Tomas Kalas
Kalas warming up for Chelsea in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tomáš Kalas | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Olomouc, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back, Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fulham (on loan from Chelsea) |
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| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Sigma Olomouc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Sigma Olomouc | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Chelsea | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sigma Olomouc (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | → Vitesse Arnhem (loan) | 66 | (2) |
| 2014 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → 1. FC Köln II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 43 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Fulham (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Czech Republic U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2010 | Czech Republic U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Czech Republic U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2013 | Czech Republic U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Czech Republic U21 | 23 | (0) |
| 2012– | Czech Republic | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 May 2017 |
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Tomáš Kalas (born 15 May 1993) is a Czech footballer who plays for English club Fulham on loan from Chelsea. He plays as a centre back, but has also been played as a right back.
Having begun his career at Sigma Olomouc, he signed for Chelsea for a reported £5.2 million in 2010. He spent most of his tenure out on loan, first back at Sigma, then at Vitesse Arnhem, 1. FC Köln and Middlesbrough.
Kalas earned 42 caps and scored once for the Czech youth international teams, and made his senior international debut in 2012.
Born in Olomouc, Kalas started his career in his hometown with Sigma Olomouc, making his debut in a 2–0 victory over Slovan Liberec on 5 May 2010.
On 7 July 2010, he signed for Premier League champions Chelsea for a reported figure of around £5.2 million, although it was agreed that he would stay at Sigma Olomouc for the 2010–11 season. Kalas arrived at Chelsea for the second half of the 2010–11 season and made his Chelsea reserve team debut in a 2–2 away draw to Aston Villa on 21 February.
On 23 July 2015, Kalas signed a new three-year deal at Chelsea, therefore keeping him at the club until 2018.
On 22 August 2011 Kalas joined Dutch football club Vitesse Arnhem on loan for the 2011–12 season. He was given the number 2 jersey. He made his debut for Vitesse on 17 September 2011 against Roda JC Kerkrade which ended in a 5–0 win for Vitesse.
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