Václav Jurečka
Czech footballer (born 1994)
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Václav Jurečka (born 26 June 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Baník Ostrava and the Czech Republic national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Václav Jurečka | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Opava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baník Ostrava | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Slavia Prague | 62 | (41) |
| 2024–2025 | Çaykur Rizespor | 40 | (2) |
| 2026– | Baník Ostrava | 16 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Czech Republic U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Czech Republic | 9 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2023 | |||
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 victory 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] He made his league debut on 22 February in a goalless draw against FK Mladá Boleslav.[4] Jurečka scored his first league goal 27 June in a 1–2 loss against Bohemians 1905.[5] On 30 April 2022, he scored his first league hat-trick in a 3–1 victory against Baník Ostrava.[6]
On 4 June 2022, Jurečka signed with Slavia Prague.[7] He scored four goals in a 6–0 victory against Bohemians 1905.[8] In the 2023–24 Czech First League, Jurečka became the season's top scorer of Czech First League against Mlada Boleslav.[9]
On 13 September 2024, Jurečka signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor with option for another year.[10]
On 2 January 2026, Jurečka signed a contract with Baník Ostrava.[11]
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[12] and a friendly match against Wales.[13] 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.[14] On 10 September 2023, Jurečka scored his first goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Hungary.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 5th of January 2026
| 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 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Kolín | 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Opava | 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 | |||
| 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 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11[b] | 3 | 44 | 22 | ||
| 2024-25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 45 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 36 | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor | 2024-25 | Süper Lig | 28 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
| FC Baník Ostrava | 2025-26 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 325 | 95 | 35 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 377 | 123 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League