Dušan Kuciak

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Dušan Kuciak
Legia tren (4).jpg
Kuciak with Legia Warsaw in 2014
Personal information
Full name Dušan Kuciak
Date of birth (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Raków Częstochowa
Number 12
Youth career
Žilina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 AS Trenčín 1 (0)
2002–2008 Žilina 89 (0)
2005West Ham United (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2011 Vaslui 87 (0)
2011–2016 Legia Warsaw 131 (0)
2016–2017 Hull City 0 (0)
2017–2024 Lechia Gdańsk 196 (0)
2024Raków Częstochowa (loan) 1 (0)
2024– Raków Częstochowa 0 (0)
International career
2006–2021 Slovakia 14 (0)
Signature
Podpis Kuciaka.png
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024

Dušan Kuciak (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈduʂaŋˈkutsɪɐk] ; born 21 May 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Raków Częstochowa. He is the younger brother of Martin Kuciak, who plays as a goalkeeper for Považská Bystrica.

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Club career

On 26 June 2008, Kuciak signed a three-year contract with Romanian club FC Vaslui. [1] He joined the Polish club Legia Warsaw in August 2011, later extending his contract in August 2013 until 2016. [2] In January 2013, West Ham United were reported to be in talks with him. [3] On 24 March 2014, Kuciak made his 100th appearance for Legia Warsaw in a 2–1 victory against Piast Gliwice. [4]

On 1 February 2016, Kuciak signed an 18-month contract with Hull City. [5] He debuted the same year on 23 August in the second round of EFL Cup away to Exeter City that City won 3–1. [6]

International career

On 10 December 2006, Kuciak debuted for the Slovak senior squad in a 2–1 away friendly victory against the United Arab Emirates. [7] He was named in the final Slovakia squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. [8] Kuciak last appeared in the national team selection under Štefan Tarkovič in November 2021. [9]

Career statistics

As of 19 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Žilina 2005–06 Slovak Superliga 210000000210
2006–07 Slovak Superliga350300000380
2007–08 Slovak Superliga330504010430
Total8908040101020
Vaslui 2008–09 Liga I 340406000440
2009–10 Liga I230403000300
2010–11 Liga I300102000330
Total87090110001070
Legia Warsaw 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 2703080380
2012–13 Ekstraklasa30000601 [lower-alpha 1] 0370
2013–14 Ekstraklasa2501080340
2014–15 Ekstraklasa3107014000520
2015–16 Ekstraklasa180201101 [lower-alpha 1] 0320
Total1310130470201930
Hull City 2016–17 Premier League 0000001 [lower-alpha 2] 010
Lechia Gdańsk 2016–17 Ekstraklasa170170
2017–18 Ekstraklasa36010370
2018–19 Ekstraklasa28020300
2019–20 Ekstraklasa30000201 [lower-alpha 1] 0330
2020–21 Ekstraklasa28010290
2021–22 Ekstraklasa27010280
2022–23 Ekstraklasa3001040350
2023–24 I liga 000000
Total19606060102090
Raków Częstochowa (loan) 2023–24 Ekstraklasa1010
Total5040360680506130
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  2. Appearance in EFL Cup

International

As of match played on 14 November 2021 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 200610
200710
201010
201240
201330
202010
202130
Total140

Honours

Hull City

Lechia Gdańsk

Individual

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