Sebastian Kóša (born 13 September 2003) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Real Zaragoza, Slovakia, and Slovakia under-21.
Kóša made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Nitra against ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 13 June 2020.[1]
Kóša joined Spartak Trnava on 18 July 2020.[2] He scored his first league goal against AS Trenčín the same year on 25 October, breaking Josef 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 the Slovak Football Association.[4]
On 24 August 2024, Kóša signed a four-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza, becoming their tenth signing of the transfer window.[5] Initially kept out of the starting line-up, Kóša only made a substitute appearance before fellow central defender Lluís 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 a Copa del Rey match against L'Hospitalet at the end of the same month.[7]
At the age of 17 in 2021, Kóša became the youngest player of the Slovakia U21 national team, playing the full match against Lithuania and Northern Ireland.[8]
In December 2022, Kóša received his first call-up to the Slovakia senior national team for a training camp at NTC Senec.[9] His senior international debut came on 23 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 0–2 friendly loss to Austria.[10] He was later named in Slovakia's UEFA 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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