Vasil Kušej
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Slovan Liberec (on loan from Slavia Prague) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| 2015–2019 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Dynamo Dresden | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Wacker Innsbruck II (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Ústí nad Labem (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Prostějov | 41 | (10) |
| 2023–2025 | Mladá Boleslav | 68 | (13) |
| 2025– | Slavia Prague | 41 | (15) |
| 2026– | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Czech Republic U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Czech Republic U17 | 11 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Czech Republic U18 | 12 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Czech Republic U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Czech Republic U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Czech Republic | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:25, 15 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Vasil Kušej (born 24 May 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Slovan Liberec on loan from Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.
Club career
Born in Ústí nad Labem,[1] Kušej signed for the youth academy of German second division side Dynamo Dresden at the age of 15.[2] In 2019, he was sent on loan to Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian second division.[3]
In 2020, he was sent on loan to Czech second division club Ústí nad Labem.[4][5] On 7 November 2024, Kušej scored FK Mladá Boleslav's only goal in a 2–1 defeat by Vitoria in a UEFA Conference League league stage game.[6]
On 7 January 2025, Kušej signed a contract with Slavia Prague until December 2028.[7]
On 27 June 2025, Kušej joined Slovan Liberec on a one-year loan deal with option to make the transfer permanent.[8]
International career
Having represented the Czech Republic at all U16–U21 levels,[9] Kušej debuted for the Czech senior squad on 20 November 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifying match against Moldova.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ústí nad Labem (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech National Football League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Prostějov | 2021–22 | Czech National Football League | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | Czech National Football League | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| Total | 41 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 12 | ||||
| Mladá Boleslav | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12[b] | 4 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| Total | 68 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 137 | 17 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7[c] | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | ||
| Total | 41 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 51 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 179 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 47 | ||
- ↑ Includes Austrian Cup, Czech Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 12 October 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Slavia Prague
References
- 1 2 Vasil Kušej at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ Bílek, Petr; Bičiště, Ondřej (6 October 2016). "Messi je mojí inspirací, říká český talent, co dobývá bundesligu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vasil Kusej auf Leihbasis zu Wacker Innsbruck". Dynamo Dresden (in German). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ Bílek, Petr (7 August 2020). "Kušej se vrátil do Ústí. Dynamo není jen tak nějaký klub, říká o Drážďanech". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Simon Gollnack wird an FK Ústí nad Labem verliehen". Dynamo Dresden (in German). 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vitória SC vs Mladá Boleslav". UEFA. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ↑ Mikeš, Pavel (7 January 2025). "Napodruhé to klaplo, Kušej patří Slavii. Klub představil posilu vtipným videem". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ Novák, Jiří (27 June 2025). "Liberec oznámil posily: Bužek smlouva na pět let, Bořil na rok. Kušej bude nejdřív hostovat". inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Sport News Invest. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Vasil Kušej". Football Association of the Czech Republic. 13 November 2023.
- ↑ Hrabě, Stanislav (21 November 2023). "Česko slaví postup na Euro. Jenže co teď?". Seznam.cz (in Czech).
- ↑ "Vasil Kušej". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Slavia Crowned Champions of the 2024/25 Chance Liga". Slavia Prague. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Slavia rozdrtila v prázdném Edenu Jablonec a slaví mistrovský titul, Hradec také bral tři body". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
- Vasil Kušej at the Czech First League
- Vasil Kušej at FAČR (in Czech)
- Vasil Kušej at Kicker (in German)
- Vasil Kušej at WorldFootball.net
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