Antonín Kinský (footballer, born 2003)

Antonín Kinský
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 SK Slavia Prague
Number 31
Youth career
2009–2017 Tempo Prague
2017–2018 Bohemians 1905
2018–2020 Dukla Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Dukla Prague 6 (0)
2021– Slavia Prague 4 (0)
2022–2023 → Vyškov (loan) 43 (0)
2023–2024 → Pardubice (loan) 18 (0)
International career‡
2017 Czech Republic U15 3 (0)
2019 Czech Republic U16 3 (0)
2019–2020 Czech Republic U17 3 (0)
2021–2022 Czech Republic U19 8 (0)
2022 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2022– Czech Republic U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024

Antonín Kinský (born 13 March 2003) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SK Slavia Prague.

Club career

Kinský was raised in Tempo Prague. In 2017, he moved to Bohemians 1905. In 2018, at the age of 15, he moved to Dukla Prague.[1] He debuted for Dukla Prague at senior level in 2020, in a Czech National Football League match against FK Třinec. In 2021, he transferred to Slavia Prague.[2] He was repeatedly called the greatest Czech goalkeeping talent of his generation.[1][3]

Between 2022 and 2024, Kinský was on loan in MFK Vyškov and FK Pardubice.[3] He made his Czech First League debut on 22 July 2023, at the age of 20, in the Pardubice's 0–1 home loss against Bohemians 1905.[4] After the 2023–24 season, he originally decided not to extend his contract in Slavia.[5] After Jindřich Staněk, who was Slavia's number one goalkeeper, was seriously injured before the 2024–25 season, the club offered Kinský the position of number one goalkeeper.[6] Based on that, Kinský changed his decision and extended his contract in Slavia Prague.[7]

International career

Kinský is a stable member of the youth national teams. He regularly plays for the Czech youth national teams since the U15 category.[2][8] He was originally in the Czech Republic U21 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but he had to be replaced due to injury.[9]

Family

Kinský is the son of Antonín Kinský, who is a successful former football goalkeeper. He is a former member of the Czech national team and had more than 100 league clean sheets.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Další nová tvář ve Slavii. Přišel brankář Kinský, syn bývalého reprezentanta". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Antonín Kinský" (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Zamastil, Zdeněk (29 June 2023). "Kinský se potatil. Pardubice se třesou na největší gólmanský klenot současnosti". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Antonín Kinský". Chance liga. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ Daněk, Jan (24 May 2024). "Kinský se potatil. Pardubice se třesou na největší gólmanský klenot současnosti". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Do brány Kinský, Jurásek v ráži. Co další reprezentanti? Chce to sladit, říká kouč". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Slavia si pojistila brankáře. Novou smlouvu podepsali Kinský i Mandous". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Antonín Kinský" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Další změna v bráně: po Kovářovi vypadl před Eurem i Kinský, náhrada je z Karviné". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2024.