Ondřej Kúdela
Czech footballer (born 1987)
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Ondřej Kúdela (Czech pronunciation: [ˈondr̝ɛj ˈkuːdɛla]; born 26 March 1987) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[2][3][4] He played for Slovácko, Sparta Prague, Mlada Boleslav, Slovan Liberec, and Slavia Prague. Kúdela also had loan spells at Kladno and Kazakh club FC Ordabasy.
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Kúdela playing for the Czech Republic in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ondřej Kúdela[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bojkovice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sellier & Bellot Vlašim (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Slovácko | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Slovácko | 31 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Sparta Prague | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Kladno (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2017 | Mladá Boleslav | 177 | (9) |
| 2014 | → Ordabasy (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Slovan Liberec | 29 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Slavia Prague | 100 | (14) |
| 2022–2025 | Persija Jakarta | 82 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | Viktoria Žižkov | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Czech Republic U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | Czech Republic U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Czech Republic U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Czech Republic U20 | 12 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Czech Republic U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Czech Republic | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2026– | Sellier & Bellot Vlašim (assistant) | ||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 September 2024 | |||
Club career
Kúdela came up through the youth system at Slovácko and made his debut appearance for the first team in 2005.[5]
In 2009, Kúdela was signed by Mladá Boleslav as a replacement for the outgoing Jan Rajnoch. He remained at the club for eight seasons, except for a half-year loan spell at Kazakh side Ordabasy in 2014.[6][7][8] He was part of the Mladá Boleslav team that won the 2010–11 and 2015–16 Czech Cups, coming off as a substitute at the eighth minute of the former final.[9]
In January 2017, Kúdela signed a contract with Slovan Liberec for two-and-a-half years.[10]
In 2018, Kúdela transferred to Slavia Prague along with head coach Jindřich Trpišovský.[11] With the club, he won a total of three league titles and cups each, as well as one Supercup.[citation needed]
In June 2022, Kúdela joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persija Jakarta.[12] On 23 July 2022, he made his league debut as a starter in a 0–1 loss against Bali United.[13]
On 23 July 2025, Kúdela signed a contract with Viktoria Žižkov.[14]
International career
In March 2019, Kúdela debuted for the Czech senior squad during a friendly match against Brazil.[15]
Controversy
On 18 March 2021, Kúdela was accused of racial abuse on Glen Kamara during a Europa League Round of 16 match.[16][17] Kúdela denied the accusation and claimed he was assaulted by Kamara in the tunnel after the match, and Slavia Prague lodged a criminal complaint while criticising Rangers' handling of the situation.[18] On 14 April, he was officially found guilty of racial abuse by UEFA and was banned for ten UEFA matches, ruling him out of playing any game in the upcoming Euro 2020 championship; Kamara meanwhile was handed a three-match ban for assaulting Kúdela in the tunnel after the game.[4]
Kúdela appealed his ban,[19] but the appeal was rejected by UEFA on 26 May 2021.[3] He began the process of appealing the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with a statement being scheduled for April 2022.[20] However, one month before the hearing was due to take place, Kúdela dropped his appeal and formally apologised to Kamara.[20] Kamara's lawyer said that his client was happy that the matter had now been closed.[20]
Style of play
Kúdela is normally played as a centre-back, though he has also been used as a defensive midfielder.[21] At the end of the 2021 season, he was voted as the best defender in the Czech league.[22]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slovácko | 2004–05 | Czech First League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | Czech First League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Kladno (loan) | 2007–08 | Czech First League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2008–09 | Czech First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Mladá Boleslav | 2008–09 | Czech First League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Czech First League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Czech First League | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | Czech First League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Czech First League | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Czech First League | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 177 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 9 | ||
| Ordabasy (loan) | 2014 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Slovan Liberec | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Czech First League | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 42 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 100 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 14 | ||
| Persija Jakarta | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga 1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 449 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 524 | 31 | ||
International
- As of match played 25 September 2022[23]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
