Dušan Kuciak

Dušan Kuciak
Kuciak with Legia Warsaw in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985
Place of birth Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
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)
2024–2025 Raków Częstochowa 0 (0)
2025– Stoczniowiec Gdańsk 18 (0)
International career
2006–2021 Slovakia 14 (0)
Signature
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:23, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Dušan Kuciak (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈduʂaŋ ˈkutsɪɐk]; born 21 May 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Stoczniowiec Gdańsk. He is also the goalkeeping coach of IV liga Pomerania club Sokół Bożepole Wielkie. He is the younger brother of Martin Kuciak, who also played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In February 2005, while under contract with Žilina, Kuciak joined English club West Ham United on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season,[1] although he left without playing for the club.[2]

On 26 June 2008, Kuciak signed a three-year contract with Romanian club FC Vaslui.[3] He joined the Polish club Legia Warsaw in August 2011, later extending his contract in August 2013 until 2016.[4] By November 2011, Kuciak had already put together the fifth-longest ever series of not conceding in the Polish league, not letting in a goal for 735 minutes.[5] In January 2013, West Ham United were reported to be in talks with him.[6] On 24 March 2014, Kuciak made his 100th appearance for Legia Warsaw in a 2–1 victory against Piast Gliwice.[7]

On 1 February 2016, Kuciak signed an 18-month contract with Hull City.[8] He made his debut for the club on 23 August of that year in the second round of EFL Cup away to Exeter City, in a match that City won 3–1.[9] Having made a single appearance for Hull, Kuciak left the club on a free transfer in February 2017, returning to Poland to sign for Lechia Gdańsk.[2]

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.[10] He was named in the final Slovakia squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[11] Kuciak last appeared in the national team selection under Štefan Tarkovič in November 2021.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 June 2026[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Žilina 2005–06 Slovak Superliga 210000000210
2006–07 Slovak Superliga 350300000380
2007–08 Slovak Superliga 330504[b]01[c]0430
Total 8908040101020
Vaslui 2008–09 Liga I 340406[d]000440
2009–10 Liga I 230403[e]000300
2010–11 Liga I 300102[e]000330
Total 87090110001070
Legia Warsaw 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 270308[e]0—380
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 300006[e]01[f]0370
2013–14 Ekstraklasa 250108[g]0—340
2014–15 Ekstraklasa 3107014[h]000520
2015–16 Ekstraklasa 1802011[e]01[f]0320
Total 1310130470201930
Hull City 2016–17 Premier League 0000001[i]010
Lechia Gdańsk 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 170———170
2017–18 Ekstraklasa 36010——370
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 28020——300
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 300002[e]01[f]0330
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 28010——290
2021–22 Ekstraklasa 27010——280
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 300104[j]0—350
2023–24 I liga 0000——00
Total 19606060102090
Raków Częstochowa (loan) 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 10———10
Raków Częstochowa 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 0000——00
Total 1000——10
Stoczniowiec Gdańsk 2025–26 Regional league 180———180
Total 5220360680506310
  1. ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Cupa României, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Slovak Super Cup
  4. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Cup, two appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 3 Appearance in Polish Super Cup
  7. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ Appearance in EFL Cup
  10. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Slovakia 200610
200710
201010
201240
201330
202010
202130
Total140

Honours

MŠK Žilina[13]

Legia Warsaw[13]

Hull City

Lechia Gdańsk[13]

Stoczniowiec Gdańsk

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Hammers snap up Slovak starlet". Irish Examiner. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Dusan Kuciak leaves Hull City on free transfer". Sky Sports. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hăisan are postul ameninţat după transferul lui Kuciak". ProSport (in Romanian). 26 June 2008.
  4. ↑ Wasiak, Kuba (28 August 2013). "Dušan Kuciak przedłużył kontrakt z Legią Warszawa". RMF FM (in Polish). Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kuciak neinkasoval už 735 minút: Prestup bol správny krok". sportky.sk (in Slovak). 25 November 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Inter, Kuciak vicino al West Ham". TuttoMercatoWeb (in Italian). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Setny występ Dusana Kuciaka w warszawskiej Legii". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Onet.pl. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hull City: Nick Powell and Dusan Kuciak join Championship side". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Exeter City 1–3 Hull City". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Chudý, Filip (3 April 2015). "10 najlepších debutov v histórii slovenskej reprezentácie". sport24.dnes.sk (in Slovak). p. 10.
  11. ↑ "Štefan Tarkovič zverejnil nomináciu Slovenska na Euro 2020". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 2 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Tarkovič nominoval na záver kvalifikácie. Chýba tradičná opora". Sme (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Dušan Kuciak". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Dušan Kuciak at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Kuciak, Dušan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  16. ↑ Williams, Adam (28 May 2016). "Hull City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "Klasa okręgowa 2025/2026, grupa: Gdańsk I". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Zawodnik: Dušan Kuciak". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Rozdano nagrody w Ekstraklasie za sezon 2013/14". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  20. ↑ "Jorge Felix piłkarzem sezonu 2019/20 PKO Ekstraklasy!" [Jorge Felix named PKO Ekstraklasa's Player of the Year!]. TVP Sport (in Polish). 19 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Robert Lewandowski triumfatorem plebiscytu tygodnika "Piłka Nożna"". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 8 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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