Barbora Votikova

Barbora Votikova (born 13 September 1996) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Division 1 Feminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Czech Republic national team. Known as Bara, she is also a YouTuber, author, actress, comedian and television presenter.

Club Career

Born in Plasy, Votikova 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 Plzen later. In 2013 at the age of 17, she started to play for club's senior team.

In 2014, Votikova 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.

On 25 August 2021, French club Paris Saint-Germain signed Votikova on a two-year deal.

International Career

Votikova 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 Bednarikova in a 1–1 draw against Poland.