Sebastian Kóša

Not to be confused with František Kóša.

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.

Sebastian Kóša

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	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

Club career

Nitra

Kóša made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Nitra against ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 13 June 2020.^[1]

Spartak Trnava

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]

Real Zaragoza

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played on 28 September 2024.^[12]

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

1. Includes Slovak Cup, Copa del Rey
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 23 March 2024^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Slovakia	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Spartak Trnava

• Slovak Cup: 2021–22^[14],2022–23^[15]

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga U-21 Team of the Season: 2021–22^[16]