Dušan Kuciak | |||||
Fullname: | Dušan Kuciak | ||||
Height: | 1.94 m | ||||
Birth Date: | 1985 5, df=y | ||||
Birth Place: | Žilina, Czechoslovakia | ||||
Currentclub: | Raków Częstochowa | ||||
Clubnumber: | 12 | ||||
Position: | Goalkeeper | ||||
Youthclubs1: | Žilina | ||||
Years1: | 2001–2002 | ||||
Clubs1: | AS Trenčín | ||||
Caps1: | 1 | ||||
Goals1: | 0 | ||||
Years2: | 2002–2008 | ||||
Clubs2: | Žilina | ||||
Caps2: | 89 | ||||
Goals2: | 0 | ||||
Years3: | 2005 | ||||
Clubs3: | → West Ham United (loan) | ||||
Caps3: | 0 | ||||
Goals3: | 0 | ||||
Years4: | 2008–2011 | ||||
Clubs4: | Vaslui | ||||
Caps4: | 87 | ||||
Goals4: | 0 | ||||
Years5: | 2011–2016 | ||||
Clubs5: | Legia Warsaw | ||||
Caps5: | 131 | ||||
Goals5: | 0 | ||||
Years6: | 2016–2017 | ||||
Clubs6: | Hull City | ||||
Caps6: | 0 | ||||
Goals6: | 0 | ||||
Years7: | 2017–2024 | ||||
Clubs7: | Lechia Gdańsk | ||||
Caps7: | 196 | ||||
Goals7: | 0 | ||||
Years8: | 2024 | ||||
Clubs8: | → Raków Częstochowa (loan) | ||||
Caps8: | 1 | ||||
Goals8: | 0 | ||||
Years9: | 2024– | ||||
Clubs9: | Raków Częstochowa | ||||
Caps9: | 0 | ||||
Goals9: | 0 | ||||
Nationalyears1: | 2006–2021 | ||||
Nationalcaps1: | 14 | ||||
Nationalgoals1: | 0 | ||||
Pcupdate: | 19 April 2024 | ||||
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Dušan Kuciak (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈduʂaŋ ˈkutsɪɐk/; 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]
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Hull City
2016[11]
Lechia Gdańsk