Lucie Voňková
Lucie Voňková (28 February 1992) is a Czech former football striker, who was a member of the Czech Republic national team. As well as playing six seasons in her native country, she played for six seasons in Germany and two in the Netherlands.
Voňková was top scorer of the international indoor football tournament Weltkl*e 2013.
Voňková was voted footballer of the year at the 2016 and 2017 Czech Footballer of the Year (women).
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 2 International career
- 3 Career honours
- 3.1 Club
- 3.2 Individual
- 4 Personal life
- 5 Gallery
- 6 References
Club career
Raised in FK Teplice, Voňková started her career in Slavia Prague, where she spent six years. In 2012, Voňková moved to Slavia's rival Sparta Prague. In her only season with Sparta, she won the domestic double and she made her UEFA Champions League debut. For the 2013-14 season she jumped to Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga, signing for MSV Duisburg. After two tough years in Duisburg, where she slowly adapted to higher quality of Bundesliga, Voňková moved to FF USV Jena and she started scoring goals more often. On 7 July 2017, Voňková signed for Bayern Munich. She joined Ajax in the Eredivisie in 2019. She announced her retirement in June 2021 at the age of 29, due to health reasons.
International career
Voňková made her debut for the national team in a friendly match against Poland on 31 May 2009. By the time of her retirement in June 2021, she was captain of the national team and had scored 22 goals in 72 matches for her country.
Career honours
Club
Sparta- Czech Women's First League (1): 2012–13
- Czech Women's Cup (1): 2013
Individual
- Czech Footballer of the Year (women) (2): 2016, 2017
Personal life
In September 2018 Voňková married her partner Claudia van den Heiligenberg. In March 2021 Voňková announced van den Heiligenberg's pregnancy on social media.