Vasil Kušej
Czech footballer
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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 | 39 | (15) |
| 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 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 | |||
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 25 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ústí nad Labem (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech National Football League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Prostějov | 2021–22 | Czech National Football League | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2022–23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 12 | ||||
| Mladá Boleslav | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 38 | 7 | |||
| Total | 68 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | — | 137 | 17 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||
| 2025–26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 39 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 49 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 47 | ||
International
- As of match played 9 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
