Matěj Kovář

Matěj Kovář
Personal information
Full name Matěj Kovář
Date of birth (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000
Place of birth Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bayer Leverkusen
Number 17
Youth career
–2018 1. FC Slovácko
2018–2020 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Manchester United 0 (0)
2020–2021Swindon Town (loan) 18 (0)
2022Burton Albion (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023Sparta Prague (loan) 28 (0)
2023– Bayer Leverkusen 6 (0)
International career
2017 Czech Republic U18 3 (0)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U19 10 (0)
2019 Czech Republic U20 3 (0)
2021–2023 Czech Republic U21 11 (0)
2024– Czech Republic 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025

Matěj Kovář (born 17 May 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Czech Republic national team.

Kovář joined the Manchester United youth system in 2018, from Czech club 1. FC Slovácko. He spent time on loan at Swindon Town, where he made his senior debut, Burton Albion and Sparta Prague. A former Czech youth international, Kovář represented his country from under-18 to under-21 level.