Dušan Kuciak

Dušan Kuciak (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈduʂaŋ ˈkutsɪɐk]; born 21 May 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is the younger brother of Martin Kuciak, who plays as a goalkeeper for Považská Bystrica.

Dušan Kuciak

Kuciak with Legia Warsaw in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
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)
International career
2006–2021	Slovakia	14	(0)
Signature
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:42, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

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 19 April 2024^[13][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		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[b]	0	1[c]	0	43	0
	Total		89	0	8	0	4	0	1	0	102	0
Vaslui	2008–09	Liga I	34	0	4	0	6[d]	0	0	0	44	0
	2009–10	Liga I	23	0	4	0	3[e]	0	0	0	30	0
	2010–11	Liga I	30	0	1	0	2[e]	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[e]	0	—		38	0
	2012–13	Ekstraklasa	30	0	0	0	6[e]	0	1[f]	0	37	0
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	25	0	1	0	8[g]	0	—		34	0
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	31	0	7	0	14[h]	0	0	0	52	0
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	18	0	2	0	11[e]	0	1[f]	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[i]	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[e]	0	1[f]	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[j]	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
Raków Częstochowa	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Total			504	0	36	0	68	0	5	0	613	0

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. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. 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

As of match played on 14 November 2021^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

Honours

MŠK Žilina^[13]

• Slovak Superliga: 2006–07
• Slovak Super Cup: 2007

Legia Warsaw^[13]

• Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
• Polish Cup: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16

Hull City

• Football League Championship play-offs: 2016^[16]

Lechia Gdańsk^[13]

• Polish Cup: 2018–19
• Polish Super Cup: 2019

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Goalkeeper of the Season: 2013–14,^[17] 2019–20^[18]
• Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2013^[19]