25 Facts About Tomas Kalas

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Tomas Kalas was born on 15 May 1993 and is a Czech professional footballer who plays for Bristol City and the Czech Republic national team.

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Tomas Kalas plays as a centre-back, but has been played as a right-back.

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3.

Tomas Kalas spent most of his tenure out on loan, first back at Sigma, then at Vitesse Arnhem, 1.

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Tomas Kalas earned 42 caps and scored once for the Czech youth international teams, and made his senior international debut in 2012.

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5.

Tomas Kalas was included in the Czech Republic squad for UEFA Euro 2020.

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Tomas Kalas then signed for Premier League champions Chelsea, on 7 July 2010, for a reported figure of around £5.

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In March 2012, Tomas Kalas admitted that he did not yet know where he will be playing next season, but was happy on loan at Vitesse.

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8.

Tomas Kalas extended his contract with Chelsea until the summer of 2017.

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9.

Tomas Kalas ended up playing a total of 76 games overall competition during his two-year stay at Vitesse.

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10.

On 10 July 2013 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho confirmed Tomas Kalas would stay and fight for his place at Chelsea for the coming season.

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11.

On 27 April 2014, Tomas Kalas was given his debut in the Premier League for Chelsea, at Anfield against Liverpool, starting in place of the injured John Terry.

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12.

Tomas Kalas, himself, did not know why he had been given the cold shoulder at Koln, where he played only two reserve games.

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13.

Tomas Kalas retained his position as the right-back against Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City.

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14.

Tomas Kalas played a big role in the Boro making it to the play-offs, although they were unable to beat Norwich City in the final to achieve promotion to the Premier League.

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15.

On 23 July 2015, Tomas Kalas signed a new three-year deal at Chelsea, therefore keeping him at the club until 2018.

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16.

On 9 August 2015, Tomas Kalas started against Preston North End in the opening game of the season, where he retained his spot as right-back from the previous season.

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17.

On 19 April 2016, Tomas Kalas played his last game for the Boro coming on as a late substitute as the Boro held out for the draw against league leaders Burnley.

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18.

On 13 July 2016, Tomas Kalas joined Fulham on a season-long loan, with this being his fifth loan.

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19.

Tomas Kalas made an injury-time block to deny Matt Ritchie's goal-bound shot, as he helped Fulham hold out for the clean-sheet.

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20.

Tomas Kalas missed his first league game on 24 September 2016 after picking up a hamstring injury.

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21.

On 27 July 2017, Tomas Kalas signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and rejoined Fulham on loan for a second season.

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22.

On 23 August 2018, still in the Championship, Tomas Kalas joined Bristol City on a season long-loan along with fellow Chelsea loanee Jay Dasilva.

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23.

Tomas Kalas made 41 appearances in all competitions with the club.

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24.

Tomas Kalas played 65 minutes of his 9th appearance, against Greece, before being sent off.

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25.

Tomas Kalas was included in the squad during the Euro 2016 qualifiers.

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