# Dušan Kuciak

Dušan Kuciak (Slovak pronunciation:; born 21 May 1985) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Polish club Raków Częstochowa. He is the younger brother of Martin Kuciak, who plays as a goalkeeper for Považská Bystrica.

## Club career

On 26 June 2008, Kuciak signed a three-year contract with Romanian club FC Vaslui. He joined the Polish club Legia Warsaw in August 2011, later extending his contract in August 2013 until 2016. In January 2013, West Ham United were reported to be in talks with him. On 24 March 2014, Kuciak made his 100th appearance for Legia Warsaw in a 2–1 victory against Piast Gliwice.
On 1 February 2016, Kuciak signed an 18-month contract with Hull City. He debuted the same year on 23 August in the second round of EFL Cup away to Exeter City that City won 3–1.

## 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. He was named in the final Slovakia squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Kuciak last appeared in the national team selection under Štefan Tarkovič in November 2021.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 19 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Žilina | 2006–07 | Slovak Superliga | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Žilina | 2007–08 | Slovak Superliga | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Žilina | Total | Total | 89 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| Vaslui | 2008–09 | Liga I | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Vaslui | 2009–10 | Liga I | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Vaslui | 2010–11 | Liga I | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Vaslui | Total | Total | 87 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2012–13 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2014–15 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2015–16 | Ekstraklasa | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | Total | Total | 131 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| Hull City | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2017–18 | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2023–24 | I liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Total | Total | 196 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 504 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 613 | 0 |
* ↑ Includes Slovak Cup, Cupa României, Polish Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Slovak Super Cup
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Cup, two appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearance in Polish Super Cup
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played on 14 November 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Slovakia | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14 | 0 |

## Honours

MŠK Žilina
* Slovak Superliga: 2006–07
* Slovak Super Cup: 2007
Legia Warsaw
* Ekstraklasa: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
* Polish Cup: 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
Hull City
* Football League Championship play-offs: 2016
Lechia Gdańsk
* Polish Cup: 2018–19
* Polish Super Cup: 2019
Individual
* Ekstraklasa Goalkeeper of the Season: 2013–14, 2019–20
* Piłka Nożna Foreigner of the Year: 2013