Matěj Kovář
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matěj Kovář | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2020–2021 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Sparta 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) |
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*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.