Jayda Pechova (born 20 August 2004) is an English international netball player. She plays for Nottingham Forest Netball in the Netball Super League and is part of the England Roses.
Early life and education
Pechova grew up in Surrey and played for Weston Park Blades netball club.[1] She attended Gordon’s School and went on to study Sports Management at the University of Bath, where she received the Trendell Scholarship.[2][3]
Club career
London Pulse
Pechova came through the London Pulse pathway where she was part of the squad which won the 2022 National Performance Grand Final (Under-21s) and were runners-up in the 2022 National Performance League (Under-21s).[4] She was named as a training partner for the 2022 season and made her Netball Super League debut aged 17 in a match against Team Bath.[5][6]
Team Bath
Pechova signed for Team Bath ahead of the 2023 season, playing netball alongside studying at the University of Bath.[7] In late 2022 she was nominated for SportsAid’s One-to-Watch Award and BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year.[4][8] Pechova spent two seasons at Team Bath and was a vital player during the 2024 season where she ranked third highest for intercepts at just 19 years old.[9] It was announced that Team Bath would not be offered a contract for the 2025 season and the senior team would disband.[10]
Nottingham Forest Netball
Pechova was signed to Nottingham Forest Netball for their inaugural season in 2025 alongside fellow Team Bath defender Tash Pavelin.[3] She had a standout season and won the Young Player of the Year award.[11] Pechova and Pavelin built a strong defensive partnership, named ‘Pavlova’.[12] During the 2026 season Pechova helped Forest secure a top four play off spot for the first time.[13]
International career
Pechova represented England at under-19 and under-21 level including winning gold at the 2021 Netball Europe Under-21s Championship and captaining the under-19s team to another gold medal in 2022.[4] She was selected to the senior squad for the Fast5 Netball World Series in 2022 and 2024 and made her official Roses debut at the 2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[14]
Pechova was named in the England Roses programme for the 2024–25 season before being named in the Future Roses Programme for the 2025-26 season. She was selected for 2025 Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar where she won a bronze medal.[9] Ahead of the 2026-27 season Pechova was recalled to the England Roses full-time programme.
Honours
England
- Netball World Youth Cup: Bronze: 2025
Individual Awards
Netball Super League
- Young Player of the Year: 2025
BBC
- 2022 BBC Sports Personality of the Year (nominated)
Sports Aid
- 2022 SportsAid’s One-to-Watch Award (nominated)
References
- ^ “Blades Spotlight”. www.westonparkblades.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ “Bath scholar Jayda Pechova targeting Netball World Youth Cup after being named as NSL Young Player of the Year 2025”. Team Bath. 2025-07-19. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ a b “Bath netball stars Pechova and Kelly continue Super League journeys”. Somerset Live. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ a b c “Jayda Pechová shortlisted for SportsAid award | England Netball”. England Netball. Archived from the original on 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ “VNSL Squad Update – London Pulse Netball”. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ “VNSL Match Report: London Pulse 52 – Team Bath 48 – London Pulse Netball”. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ “New Team Bath Super League recruit Jayda Pechova shortlisted for SportsAid One-to-Watch Award”. Team Bath Netball. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ “BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2022 top three announced”. www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ a b “Jayda Pechova | Netball Super League”. Netball Super League. Archived from the original on 2025-10-16. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ nar43 (2024-05-30). “Statement from Team Bath Netball: Netball Super League 2.0”. Team Bath Netball. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ “Jayda Pechova loving life at Forest after scooping NSL Young Player of the Year Award | Netball Super League”. Netball Super League. Archived from the original on 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ Reid, James (2026-04-02). “How defensive partnership is helping Nottingham Forest Netball aim for top four”. Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ “Netball Super League: Nottingham Forest seal play-off spot with Loughborough Lightning win”. BBC Sport. 2026-05-15. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ^ “Team Bath’s Jayda Pechova all set for senior Vitality Roses debut in New Zealand”. Team Bath Netball. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2026-05-17.