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03 / Czech Republic · 2002–2016

Petr Čech

GK leaderclutch
Caps · Czechia
124
Goals · Czechia
0
Life
1982
Clubs
Stade Rennais, Chelsea, Arsenal
#3
Editorial rank of 33 for Czech Republic
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Career record: 124 caps and 0 goals for Czechia; club career at Stade Rennais, Chelsea, Arsenal.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q483137
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Career record

1999–2001FK Chmel Blšany
2001–2002AC Sparta Prague
2002–2004Stade Rennais
2004–2015Chelsea
2015–2019Arsenal
Czechia124 caps, 0 goals

Sources

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Which goalkeeper holds the Premier League clean-sheet record with 202?

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Petr Čech. Čech also set the single-season record in his very first year in England, keeping 24 clean sheets for Chelsea's 2004-05 champions.

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Around Čech in the almanac

One rank above: Pavel Nedvěd at #2.

One rank below: František Plánička at #4.

Czech Republic's editorial top five: Josef Bican · Pavel Nedvěd · Petr Čech · František Plánička · Antonín Panenka.

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