Tomáš Kalas

Tomáš Kalas
Tomáš Kalas, 2014
Personnel
birthday	May 15, 1993
place of birth	Olomouc ,  Czech Republic
size	184 cm
position	Full-back (right)
Juniors
Years	station
	SK Sigma Olomouc
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2010-2011	SK Sigma Olomouc	5 (0)
2011–	Chelsea FC	2 (0)
2011-2013	→  Vitesse Arnhem  (loan)	62 (1)
2014	→  1. FC Köln  (loan)	0 (0)
2014	→  1. FC Köln II  (loan)	2 (0)
2015	→  Middlesbrough FC  (loan)	17 (0)
2015-2016	→ Middlesbrough FC (loan)	26 (0)
2016-2017	→  Fulham FC  (loan)	36 (1)
2017-2018	→ Fulham FC (loan)	33 (0)
2018–	→  Bristol City  (loan)	0 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals) 2
2009-2010	Czech Republic U-17	12 (1)
2010	Czech Republic U-18	5 (0)
2011	Czech Republic U-19	8 (1)
2011	Czech Republic U-20	3 (1)
2011-2015	Czech Republic U-21	23 (0)
2012–	Czech Republic	12 (2)
1 Only league games are given. As of August 29, 2018 2 As of August 29, 2018

Tomáš Kalas (born May 15, 1993 in Olomouc ) is a Czech football player .

Career

society

Kalas, whose greatest strength is his speed, began playing football at SK Sigma Olomouc . In 2008, the then 14- or 15-year-old defender had to take a break due to growth problems. In the first half of 2009 he played for Sigma's U-17s and in the second half of the year he played for the U-19s. In the winter break of the 2009/10 season he completed the preparation with the A-team and also took part in the Tipsport League winter tournament, after which he continued to play with the A-Juniors .

On May 5, 2010 Kalas debuted at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 20 days in the 2-0 victory Sigmas against Slovan Liberec over the full playing time in the Gambrinus League .

In the summer of 2010, Kalas was signed by Chelsea and loaned for a year to his previous club Sigma Olmütz, where he should continue to collect match practice. After a 14-day stay during the winter break of the 2010/11 season, Chelsea FC decided to bring Kalas back to London in January 2011. In August 2011 he was loaned to the Dutch honorary division Vitesse Arnheim .

For the 2013/14 season he will return to José Mourinho's team. On April 27, 2014, he made his full-time debut in the Premier League in a 2-0 win against Liverpool FC .

For the 2014/15 season , Kalas moved to the Bundesliga for 1. FC Köln on loan . After he had only made two appearances in the second team in Regionalliga West as central defender number four behind Kevin Wimmer , Dominic Maroh and Mergim Mavraj , the loan deal was ended after the first half of the season. Kalas was then in the remainder of the season Football League Championship for Middlesbrough lent. The loan ended on April 19 and could not be extended due to the regulations. Nevertheless, Kalas took part in training at Middlesbrough FC until the end of the season. In July 2015, the loan was finally extended to the 2015/16 season.

National team

Kalas made his debut on September 5, 2009 in the Czech U-17 team , which on that day won 1-0 against the Belarusian U-17 team 1-0. His first goal was scored by the defender at the 3: 3 draw against Norway at the U-17 tournament in the Spanish La Manga on 8 February 2010. In May 2010, Kalas took with the Czech Republic at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Liechtenstein in part , in which the Czech selection was eliminated in the group stage. In the last group game against Greece, Kalas saw the red card for the first time in his career . In the summer of 2015, Kalas took part in the European Championship in their own country with the Czech Republic's U-21 team.

Web links

• Tomáš Kalas in the database of weltfussball.de
• Tomáš Kalas in the database of transfermarkt.de
• Tomáš Kalas in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kalas přestoupí z Olomouce. Vybírá si mezi Leverkusenem a Chelsea fotbal.idnes.cz of June 8, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010, in Czech.
2. ↑ Tomáš Kalas: "Určitě bych rád pokračoval v Sigmě" Interview with Tomáš Kalas and his father Libor Kalas in Olomoucký Večerník from June 2010, in Czech.
3. ↑ Tomáš Kalas: "Určitě bych rád pokračoval v Sigmě" Interview with Tomáš Kalas and his father Libor Kalas in Olomoucký Večerník from June 2010, in Czech.
4. ↑ Rychlý mladíček Kalas: Uvidíme, kde se zastavím olomoucky.denik.cz of May 6, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010, in Czech.
5. ↑ Olomoucký debutant Kalas: Měl jsem štěstí začátečníka fotbal.idnes.cz from May 6, 2010. Accessed June 13, 2010, in Czech.
6. ↑ ACADEMY TAKES ON FRESH TALENT ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. chelseafc.com July 5, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2010, English. 
7. ↑ Kalas míří zpět do Chelsea, během ledna se rozhodne, zda zůstane sportovninoviny.cz of January 7, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2011, in Czech.
8. ↑ Presentatie nieuwe number 2: Tomas Kalas  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Vitesse's website from August 22, 2011  
9. ↑ FC borrows Tomas Kalas , fc-koeln.de, from June 11, 2014
10. ↑ Cheslea FC: Kalas loan to Boro , January 9, 2015, accessed January 9, 2015.
11. ↑ Tomas Kalas: Boro sign Chelsea starlet for second loan spell , July 13, 2015, accessed July 16, 2015.
12. ↑ Čeští mladíci medaili z ME do 17 let nepřivezou, s Řeckem pouze remizovali fotbal.idnes.cz from May 24, 2010. Accessed June 13, 2010, in Czech.