Matěj Kovář
PSV Eindhoven · GKGK #1 · Czechia · Group A 71Rating20Caps0Goals26Age196Height
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Club season 2025/26 Eredivisie, UEFA Champions League
26
Apps
26
Starts
2,340
Minutes
0
Goals
0
Assists
5
Clean sheets
38
Conceded
International
20
Caps
0
Goals
Club career totals
0
Career goals
Form
First-choice goalkeeper; made PSV move permanent in January 2026
Date of birth2000-05-17 (age 26) NationalityCzechia ClubPSV Eindhoven · Netherlands LeagueEredivisie PositionGK · Goalkeeper · #1 Height196 cm Preferred footRight Market value—
Matěj Kovář left home club Slovácko as a teenager to join Manchester United in 2018, learning his trade on loan at Swindon Town, Burton Albion and Sparta Prague, where he was named Czech goalkeeper of the season. A 2023 move to Bayer Leverkusen made him understudy to Lukáš Hrádecký during their unbeaten title-winning campaign, before he joined PSV Eindhoven and made the deal permanent in January 2026. Now the Netherlands club's first-choice keeper, the commanding 196cm shot-stopper goes to the World Cup as Czechia's No. 1.
- Joined Manchester United at 17 but never played a senior game for them
- Won the 2023-24 Bundesliga with Leverkusen's 'Invincibles' as backup keeper
- Made his PSV loan permanent in January 2026 on a deal to 2030
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