Who is Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky
Tottenham Hotspur’s first signing of 2025 was goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, who arrived at the club at the start of January for a fee amounting to approximately £12.5 million. The player’s acquisition from Slavia Prague was a vital addition for Ange Postecoglou’s side, who needed a capable option in between the sticks following Guglielmo Vicario’s serious ankle fracture in November last year.
Kinsky made a quick impression for himself as he got underway at Tottenham days later in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool at home. He made a number of vital stops and was arguably the team’s man of the match as Spurs claimed a 1-0 win over the Reds. Not long after, he managed to secure a spot ahead of Fraser Forster in the team’s starting eleven in the Premier League as well.
Antonin Kinsky’s personal profile
Antonin Kinsky was born on March 13th, 2003 in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. His father, also named Antonin Kinsky, won a number of international caps for the Czech national side and featured in their Euro 2024 squad as well, also as a goalkeeper.
His first experience on the grassroot level was for Tempo Prague, who he joined in 2003. He would go on to spend eight years with the side, before moving to Bohemians 1905 at the age of 14, in the year 2017. After just a year there, he was on the move again, this time being snapped up by Dukla Prague where he spent two years, between 2018 and 2020, in their youth ranks.

Kinsky’s senior career
Antonin Kinsky’s first senior appearance came after his promotion to the Dukla Prague senior team. Aged only 17, he featured for the team in goal on July 14th, 2020 and was an instrumental member of for them in the Czech top flight over the course of the 2020/21 campaign.
Having been lauded as Czech Republic’s greatest goalkeeping talent, he made the move to one of the country’s biggest clubs, Slavia Prague. His first season with them was spent on the peripheries, but two spells on loan followed thereafter.
Kinsky spent 2022-23 with Vyskov and the following campaign with Pardubice, both from the Czech Republic itself. In 2024-25, he returned to Slavia Prague and was handed a first-choice role after an injury to the team’s first choice goalkeeper. After only one concession in nine appearances in the league, his stocks began to rise.
Tottenham Hotspur were among the first to notice his rapid rise and offered him his first overseas adventure by landing him into north London for £12.5 million. He has since grown into a key player for Ange Postecoglou and it will be interesting to see how his development continues next season when the team would ideally be a lot more balanced and Guglielmo Vicario will also be fully fit.
Kinsky’s player attributes
Antonin Kinsky did not need much time to prove himself at Tottenham Hotspur, which was also a massive testament to how highly he is rated in his country, Czech Republic. If his maiden appearance was the benchmark for his potential, Spurs could have landed a generational talent for what may prove to be a bargain in the future.
As far as his on-field characteristics go, Kinsky has superb reflexes with his hands as well as his feet. He is also very comfortable on the ball, a characteristic that holds most goalkeepers in good stead in the modern game, not least in the Premier League. And besides being a very decent passer of the ball in close proximity, his attempts over the top and into the final third have also been very promising and something a manager like Postecoglou will value.
More Tottenham Hotspur News:
- Tottenham in three-way transfer battle as Conte plans to sign Spurs target this summer
- Not Toney – Tottenham put off by €50m asking price for striker whose contract expires in less than 12 months
- Tottenham now in position to hijack Chelsea deal for Serie A ace
One of the negative attributes, however, is he does not have a good enough range when trying to pass across his box. While he has not come under very high pressure from the opponent’s forwards, his lack of diagonal passing might be a hindrance if it is picked up by the coaches as a point of exploitation when Kinsky has the ball at his feet.
Leave a Comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.