Vasil Kušej

Vasil Kušej
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SK Slavia Prague
Youth career
–2015 Ústí nad Labem
2015–2019 Dynamo Dresden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Dynamo Dresden 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Wacker Innsbruck II (loan) 4 (2)
2020–2021 → Ústí nad Labem (loan) 25 (2)
2021–2022 Prostějov 41 (10)
2023–2025 Mladá Boleslav 68 (13)
2025– Slavia Prague 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Czech Republic U16 1 (0)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U17 11 (3)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U18 12 (4)
2018–2019 Czech Republic U19 9 (3)
2022–2023 Czech Republic U21 7 (0)
2023– Czech Republic 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 January 2025

Vasil Kušej (born 24 May 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Born in Ústí nad Labem,[1] Kušej signed for the youth academy of German second division side Dynamo Dresden at the age of 15.[2] In 2019, he was sent on loan to Wacker Innsbruck in the Austrian second division.[3]

In 2020, he was sent on loan to Czech second division club Ústí nad Labem.[4][5] On 7 November 2024, Kušej scored FK Mladá Boleslav's only goal in a 2-1 defeat by Vitoria S.C. in a UEFA Conference League league stage game.[6]

On 7 January 2025, Kušej signed a contract with Slavia Prague until December 2028.[7]

International career

Having represented the Czech Republic at all U16–U21 levels,[8] Kušej debuted for the Czech senior squad on 20 November 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifying match against Moldova.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Vasil Kušej at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ Bílek, Petr; Bičiště, Ondřej (6 October 2016). "Messi je mojí inspirací, říká český talent, co dobývá bundesligu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Vasil Kusej auf Leihbasis zu Wacker Innsbruck". Dynamo Dresden (in German). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ Bílek, Petr (7 August 2020). "Kušej se vrátil do Ústí. Dynamo není jen tak nějaký klub, říká o Drážďanech". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Simon Gollnack wird an FK Ústí nad Labem verliehen". Dynamo Dresden (in German). 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Vitória SC vs Mladá Boleslav | UEFA Conference League 2024/25". UEFA. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  7. ^ Mikeš, Pavel (7 January 2025). "Napodruhé to klaplo, Kušej patří Slavii. Klub představil posilu vtipným videem". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Vasil Kušej". Football Association of the Czech Republic. 13 November 2023.
  9. ^ Hrabě, Stanislav (21 November 2023). "Česko slaví postup na Euro. Jenže co teď?". Seznam.cz (in Czech).