| Lukáš Kalvach | |
| Fullname: | Lukáš Kalvach |
| Height: | 1.81 m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1995 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Viktoria Plzeň |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sigma Olomouc |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Táborsko (loan) |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps3: | 59 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2019– |
| Caps4: | 155 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Czech Republic U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam3: | Czech Republic |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 24 January 2024 |
Lukáš Kalvach (born 19 July 1995) is a Czech footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.
Kalvach began his career playing at youth level for hometown club Sigma Olomouc. He was assigned to the reserve squad in 2015, making 26 appearances and scoring twice during the 2015–16 Czech National Football League season. He spent the following season on loan at Táborsko, for whom he appeared 25 times. At the beginning of the 2017–18 season, he joined Sigma Olomouc's senior squad and broke into the first team, making a total of 30 appearances in that season and 37 in the next, including in cup and Europa League matches. He scored his first senior goal on 20 September 2017, in an 8–0 cup win against Sokol Živanice. On 2 March 2019, he scored a brace in a 4–0 league win against Dukla Prague.
On 16 May 2019, Kalvach joined Viktoria Plzeň on a three-year deal.[2]
Having represented various Czech youth teams, Kalvach received his first call-up to the senior team on 2 September 2019.[3] On 14 October 2019, he debuted as a starter in a friendly match against Northern Ireland which ended in a 2-3 loss for the Czechs.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Táborsko (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech National Football League | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Sigma Olomouc | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 67 | 3 | ||||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 143 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 14 | |||
| Career total | 225 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 17 | |||