Klára Cahynová (born 20 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Real Sociedad and the Czech Republic women's national team.[1]

Klára Cahynová
Cahynová with Turbine Potsdam in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Zlín, Czech Republic
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Real Sociedad
Number 22
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 UNOH Racers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Slovácko
2011–2018 Slavia Prague 67 (23)
2018–2020 Turbine Potsdam 37 (0)
2020–2021 Slavia Prague
2021–2024 Sevilla 80 (2)
2024– Real Sociedad 0 (0)
International career
2011– Czech Republic 108 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2024

Career

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Cahynová first played the Czech Women's First League in Slovácko. She made her debut for the national team on 3 June 2011 in a friendly match against Nigeria,[2] and that summer she signed for Slavia Prague, with which she first played the UEFA Champions League, reaching the quarterfinals. In the 2017–18 winter transfer window she moved to Turbine Potsdam in the German Bundesliga.[3][4] In the 2021–22 summer transfer window she moved to Sevilla FC in the Spanish Liga F.[5] On 26 July 2024, Cahynová signed a contract with another Spanish club Real Sociedad until end of the 2025–2026 season.[6]

Cahynová was voted footballer of the year at the 2023 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).[7]

Goals for the Czech WNT in official competitions
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014–04–26 Opava   Estonia 1 6–0 2
2014–06–18 Prague   North Macedonia 1 5–2

Honours

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Slavia Prague
Individual

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 April 2014 Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic   Estonia 2–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 18 June 2014 FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic   North Macedonia 1–0 5–2
3. 7 June 2016 Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic   Northern Ireland 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4. 30 August 2019 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova   Moldova 5–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
5. 27 October 2020 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic   Azerbaijan 1–0 3–0
6. 1 December 2020   Moldova 2–0 7–0
7. 19 February 2023 CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia   Jamaica 2–1 3–2 2023 Cup of Nations
8. 22 September 2023 Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia   Slovenia 2–0 2–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
9. 26 September 2023 Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica, Croatia   Belarus 2–0 2–1

References

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  1. ^ Profile in Slavia's website
  2. ^ Klára Cahynová at FAČR (in Czech)
  3. ^ "Fotbalová reprezentantka Cahynová odešla ze Slavie do Německa". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ Brandhorst, Christoph (2 February 2018). "Last-Minute-Neuzugang: Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet tschechische Nationalspielerin" (in German). sportbuzzer.de. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Klára Cahynová novou posilou španělské Sevilly". FAČR (in Czech). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Experiencia y calidad para el centro del campo". Real Sociedad (in Spanish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Centropol Fotbalista roku 2023: potřetí vyhrál Tomáš Souček, mezi ženami uspěla Klára Cahynová". FAČR (in Czech). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.