Václav Jurečka

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Václav Jurečka
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Czech Republic
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Slavia Prague
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– Slavia Prague 51 (35)
International career
2013 Czech Republic U19 3 (1)
2022– Czech Republic 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Václav Jurečka (born 26 June 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.

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 win 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]

On 4 June 2022, Jurečka signed with Slavia Prague.[4]

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[5] and a friendly match against Wales.[6] 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.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2023
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Slavia Prague

References

  1. ^ "Václav Jurečka: Byl to náš sen". Deník (in Czech). Opava. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Druholigová Opava vyhrála i v Boleslavi a je ve finále domácího poháru". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Václav Jurečka hráčem Slovácka". 1. FC Slovácko (in Czech). 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Slavia získala Jurečku, střelce ze Slovácka: Odměna za životní sezonu". Blesk (in Czech). 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Na baráž do Švédska bez Schicka. Kouč dodatečně nominoval Jurečku a Heču". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Krejčí, Lingr, Jurečka? Příprava ve Walesu: povinnost i šance pro nováčky". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 27 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Strašně krásná i hořkosladká, říká Jurečka o své reprezentační premiéře". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. 1 April 2022.

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