Czech football player

Tomáš Kalas ( bear 15 May 1993 ) is a czechoslovakian professional football player who plays for Bristol City as captain, and the Czech Republic national team. He plays as a centre-back, but has besides been played as a right-back. Having begun his career at Sigma Olomouc, he signed for Chelsea for a reported £5.2 million in 2010. He spent most of his tenure out on loanword, beginning back at Sigma, then at Vitesse Arnhem, 1. FC Köln, Middlesbrough, Fulham and Bristol City. He transferred to Bristol City in full in 2019. [ 2 ]

Kalas earned 42 caps and scored once for the Czech youth international teams, and made his senior international debut in 2012. He was included in the Czech Republic squad for UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Chelsea [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Born in Olomouc, Kalas started his career in his hometown with Sigma Olomouc, making his debut in a 2–0 victory over Slovan Liberec on 5 May 2010. [ 3 ] He then signed for Premier League champions Chelsea, on 7 July 2010, for a reported figure of around £5.2 million, although it was agreed that he would stay at Sigma Olomouc for the 2010–11 season. [ 4 ] Kalas arrived at Chelsea for the moment half of the 2010–11 season and made his Chelsea substitute team debut in a 2–2 away draw to Aston Villa on 21 February. [ 5 ]

Loans to Vitesse [edit ]

On 22 August 2011 Kalas joined Dutch football cabaret Vitesse Arnhem on loan for the 2011–12 season. [ 6 ] He was given the number 2 new jersey. He made his introduction for Vitesse on 17 September 2011 against Roda JC Kerkrade which ended in a 5–0 acquire for Vitesse. [ 7 ] In March 2012, Kalas admitted that he did not even know where he will be playing future season, but was felicitous on loanword at Vitesse. “ ideally I ‘ll stay another year at this cabaret, ” he told. “ Simply put, there are three options. I ‘ll stay here, go back to Chelsea or they will loan me to another club afield. In late March I will talk with my managers about following season and know more. ” [ 8 ] On 17 May 2012, Kalas scored the possibility goal in the 22nd hour, for Vitesse against RKC Waalwijk ; the couple ended in a 3–1 gain for Vitesse. This finish was Kalas ‘ beginning goal of his professional career. [ 9 ] On 11 July 2012, Kalas rejoined Vitesse on a modern loan batch until the end of the 2012–13 season. He besides extended his compress with Chelsea until the summer of 2017. [ 10 ] Kalas scored his first gear Eredivisie goal of the temper for Vitesse in a 3–0 kill of FC Groningen on 16 September 2012. [ 11 ] During his second loan spell at Vitesse, Kalas was chiefly deployed as a right-back rather of his natural centre-back. Kalas ended up playing a full of 76 games overall competition during his biennial stay at Vitesse .

2013–14 season [edit ]

On 10 July 2013 Chelsea director José Mourinho confirmed Kalas would stay and fight for his place at Chelsea for the coming season. [ 12 ] During Chelsea ‘s 2013 pre-season Asia enlistment, Kalas made 3 appearances for Chelsea, in wins against the Singha All Stars, the malaysian XI, and the indonesian XI. During pre-season education, Kalas suffered fracture fibula, cutting his legal action with the first-team short as the rest of the team flew over to America for the Guinness International Champions Cup. [ 13 ] After finally recovered from his injuries, Kalas made his competitive debut for the senior squad on 29 October 2013 as a substitute for Juan Mata, in a 2–0 acquire at Arsenal in the League Cup. speaking of his character at Chelsea, Kalas said in an consultation with a Czech chat show : “ I am a player for discipline sessions. If they need a cone they put me there rather. ” [ 14 ] On 18 March 2014, Kalas made his Champions League debut against Galatasaray, replacing Willian in stop time ; Chelsea won 2–0. [ 15 ] On 27 April 2014, Kalas was given his introduction in the Premier League for Chelsea, at Anfield against Liverpool, starting in place of the hurt John Terry. He played the whole 90 minutes in a 2–0 succeed that kept Chelsea in controversy for the league title. [ 16 ]

lend to FC Köln [edit ]

On 11 June 2014, 1. FC Köln announced that Kalas would spend the 2014–15 season on loanword at their clubhouse. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] On 24 September, Kalas made his introduction for Köln II, FC Köln ‘s substitute team, against Borussia Mönchengladbach II ; the crippled ended in a 2–1 win for Köln II. [ 19 ] On 25 October 2014, Kalas made another appearance for Köln II against SC Verl ; the game ended in a 2–0 loss for Köln II. [ 20 ] Kalas, himself, did not know why he had been given the cold shoulder at Köln, where he played entirely two reserve games. During an interview, Kalas said “ At first they were happy with my performances but then I didn ’ thyroxine maneuver in any game [ sic ]. I don ’ thyroxine know what went wrong. ” With the lack of dally clock time, Kalas was linked to a affect to multiple English clubs, ampere well as his former team Vitesse in the January 2015 transfer windowpane. [ 21 ]

Loans to Middlesbrough [edit ]

On 9 January 2015, Middlesbrough announced that Kalas would spend the remainder of the 2014–15 season on lend at the Championship cabaret. [ 22 ] The day after signing with the Boro, Kalas made his introduction for Middlesbrough in a 0–0 reap against Reading. [ 23 ] Manager Aitor Karanka praised Kalas ‘ aptitude to the right-back position, where Middlesbrough had been challenged following a long-run injury to Damià Abella in September 2014. [ 24 ]

Kalas retained his position as the right-back against Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City. During the game against Cardiff City on 20 January 2015, Kalas suffered a high ankle sprain. [ 25 ] On 10 February 2015, Kalas returned to the starting line-up in a 2–1 aside win against Blackpool. [ 26 ] On 14 April 2015, Kalas provided an aid to fellow Chelsea loanee Patrick Bamford as Middlesbrough beat Wolves 2–1 at home. [ 27 ] ascribable to regulations of a short-run lend, Kalas was unable to finish out his season play for the Boro. Although he missed the final three games of the season, he did ask license to stay with Middlesbrough and discipline with the team until the season finished. [ 28 ] Kalas played a large character in the Boro making it to the play-offs, although they were unable to beat Norwich City in the concluding to achieve promotion to the Premier League. [ 29 ] On 13 July 2015, Kalas moved on to Middlesbrough for a second base time until the end of the 2015–16 season. [ 30 ] On 23 July 2015, Kalas signed a new three-year deal at Chelsea, consequently keeping him at the clubhouse until 2018. [ 31 ] On 9 August 2015, Kalas started against Preston North End in the opening game of the season, where he retained his spot as right-back from the previous season. [ 32 ] During the first one-half of the season, Kalas was the starting right-back, but was dropped late on for the in-form Emilio Nsue. even though he was playing a batch less, Middlesbrough director Aitor Karanka stated that Kalas was calm important in their chase for promote to the Premier League. [ 33 ] On 19 April 2016, Kalas played his last game for the Boro coming on as a late substitute as the Boro held out for the pull against league leaders Burnley. [ 34 ] Although there were talks about Kalas returning to Middlesbrough for a third base go, nothing materialised while Kalas received sake from other teams. [ 35 ] [ 36 ]

loanword to Fulham [edit ]

On 13 July 2016, Kalas joined Fulham on a season-long lend, with this being his fifth loanword. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] On 5 August 2016, Kalas made his debut in a 1–0 home victory over Newcastle United. Kalas made an injury-time obstruct to deny Matt Ritchie ‘s goal-bound shoot, as he helped Fulham hold out for the clean-sheet. [ 39 ] Kalas missed his first league game on 24 September 2016 after picking up a hamstring wound. [ 40 ] On 29 October 2016, Kalas returned from his injury and went on to score his first finish for Fulham in a 5–0 win over Huddersfield Town. [ 41 ] Fulham qualified for the playoffs but lost 2–1 on sum in the semi-finals to Reading, with Kalas conceding the winning penalty by committing handball. [ 42 ] On 27 July 2017, Kalas signed a new four-year abridge with Chelsea and rejoined Fulham on loanword for a second season. [ 43 ] He was sent off after 39 seconds on 12 August in a 1–1 draw at Reading for a fetid on Mo Barrow. [ 44 ] Returning to Craven Cottage for a moment season, a playoff final succeed over Aston Villa saw him achieve his second promotion in three seasons. [ 45 ]

Bristol City [edit ]

On 23 August 2018, still in the Championship, Kalas joined Bristol City on a temper long-loan along with boyfriend Chelsea loanee Jay Dasilva. [ 46 ] He made 41 appearances in all competitions with the club. On 1 July 2019, following his successful lend spell, Bristol City confirmed the permanent sign of Kalas for a club-record fee in the region of £8 million. He signed a four-year abridge until 2024. [ 47 ] He scored his first base goal for Bristol City in a 2-1 win against Coventry City on 12 September 2020. [ 48 ]

International career [edit ]

Czech Republic U17 [edit ]

Kalas made his debut for the U-17 on 5 September 2009 coming on as a 61st-minute ersatz in a european Under-17 Championship Qualifying match against Belarus which the Czechs won 1–0. He went on to be picked for the final tournament. He played 65 minutes of his 9th appearance, against Greece, before being sent off. [ 49 ]

Czech Republic U21 [edit ]

Kalas made his debut for the U-21 on 1 June 2012 in a UEFA U-21 Championship plot against the Montenegro which ended in a 2–1 victory for the Czechs .

Czech Republic [edit ]

Kalas made his elder debut in a 3–0 friendly gain against Slovakia at his hometown ‘s Andrův stadion on 14 November 2012, coming on as a alternate for David Limberský in the 74th minute. [ 50 ] Kalas was included in the squad during the Euro 2016 qualifiers. On 13 October 2015, he came off the bench replacing Josef Šural, as the Czech Republic held on for the 3–2 victory [ 51 ] and winning the group in the process. [ 52 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 1 May 2021[53][54]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sigma Olomouc 2009–10 Czech First League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2010–11 Czech First League 4 0 2 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Total 5 0 2 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Vitesse (loan) 2011–12 Eredivisie 32 1 4 0 0 0 — — 36 1
2012–13 Eredivisie 34 1 3 0 0 0 3[a] 0 — 40 1
Total 66 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 — 76 2
Chelsea 2013–14 Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 — 4 0
1. FC Köln (loan) 2014–15 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Middlesbrough (loan) 2014–15 Championship 17 0 0 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2015–16 Championship 26 0 1 0 3 0 — — 30 0
Total 43 0 1 0 3 0 — — 47 0
Fulham (loan) 2016–17 Championship 36 1 2 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 40 1
2017–18 Championship 33 0 1 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 36 0
Total 69 1 3 0 0 0 — 4 0 76 1
Bristol City (loan) 2018–19 Championship 38 0 3 0 0 0 — — 41 0
Bristol City 2019–20 Championship 23 0 1 0 0 0 — — 24 0
2020–21 Championship 40 1 3 0 1 0 — — 44 1
Total 101 1 7 0 1 0 — — 109 1
Career total 286 4 20 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 319 4

International [edit ]

As of match played 3 July 2021[55]
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2012 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2017 6 0
2018 7 2
2019 1 0
2020 3 0
2021 6 0
Total 28 2
Scores and results list Czech Republic’s goal tally first.[55]

Honours [edit ]

Chelsea Reserves
Middlesbrough
Fulham
Czech Republic U19

References [edit ]