0 43 6
Total 53 6 7 1 6 0 66 7
Slavia Prague 2019–20 Czech First League 15 1 2 0 1 0 18 1
2020–21 24 6 3 1 11 1 38 8
2021–22 27 2 2 0 13 1 42 3
2022–23 21 0 2 0 6 1 29 1
2023–24 27 3 1 0 11 0 39 3
Total 114 12 10 1 42 3 0 0 166 16
Career total 288 22 22 3 48 3 0 0 358 28

International

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As of 26 June 2024
Czech Republic
Year Apps Goals
2020 4 1
2021 12 1
2022 1 0
2023 9 0
2024 5 0
Total 31 2

International goals

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Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 October 2020 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus   Cyprus 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 27 June 2021 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary   Netherlands 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020

Honours

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Slavia Prague

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Tomáš HolešCzech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)  
  2. ^ "Prokopec: Práce s tímto kolektivem má smysl". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ Tůma, Jiří (19 February 2012). "Holeš prožil křest ohněm, hlídal slovenský expres". Hradecký Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Gól jsme dali po signálu, který se nepovedl, přiznal kapitán Hradce". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Hradečtí se fotili před sezonou, Holeš s nimi na snímku už není". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ^ Martin Sedlák (2 June 2018). "Holeš zažil v Jablonci jaro snů a získal smlouvu na čtyři roky" (in Czech). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Mistr posiluje. Slavia získala Hovorku s Holešem, Souček má novou smlouvu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Tomáš Holeš prodloužil v Edenu smlouvu" (in Czech). SK Slavia Praha. 6 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Trojlístek vyhlíží premiérové starty v reprezentaci". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. 7 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Česká reprezentace oznámila nominaci na UEFA EURO 2020 | Reprezentace". Czech Republic national football team (in Czech). 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Euro 2020, LIVE score updates: Netherlands vs Czech Republic Round of 16: Schick puts Czech 2-0 ahead against Netherlands". Sportstar. 27 June 2021.
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