Václav Jurečka

Václav Jurečka (born 26 June 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor and the Czech Republic national football team.

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Václav Jurečka
Personal information
Full name	Václav Jurečka
Date of birth	(1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Opava, Czech Republic
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Çaykur Rizespor
Number	15
Youth career
	Opava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Opava	142	(28)
2014	→ Kolín (loan)	12	(0)
2020–2022	Slovácko	71	(25)
2022–2024	Slavia Prague	62	(41)
2024–	Çaykur Rizespor	28	(1)
International career^‡
2013	Czech Republic U19	3	(1)
2022–	Czech Republic	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:43, 4 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2023

Club career

At the 2016–17 Czech Cup, Jurečka scored five goals, becoming the top scorer of Opava.^[1] On 26 April 2017, he scored the second goal in Opava's 2–0 victory at Mladá Boleslav in the semi-finals, helping his Second League team to defeat their fourth First League opponents in a row and advance to the cup final for the first time in club history.^[2]

On 6 January 2020, Jurečka signed with Slovácko.^[3] He made his league debut on 22 February in a goalless draw against FK Mladá Boleslav.^[4] Jurečka scored his first league goal 27 June in a 1–2 loss against Bohemians 1905.^[5] On 30 April 2022, he scored his first league hat-trick in a 3–1 victory against Baník Ostrava.^[6]

On 4 June 2022, Jurečka signed with Slavia Prague.^[7] He scored four goals in a 6–0 victory against Bohemians 1905.^[8] In the 2023–24 Czech First League, Jurečka became the season's top scorer of Czech First League against Mlada Boleslav.^[9]

On 13 September 2024, Jurečka signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor with option for another year.^[10]

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International career

After Patrik Schick suffered an injury in early 2022, Jurečka received his first senior call-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against Sweden^[11] and a friendly match against Wales.^[12] He made his international debut in the latter tournament on 29 March, coming off as a substitute in the second half which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[13] On 10 September 2023, Jurečka scored his first goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Hungary.^[14]

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Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2023

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League	Czech Cup	Europe	Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Opava	2012–13	Czech National Football League	12	3	—	—	12	3
2013–14	0	0	1	0	—	1	0
2014–15	12	3	—	—	12	3
2015–16	28	4	3	3	—	31	7
2016–17	26	9	6	5	—	32	14
2017–18	29	6	2	0	—	31	6
2018–19	Czech First League	27	2	3	1	—	30	3
2019–20	7	1	1	1	—	8	2
Total	142	28	16	10	—	157	38
Kolín (loan)	2014–15	Czech National Football League	12	0	—	—	12	0
Slovácko	2019–20	Czech First League	9	1	1	0	—	10	1
2020–21	27	7	1	1	—	28	8
2021–22	35	17	4	3	2^[a]	0	41	20
Total	71	25	6	4	2	0	79	29
Slavia Prague	2022–23	Czech First League	27	20	4	3	3^[a]	2	34	25
2023–24	Czech First League	18	8	1	0	9^[b]	3	28	11
Total	45	28	5	3	12	5	62	36
Career total	268	81	28	17	14	5	310	103

Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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