Juraj Kucka
| Date of birth | 26 February 1987 |
| Place of birth | Bojnice |
| Nationality | Slovak |
| Weight | 84 kg |
| Height | 1.86 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
Juraj Kucka joined Watford in August 2021 with a one-year contract.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| FK Zeleziarne Podbrezova | 01 Jul 2006 | 01 Jan 2007 | |
| MFK Ruzomberok | 01 Jan 2007 | 01 Jan 2009 | |
| Sparta Praha | 01 Jan 2009 | 01 Jan 2011 | |
| Genoa | 01 Jan 2011 | 28 Aug 2015 | |
| AC Milan | 28 Aug 2015 | 07 Jul 2017 | |
| Trabzonspor | 07 Jul 2017 | 15 Jan 2019 | |
| Parma | 15 Jan 2019 | ||
| Watford | 06 Aug 2021 | 31 May 2022 | L |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Watford | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2021-22 | Watford | Premier League | 22 | 4 |
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3
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2021 | Watford v Aston Villa | W | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 29 Aug 2021 | Tottenham Hotspur v Watford | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Sep 2021 | Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Sep 2021 | Norwich City v Watford | W | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 25 Sep 2021 | Watford v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 Oct 2021 | Leeds United v Watford | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Watford v Liverpool | L | 0-5 | Premier League | |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Everton v Watford | W | 2-5 | Premier League | |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Watford v Southampton | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 07 Nov 2021 | Arsenal v Watford | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Dec 2021 | Watford v Chelsea | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 04 Dec 2021 | Watford v Manchester City | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Brentford v Watford | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Dec 2021 | Watford v West Ham United | L | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2022 | Watford v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 08 Jan 2022 | Leicester City v Watford | L | 4-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 2022 | Newcastle United v Watford | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 21 Jan 2022 | Watford v Norwich City | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 05 Feb 2022 | Burnley v Watford | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 08 Feb 2022 | West Ham United v Watford | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Watford v Brighton and Hove Albion | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Manchester United v Watford | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 13 Mar 2022 | Southampton v Watford | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 02 Apr 2022 | Liverpool v Watford | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Apr 2022 | Watford v Leeds United | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Watford v Brentford | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 30 Apr 2022 | Watford v Burnley | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 2 |
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| 2009-10 | Slovakia | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 |
1
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| 2009-10 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2010-11 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 2 |
1
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| 2011-12 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2011-12 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 3 |
1
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| 2012-13 | Slovakia | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 2012-13 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2013-14 | Slovakia | FIFA World Cup | 4 |
1
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| 2013-14 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 2 |
2
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| 2015-16 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 8 |
4
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| 2016-17 | Slovakia | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 1 |
2
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| 2017-18 | Slovakia | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
1
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| 2017-18 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 1 |
2
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| 2018-19 | Slovakia | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 1 |
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| 2019-20 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 1 |
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| 2020-21 | Slovakia | FIFA World Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2020-21 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 5 | 1 |
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| 2020-21 | Slovakia | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 1 |
3
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| 2021-22 | Slovakia | FIFA World Cup | 4 |
2
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| 2021-22 | Slovakia | UEFA Nations League | 3 |
2
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| 2022-23 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
1
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| 2022-23 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 4 | 1 |
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| 2022-23 | Slovakia | UEFA Nations League | 1 | ||||
| 2023-24 | Slovakia | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2023-24 | Slovakia | UEFA European Championship | 8 | 1 |
1 |
1
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| 2024-25 | Slovakia | UEFA Nations League | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2008 | Slovakia v Liechtenstein | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Slovakia v Ukraine | L | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Slovakia v USA | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Nov 2009 | Slovakia v Chile | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 29 May 2010 | Slovakia v Cameroon | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Jun 2010 | New Zealand v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group F |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Slovakia v Italy | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group F |
| 28 Jun 2010 | Netherlands v Slovakia | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 11 Aug 2010 | Slovakia v Croatia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Sep 2010 | Slovakia v North Macedonia | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 07 Sep 2010 | Russia v Slovakia | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 08 Oct 2010 | Armenia v Slovakia | L | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Slovakia v Republic of Ireland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 09 Feb 2011 | Luxembourg v Slovakia | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2011 | Slovakia v Andorra | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Austria v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Sep 2011 | Republic of Ireland v Slovakia | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 07 Oct 2011 | Slovakia v Russia | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 11 Oct 2011 | North Macedonia v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Turkey v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 26 May 2012 | Poland v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Aug 2012 | Denmark v Slovakia | W | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Sep 2012 | Lithuania v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Slovakia v Liechtenstein | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 16 Oct 2012 | Slovakia v Greece | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 06 Feb 2013 | Belgium v Slovakia | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 22 Mar 2013 | Slovakia v Lithuania | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 26 Mar 2013 | Slovakia v Sweden | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Aug 2013 | Romania v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Sep 2013 | Bosnia and Herzegovina v Slovakia | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 10 Sep 2013 | Slovakia v Bosnia and Herzegovina | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 11 Oct 2013 | Greece v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 15 Oct 2013 | Latvia v Slovakia | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group G |
| 15 Nov 2013 | Poland v Slovakia | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Sep 2014 | Ukraine v Slovakia | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 09 Oct 2014 | Slovakia v Spain | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 12 Oct 2014 | Belarus v Slovakia | W | 1-3 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 15 Nov 2014 | North Macedonia v Slovakia | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 27 Mar 2015 | Slovakia v Luxembourg | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 14 Jun 2015 | Slovakia v North Macedonia | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 08 Sep 2015 | Slovakia v Ukraine | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 09 Oct 2015 | Slovakia v Belarus | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Luxembourg v Slovakia | W | 2-4 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group C |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Slovakia v Switzerland | W | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 29 May 2016 | Germany v Slovakia | W | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2016 | Slovakia v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Wales v Slovakia | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 15 Jun 2016 | Russia v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 20 Jun 2016 | Slovakia v England | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group B |
| 26 Jun 2016 | Germany v Slovakia | L | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 08 Oct 2016 | Slovenia v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Slovakia v Scotland | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 11 Nov 2016 | Slovakia v Lithuania | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Malta v Slovakia | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 01 Sep 2017 | Slovakia v Slovenia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 05 Oct 2017 | Scotland v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group F |
| 31 May 2018 | Slovakia v Netherlands | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2018 | Morocco v Slovakia | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Sep 2018 | Slovakia v Denmark | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Sep 2018 | Ukraine v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B1 |
| 13 Oct 2018 | Slovakia v Czech Republic | L | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B1 |
| 16 Oct 2018 | Sweden v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Nov 2018 | Slovakia v Ukraine | W | 4-1 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B1 |
| 21 Mar 2019 | Slovakia v Hungary | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 24 Mar 2019 | Wales v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 11 Jun 2019 | Azerbaijan v Slovakia | W | 1-5 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 06 Sep 2019 | Slovakia v Croatia | L | 0-4 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 09 Sep 2019 | Hungary v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 10 Oct 2019 | Slovakia v Wales | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 16 Nov 2019 | Croatia v Slovakia | L | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 19 Nov 2019 | Slovakia v Azerbaijan | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group E |
| 04 Sep 2020 | Slovakia v Czech Republic | L | 1-3 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B2 |
| 07 Sep 2020 | Israel v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B2 |
| 08 Oct 2020 | Slovakia v Republic of Ireland | W | 0-0 (4-2) | UEFA European Championship | Play-off semi-final Path B |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Scotland v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B2 |
| 12 Nov 2020 | Northern Ireland v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Play-off final Path B |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Slovakia v Scotland | W | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B2 |
| 18 Nov 2020 | Czech Republic v Slovakia | L | 2-0 | UEFA Nations League | League B Group B2 |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Cyprus v Slovakia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group H |
| 27 Mar 2021 | Slovakia v Malta | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group H |
| 30 Mar 2021 | Slovakia v Russia | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group H |
| 06 Jun 2021 | Austria v Slovakia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Jun 2021 | Poland v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group E |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Sweden v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group E |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Slovakia v Spain | L | 0-5 | UEFA European Championship | Group E |
| 01 Sep 2021 | Slovenia v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group H |
| 04 Sep 2021 | Slovakia v Croatia | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group H |
| 08 Oct 2021 | Russia v Slovakia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group H |
| 11 Oct 2021 | Croatia v Slovakia | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group H |
| 03 Jun 2022 | Belarus v Slovakia | W | 0-1 | UEFA Nations League | League C Group C3 |
| 06 Jun 2022 | Slovakia v Kazakhstan | L | 0-1 | UEFA Nations League | League C Group C3 |
| 13 Jun 2022 | Kazakhstan v Slovakia | L | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League | League C Group C3 |
| 25 Sep 2022 | Slovakia v Belarus | D | 1-1 | UEFA Nations League | League C Group C3 |
| 17 Nov 2022 | Montenegro v Slovakia | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Slovakia v Luxembourg | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Slovakia v Bosnia and Herzegovina | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Iceland v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 20 Jun 2023 | Liechtenstein v Slovakia | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 08 Sep 2023 | Slovakia v Portugal | L | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 13 Oct 2023 | Portugal v Slovakia | L | 3-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 16 Oct 2023 | Luxembourg v Slovakia | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Slovakia v Iceland | W | 4-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 19 Nov 2023 | Bosnia and Herzegovina v Slovakia | W | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Qualifying group J |
| 23 Mar 2024 | Slovakia v Austria | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Norway v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Jun 2024 | Slovakia v Wales | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Belgium v Slovakia | W | 0-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals group E |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Slovakia v Ukraine | L | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals group E |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Slovakia v Romania | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals group E |
| 30 Jun 2024 | England v Slovakia | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 08 Sep 2024 | Slovakia v Azerbaijan | W | 2-0 | UEFA Nations League | League C Group C1 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.