Sebastian Kóša

Sebastian Kóša
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003
Place of birth Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Youth career
2008–2010 FC Komjatice
2010–2011 TJ Slovan Nitra-Chrenová
2011–2016 ViOn Zlaté Moravce
2016–2020 Nitra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Nitra 5 (1)
2020−2024 Spartak Trnava 94 (3)
2024− Zaragoza 4 (0)
2026 → Košice (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2017−2018 Slovakia U15 4 (0)
2019−2020 Slovakia U17 6 (0)
2021 Slovakia U18 2 (0)
2021–2022 Slovakia U19 5 (0)
2022–2023 Slovakia U20 7 (0)
2021−2025 Slovakia U21 12 (0)
2024− Slovakia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2026

Sebastian Kóša (born 13 September 2003) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Real Zaragoza.

Club career

Nitra

Kóša made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Nitra against ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 13 June 2020.[1]

Spartak Trnava

Kóša joined Spartak Trnava on 18 July 2020.[2] He scored his first league goal against AS Trenčín the same year on 25 October, breaking Josef Adamec's record as Spartak Trnava's youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years, 1 month, and 11 days.[3] In February 2022, Kóša was named the Best Player of Slovakia in the U19 category at Grassroots Football Gala hosted by the Slovak Football Association.[4]

Real Zaragoza

On 24 August 2024, Kóša signed a four-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza, becoming their tenth signing of the transfer window.[5] Initially kept out of the starting line-up, Kóša only made a substitute appearance before fellow central defender Lluís López was suspended after receiving a red card, leading to his first start in October 2024.[6] He made just two league starts for the club before sustaining an ankle fracture in a Copa del Rey match against L'Hospitalet at the end of the same month.[7]

Košice (loan)

Following injuries and lack of game time, it was announced that Kóša would be returning to Slovakia to join FC Košice of a half-year loan.[8][9]

International career

At the age of 17 in 2021, Kóša became the youngest player of the Slovakia U21 national team, playing the full match against Lithuania and Northern Ireland.[10]

In December 2022, Kóša received his first call-up to the Slovakia senior national team for a training camp at NTC Senec.[11] His senior international debut came on 23 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 friendly loss to Austria.[12] He was later named in Slovakia's UEFA Euro 2024 squad.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played on 29 October 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nitra 2019–20 Slovak 1. liga 3000—2[b]151
Spartak Trnava 2020–21 Slovak 1. liga 18110——191
2021–22 Slovak 1. liga 200415[c]0—291
2022–23 Slovak 1. liga 272612[c]0—353
2023–24 Slovak 1. liga 2505012[c]1—421
2024–25 Slovak 1. liga 40004[c]0—80
Total 943162231001336
Zaragoza 2024–25 Segunda División 4010——50
2025–26 Segunda División 0010——10
Total 4020——60
Career total 1013182231211447
  1. ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 23 March 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 202410
Total 10

Honours

Spartak Trnava

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Killian Jr., Martin (16 June 2020). "Najmladší od Stocha. Šestnásťročný debutant hral bez zmluvy" [The youngest from Stoch. The sixteen-year-old debutant played without a contract]. Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press.
  2. ↑ "Spartak angažoval troch nových futbalistov, stavil na perspektívnych hráčov". Trnavský Hlas (in Slovak). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mladík z Trnavy prekonal Adamca, jeho gól sa zapísal do histórie klubu". SITA (in Slovak). 25 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sebastian Kóša najlepším hráčom SR do 19 rokov". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Ortiz, Christian (24 August 2024). "El Zaragoza ya tiene su pareja de centrales: Sebastian Kosa, décimo fichaje". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Ortiz, Christian (4 October 2024). "Kosa echa una mano a Víctor Fernández". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Ortiz, Christian (30 October 2024). "Kosa se despide hasta 2025 por lesión". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. ↑ webex.digital. "FC Košice | Potvrdené: Sebastian Kóša prichádza zo Zaragozy do FC Košice!". www.fckosice.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Košice získali bývalého reprezentanta. Neuveriteľná príležitosť, povedal športový riaditeľ". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. ↑ Peterka, Igor (8 September 2021). "Spartakovec Sebastián Kóša sa predstavil v reprezentačnom drese". Sme (in Slovak). Trnava.
  11. ↑ "Muži A | Päťdňový tréningový kemp, dôležitý pre budúcnosť reprezentácie". Slovak Football Association (in Slovak). 29 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Slovakia 0 - 2 Austria". UEFA. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Král, Ján (10 June 2024). "Spartakovec Kóša o nominácii na šampionát: Je to splnený sen, palivo do budúcna". Trnavský Hlas (in Slovak).
  14. ↑ Sebastian Kóša at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Sebastian Kóša". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  16. ↑ a.s, SITA Slovenská tlačová agentúra (9 May 2022). "Spartak Trnava zdolal Slovan a vybojoval si pohár Slovnaft Cupu, kouča Weiss st. prehra mrzí". SITA.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  17. ↑ "Spartak Trnava obhájil triumf v Slovnaft Cupe, proti Slovanu predviedol skvelý obrat". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Jedenastka sezony..." Fortuna liga (in Slovak). 22 May 2022.
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