Filip Kaloč

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Filip Kaloč
Kaloč in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ostrava, Czech Republic
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kaiserslautern
(on loan from Baník Ostrava)
Number 26
Youth career
Baník Ostrava
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Baník Ostrava 103 (4)
2019Vítkovice (loan) 12 (0)
2024–Kaiserslautern (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2015 Czech Republic U15 2 (0)
2015–2016 Czech Republic U16 4 (0)
2016 Czech Republic U17 4 (0)
2017–2018 Czech Republic U18 9 (2)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U19 4 (0)
2021–2023 Czech Republic U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024

Filip Kaloč (born 27 February 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from Baník Ostrava.

Life[edit]

Kaloč was born and raised in Ostrava.[1]

Club career[edit]

Kaloč played for the youth teams of FC Baník Ostrava. In the 2018–19 season, he made it to the roster of the senior team, but he only made his debut in senior football during a half-year loan at MFK Vítkovice in the spring of 2019, playing in the Czech National Football League.[2] He made his Czech First League debut for Baník Ostrava on 5 October 2019 in their 4–0 home win against Zlín.[3]

He played over 100 games for Ostrava, but after losing his place in the staring lineup under coach Pavel Hapal, he went on loan with an option to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2. Bundesliga.[1]

International career[edit]

Kaloč gradually played for almost all the youth Czech Republic national teams.[4] He took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He was captain of the U21 team. His 14 appearances for the U21 team includes all the three matches at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Seidl, Jiří (11 January 2024). "Kaloč dostal svolení šéfů Baníku, může se zapojit do přípravy Kaiserslauternu" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Kaloč s Chvějou míří na jaro do Vítkovic" (in Czech). FC Baník Ostrava. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Filip Kaloč". Fortuna liga. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Filip Kaloč" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ Čermák, David (28 June 2023). "Zlomený Kaloč: Jen jsme čekali, než dostaneme gól. Na Němce už si nikdo nevzpomene" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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