Tomáš Holeš (born 31 March 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, right-back or defensive midfielder for Czech First League club Slavia Prague.
Club career Hradec Králové Before playing senior football, Holeš played in the youth league for Hradec Králové in 2011. He debuted at 18 years old in a Czech First League match against Liberec. Holeš captained Hradec Králové during the 2016–17 season. Holeš started the 2017–18 season going into the final year of his contract with Hradec Králové, sitting out the traditional team photo at the start of the season.
Later career After spending the second half of the 2017–18 Czech First League on loan at Jablonec, who he helped to Europa League qualification, Holeš joined Jablonec on a permanent transfer, signing a four-year contract. After a season at Jablonec he joined First League champions Slavia Prague in the summer of 2019. On 6 January 2022, Holeš announced a new contract with Slavia Prague that will last until 2026.
International career Having represented Czech Republic U21, Holeš debuted for the senior side in a UEFA Nations League match against Scotland on 7 September 2020, playing the full 90 minutes as the Czech Republic lost 1–2.
On 25 May 2021, Holeš was included in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. On 27 June 2021, he scored the Czech Republic's first goal in the 68th minute and provided an assist for the second goal 12 minutes later in a 2–0 win over Netherlands to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2020 quarterfinals.
On 31 May 2026, Holeš was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He made two appearances at the World Cup before announcing his international retirement at the end of the tournament.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCzech CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHradec Králové2011–12Czech First League12000——1202012–13Czech First League24100——2412013–14Czech National Football League14100——1412014–15Czech First League30010——3102015–16Czech National Football League26131——2922016–17Czech First League15110——161Total121451——1265Jablonec2017–18Czech First League18150——2312018–19Czech First League3552160—436Total5367160—667Slavia Prague2019–20Czech First League1512010001812020–21Czech First League24631111—3882021–22Czech First League27220131—4232022–23Czech First League2102061—2912023–24Czech First League28310110—4032024–25Czech First League28210100—3922025–26Czech First League2521040—3022026–27Czech First League610000—61Total174171215630024221Career total348272436230043433
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCzech Republic2020412021121202210202390202480202540202650Total432
Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Holeš goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Tomáš HolešNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 October 2020 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 2–1 Friendly2 27 June 2021 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020
Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2024–25, 2025–26 Czech Cup: 2020–21, 2022–23 Individual Czech First League Player of the Season: 2021–22 Czech First League Midfield of the Season: 2021–22
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