Klára Cahynová

Klára Cahynová (born 20 December 1993) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Real Sociedad and the Czech Republic women's national team.

Career Cahynová first played the Czech Women's First League in Slovácko. She made her debut for the national team on 3 June 2011 in a friendly match against Nigeria, and that summer she signed for Slavia Prague, with which she first played the UEFA Champions League, reaching the quarterfinals. In the 2017–18 winter transfer window she moved to Turbine Potsdam in the German Bundesliga. In the 2021–22 summer transfer window she moved to Sevilla FC in the Spanish Liga F. On 26 July 2024, Cahynová signed a contract with another Spanish club Real Sociedad until end of the 2025–2026 season.

Cahynová was voted footballer of the year at the 2023 and 2025 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).

On 7 March 2026, Cahynová led the Czech team out against Albania and became the most capped player in the history of Czech football, with 126 caps.

Honours Slavia Prague Czech First League (4): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17. Czech Cup (2): 2013–14, 2015–16.

Individual Czech Footballer of the Year (2): 2023, 2025

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 April 2014 Stadion v Městských sadech, Opava, Czech Republic 2–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 18 June 2014 FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic 1–0 5–2 3. 7 June 2016 Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 4. 30 August 2019 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 5–0 7–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 5. 27 October 2020 Letní stadion, Chomutov, Czech Republic 1–0 3–0 6. 1 December 2020 2–0 7–0 7. 19 February 2023 CommBank Stadium, Sydney, Australia 2–1 3–2 2023 Cup of Nations 8. 22 September 2023 Matija Gubec Stadium, Krško, Slovenia 2–0 2–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 9. 26 September 2023 Stadion Radnik, Velika Gorica, Croatia 2–0 2–1 10. 2 December 2024 Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 1–1 1–2 Friendly 11. 18 April 2026 Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro 1–0 4–1 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 12. 5 June 2026 FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague, Czech Republic 1–0 1–1