Jan Kuchta
Jan Kuchta (born 8 January 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta Prague | |||
| –2016 | Slavia Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Slavia Prague | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bohemians (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Slovácko (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Teplice (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2020 | Slovan Liberec | 10 | (4) |
| 2020– | Slavia Prague | 41 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Czech Republic U18 | 12 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Czech Republic U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Czech Republic U21 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021– | Czech Republic | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2021 | |||
Club career
Slavia Prague
He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Slavia Prague on 8 November 2015 in a game against Bohemians.[1]
In January 2019, he joined Teplice on loan until June 2020.[2]
In February 2020, Kuchta signed for Slovan Liberec on a permanent deal, following a loan move at the club. In July 2020, Kuchta re-signed for Slavia Prague.[3] Kuchta finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Adam Hložek with 15 goals.[4] In the final match of the season on 29 May 2021, Kuchta scored his side's winning goal against Dynamo České Budějovice which confirmed an undefeated league season for Slavia, the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals Sparta Prague did so in 2009–10.[5]
International career
He made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Wales.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 November 2021
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bohemians (loan) | 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 2017–18 | Czech National Football League | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Slovácko (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| Teplice (loan) | 2018–19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2019–20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Slovan Liberec | 2019–20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 41 | 20 | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| Total | 31 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | 49 | 24 | |||
| Career total | 110 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 44 | ||
Honours
References
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 November 2015.
- "ALEX KRÁL PŘESTUPUJE DO SLAVIE, NA HOSTOVÁNÍ PŘICHÁZÍ JAN KUCHTA". FK Teplice. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Jan Kuchta re-joins Slavia". SK Slavia Prague. 23 July 2020.
- "Sparta na závěr sezony deklasovala Brno, Slavia porazila Budějovice. Hložek čtyřmi góly dotáhl Kuchtu". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Slavia - Budějovice 2:1. Mistři bez prohry, trefil se i Kuchta". iSport (in Czech). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "Czech Republic v Wales game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.
External links
- Jan Kuchta Official Czech First League statistics
- Jan Kuchta at Soccerway
- National Team profile