Personal information | ||||||||
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Full name | Dušan Kuciak | |||||||
Date of birth | 21 May 1985 | |||||||
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* | ||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||
2001–2002 | AS Trenčín | 1 | (0) | |||||
2002–2008 | Žilina | 89 | (0) | |||||
2005 | → West 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) | |||||
2024 | → Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||
2024– | Raków Częstochowa | 0 | (0) | |||||
International career | ||||||||
2006–2021 | Slovakia | 14 | (0) | |||||
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*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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Žilina | 2005–06 | Slovak Superliga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
2006–07 | Slovak Superliga | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2007–08 | Slovak Superliga | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
Total | 89 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
Vaslui | 2008–09 | Liga I | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
2009–10 | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Liga I | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Total | 87 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
Legia Warsaw | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
Total | 131 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 0 | ||
Hull City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lechia Gdańsk | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 196 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 0 | ||
Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 504 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 613 | 0 | ||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Slovakia | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 1 | 0 | |
2012 | 4 | 0 | |
2013 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
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