| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-09-13)13 September 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Nové Zámky, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | FC Komjatice | ||
| 2010–2011 | TJ Slovan Nitra-Chrenová | ||
| 2011–2016 | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | ||
| 2016–2020 | Nitra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Nitra | 5 | (1) |
| 2020−2024 | Spartak Trnava | 94 | (3) |
| 2024− | Zaragoza | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017−2018 | Slovakia U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019−2020 | Slovakia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Slovakia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Slovakia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Slovakia U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021− | Slovakia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024− | Slovakia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Sebastian Kóša (born 13 September 2003) is a Slovak professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back for Spanish clubReal Zaragoza,Slovakia, andSlovakia under-21.
Kóša made his professionalFortuna Liga debut forNitra againstViOn Zlaté Moravce on 13 June 2020.[1]
Kóša joinedSpartak Trnava on 18 July 2020.[2] He scored his first league goal againstAS Trenčín the same year on 25 October, breakingJosef Adamec's record as Spartak Trnava's youngest goalscorer at the age of 17 years, 1 month, and 11 days.[3] In February 2022, Kóša was named the Best Player of Slovakia in the U19 category at Grassroots Football Gala hosted by theSlovak Football Association.[4]
On 24 August 2024, Kóša signed a four-year contract with SpanishSegunda División sideReal Zaragoza, becoming their tenth signing of thetransfer window.[5] Initially kept out of the starting line-up, Kóša only made a substitute appearance before fellow central defenderLluís López was suspended after receiving a red card, leading to his first start in October 2024.[6] He made just two league starts for the club before sustaining an ankle fracture in aCopa del Rey match againstL'Hospitalet at the end of the same month.[7]
At the age of 17 in 2021, Kóša became the youngest player of theSlovakia U21 national team, playing the full match against Lithuania and Northern Ireland.[8]
In December 2022, Kóša received his first call-up to theSlovakia senior national team for a training camp atNTC Senec.[9] His senior international debut came on 23 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2friendly loss toAustria.[10] He was later named in Slovakia'sUEFA Euro 2024 squad.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nitra | 2019-20 | Slovak 1. liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Spartak Trnava | 2020-21 | Slovak 1. liga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2021-22 | Slovak 1. liga | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2022-23 | Slovak 1. liga | 27 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2023-24 | Slovak 1. liga | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12[c] | 1 | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2024-25 | Slovak 1. liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 6 | ||
| Zaragoza | 2024-25 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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