Klára Cahynová

Klára Cahynová
Cahynová with Turbine Potsdam in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993
Place of birth Zlín, Czech Republic
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position 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 18 (5)
2021–2024 Sevilla 80 (2)
2024– Real Sociedad 43 (5)
International career‡
2011– Czech Republic 128 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:40, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026

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]

Career

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 and 2025 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).[7][8]

On 7 March 2026, Cahynová led the Czech team out against Albania and became the most capped player in the history of Czech football, with 126 caps.[9]

Honours

Slavia Prague
Individual

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 April 2014Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic Estonia2–06–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.18 June 2014FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic Macedonia1–05–2
3.7 June 2016Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Northern Ireland2–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
4.30 August 2019Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova5–07–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
5.27 October 2020Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic Azerbaijan1–03–0
6.1 December 2020 Moldova2–07–0
7.19 February 2023CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia Jamaica2–13–22023 Cup of Nations
8.22 September 2023Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia Slovenia2–02–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
9.26 September 2023Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica, Croatia Belarus2–02–1
10.2 December 2024Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Serbia1–11–2Friendly
11.18 April 2026Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro Montenegro1–04–12027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12.5 June 2026FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic Albania1–01–1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Profile in Slavia's website
  2. ↑ Klára Cahynová at FAČR (archived) (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. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. 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.
  8. ↑ "Coca-Cola Fotbalista roku 2025: první triumf pro Šulce, druhé ocenění Cahynové a páté vítězství Trpišovského". FAČR (in Czech). 23 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Macháčová, Lucie (7 March 2026). "České fotbalistky daly Albánii pět gólů, Cahynová má rekord v počtu startů". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 8 March 2026.