Benjamin Kucera

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Benjamin Kucera
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Joseph Kucera
Date of birth (1994-08-10) August 10, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Berwyn, Illinois, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2009–2012 Chicago Fire
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Creighton Bluejays 0 (0)
2014–2016 Santa Clara Broncos 38 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Slovácko 0 (0)
2016–2017 Slovácko B 8 (0)
2018 Birmingham Hammers 12 (0)
2019 Birmingham Legion 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2019

Benjamin Joseph Kucera (born August 10, 1994) is a former American soccer player who played as a defender, most recently for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion.

Contents

Career

College

Kucera began playing college soccer at Creighton University, but redshirted his first year [1] and transferred to the University of Santa Clara in 2014. [2]

Professional

In 2016, Kucera signed for Czech First League side Slovácko. However, he only appeared for the club's B team who competed in the Moravian–Silesian Football League. [3] [4]

Kucera returned to the United States in 2018, playing with USL PDL side Birmingham Hammers. [5]

On February 27, 2019, Kucera signed for USL Championship side Birmingham Legion ahead of their inaugural season. [6] He made his professional debut on August 17, 2019, appearing as an injury time substitute in a 1-0 win over Memphis 901. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Kucera - 2013 - Creighton University". gocreighton.com.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Kucera". Santa Clara.
  3. ↑ "Benjamin Kucera - Football Player | Fieldoo". www.fieldoo.com.
  4. ↑ "Benjamin Joseph Kucera | fotbalunas.cz". fotbalunas.cz.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham Hammers - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #5 - Ben Kucera -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ Team, Legion FC Communications (February 27, 2019). "Legion FC Signs Defender Kucera, Forward Savitsky". Birmingham Legion FC.
  7. ↑ "Birmingham Legion vs. Memphis 901 - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Birmingham Legion FC vs. Memphis 901 FC - August 17, 2019 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.


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