Barbora Votíková

Barbora Votíková (born 13 September 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur[1] and the Czech Republic national team. Known as Bára, she is also a YouTuber.[2]

Barbora Votíková
Votíková with Slavia Prague in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-13) 13 September 1996
Place of birth Plzeň, Czech Republic
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 1
Youth career
TJ Sokol Plasy
Viktoria Plzeň
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Viktoria Plzeň
2014–2021 Slavia Prague 59 (0)
2021–2023 Paris Saint-Germain 13 (0)
2023– Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
International career‡
2009–2011 Czech Republic U17 2 (0)
2014–2015 Czech Republic U19 7 (0)
2014– Czech Republic 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 April 2023

Club career

Born in Plasy, Votíková started her youth career with local club TJ Sokol Plasy at 8 years old, where she played with boys. She moved to youth academy of Viktoria Plzeň later. In 2013 at the age of 17, she started to play for club's senior team.

In 2014, Votíková joined Slavia Prague with whom she played in UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. During 2017–18 season, she helped her club reach the quarter-finals of Champions League.[3]

On 25 August 2021, French club Paris Saint-Germain signed Votíková on a two-year deal.[4][5]

In April 2022, Votíková suffered an ACL rupture in her right knee and did not play for the remainder of the season.[6] Votíková returned after her injury in February 2023, playing a friendly against Paris FC.

On 8 June 2023, Paris Saint-Germain announced that Votíková would be leaving the club as her contract expired.[7]

On 17 August 2023, Votíková signed a two-year contract with English club Tottenham Hotspur.[8]

International career

Votíková is a former Czech youth international. She have appeared for under-19 team at qualification stage of 2014 and 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. She made her senior team debut on 28 October 2014, by coming on as a half-time substitute for Radka Bednaříková in a 1–1 draw against Poland.[9]

Outside football

Votíková started her YouTube channel on 12 April 2015.[10] In 2021, Forbes magazine ranked her sixth in most paid YouTubers from Czech Republic.[11] She have also appeared in Czech films such as Pepa (2018) and Cena za štěstí (2019).[12] Votíková holds also a fashion company named BARBES with her former girlfriend, poker player Barbora Mlejnková.[13][14]

Personal life

In 2019, a book called Bára Votíková: Trochu jinak (English: Bára Votíková: A Little Different) written by herself was published.[15] She came out as lesbian in the book.[16]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 6 April 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic 201410
201500
201630
201750
201870
201950
202050
202170
202230
202310
Total370

Honours

Slavia Prague

Paris Saint-Germain

References
  1. "Barbora Votíková signs for Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. "Bara Votikova: The YouTube sensation taking on Arsenal in Europe". BBC Sport. 30 October 2019.
  3. "Chtěla bych mít víc modřin, říká mladá youtuberka a fotbalistka". IDNES.cz (in Czech). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "Česká reprezentační brankářka jde do PSG. Bude nosit Messiho číslo". 25 August 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. "Barbora Votíková au Paris Saint-Germain" (in French). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. "Medical update: Barbora Votikova". psg.fr. Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 3 May 2022.
  7. PSG Feminines (8 June 2023). "Le Paris Saint-Germain tient à saluer très chaleureusement Barbora Votíková, qui s'apprête à quitter le club de la capitale après deux saisons passées en Rouge & Bleu". Twitter (in French). Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. "Barbora Votíková signs". tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. "Přátelská utkání - Přátelská mezistátní utkání ženy "A"" (in Czech). 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. "Bára Votíková". YouTube. 12 April 2015.
  11. "Žebříček 10 nejlépe placených Youtuberů Česka" (in Czech). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. "Do kin přichází film Pepa". celebritytime.cz (in Czech). 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. "Barbes s.r.o., IČO: 11642289 - Obchodní rejstřík". penize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  14. Abazid, Tereza (15 January 2022). "Nečekaný rozchod. Krásná Votíková oznámila konec vztahu se žhavou Mlejnkovou". Extra.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  15. "Bára Votíková – Trochu jinak". magazin.dobre-knihy.cz (in Czech). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  16. "YouTube Talks: Youtuberka Bára Votíková řekla pravdu o své sexuální orientaci! Jak těžké bylo přiznat, že není na kluky?". iprima.cz (in Czech). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  17. "Barbora Votíková". Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  18. "Coupe de France féminine : les Parisiennes sans pitié pour Yzeure" (in French). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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