Jan Kuchta
Jan Kuchta (born 8 January 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Czech Republic national team.
 Kuchta with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta Prague | |||
| –2016 | Slavia Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Slavia Prague | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bohemians (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Slovácko (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Teplice (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2020 | Slovan Liberec | 10 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Slavia Prague | 43 | (24) |
| 2022– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 7 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Czech Republic U18 | 12 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Czech Republic U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Czech Republic U21 | 3 | (2) |
| 2021– | Czech Republic | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 | |||
Club career
Slavia Prague
He made his Fortuna Liga debut for Slavia Prague on 8 November 2015 in a game against Bohemians.[1]
In January 2019, he joined Teplice on loan until June 2020.[2]
In February 2020, Kuchta signed for Slovan Liberec on a permanent deal, following a loan move at the club. In July 2020, Kuchta re-signed for Slavia Prague.[3] Kuchta finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Adam Hložek with 15 goals.[4] In the final match of the season on 29 May 2021, Kuchta scored his side's winning goal against Dynamo České Budějovice which confirmed an undefeated league season for Slavia, the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals Sparta Prague did so in 2009–10.[5]
Lokomotiv Moscow
On 12 January 2022, Kuchta signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow until 2026.[6]
He made his league debut for Lokomotiv on 6 March 2022 against FC Khimki and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory. However, he never served a disqualification that he received for getting sent off in his last game for Slavia, and, according to FIFA regulations, was not eligible to play, FC Khimki filed a protest.[7] The protest was denied on 10 March 2022, according to Russian Football Union, Kuchta should have been disqualified for the Russian Cup game Lokomotiv played against Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on 3 March and lost 0–4, as Czech regulations extend disqualifications to Cup games, even though Russian regulations do not, so he was technically disqualified for "one league or Cup game" as opposed to "one league game". Lokomotiv did not provide the document detailing the disqualification to the league, the club claimed they did not receive it during the transfer, and he was allowed by the RFU to play in the Cup game. His disqualification is considered served after that game, even though he actually played in it, as per FIFA regulations. Khimki considered lodging an appeal.[8]
International career
He made his debut for the Czech Republic national football team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Wales.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 December 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bohemians (loan) | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Viktoria Žižkov (loan) | 2017–18 | Czech National Football League | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Slovácko (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| Teplice (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 41 | 20 | |
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 25 | 12 | ||
| Total | 43 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 5 | — | 66 | 32 | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 122 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 52 | ||
International
- As of match played 16 November 2021[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
References
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 November 2015.
- "ALEX KRÁL PŘESTUPUJE DO SLAVIE, NA HOSTOVÁNÍ PŘICHÁZÍ JAN KUCHTA". FK Teplice. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Jan Kuchta re-joins Slavia". SK Slavia Prague. 23 July 2020.
- "Sparta na závěr sezony deklasovala Brno, Slavia porazila Budějovice. Hložek čtyřmi góly dotáhl Kuchtu". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Slavia - Budějovice 2:1. Mistři bez prohry, trefil se i Kuchta". iSport (in Czech). 29 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- "ФК «Локомотив» согласовал контракт с Яном Кухтой". FK Lokomotiv Moscow. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ""Химки" подают протест на присуждение поражения "Локо". Все из-за участия в матче Кухты" (in Russian). Sport Express. 6 March 2022.
- "В КДК объяснили, почему не засчитали техническое поражение "Локомотиву"" (in Russian). Championat. 10 March 2022.
- "Czech Republic v Wales game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.
- Jan Kuchta at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Kuchta, Jan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
External links
- Jan Kuchta Official Czech First League statistics
- Jan Kuchta at Soccerway
- National Team profile