Václav Jurečka (born 26 June 1994) is a Czech professional

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who plays as a forward for Turkish

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club

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and the

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Club career

At the

2016–17 Czech Cup The 2016–17 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 24th season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round on 22 July 2016 and ended with the final in May 2017 ...

, Jurečka scored five goals, becoming the top scorer of Opava. On 26 April 2017, he scored the second goal in Opava's 2–0 victory at

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...

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. On 6 January 2020, Jurečka signed with

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. He made his league debut on 22 February in a goalless draw against

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. Jurečka scored his first league goal 27 June in a 1–2 loss against

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. On 30 April 2022, he scored his first league hat-trick in a 3–1 victory against

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. On 4 June 2022, Jurečka signed with

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. He scored four goals in a 6–0 victory against Bohemians 1905. In the 2023–24 Czech First League, Jurečka became the season's top scorer of Czech First League against Mlada Boleslav. On 13 September 2024, Jurečka signed a two-year contract with Turkish club

with option for another year.

International career

After

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suffered an injury in early 2022, Jurečka received his first senior call-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against

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and a friendly match against

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. 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. On 10 September 2023, Jurečka scored his first goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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Career statistics

Honours

Slavia Prague *

Czech Cup The Czech Cup (), officially known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the major men's football cup competition in the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Football Association. The Czech Cup was first held in 1961. The winner ...

: 2022–23 Individual *

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Top goalscorer: 2022–23, 2023–24

References

External links

Václav Jurečka
official international statistics *
Václav Jurečka
profile on the SFC Opava official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Jurecka, Vaclav 1994 births Living people Czech men's footballers Men's association football forwards Czech Republic men's international footballers Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech First League players Czech National Football League players SFC Opava players SK Sparta Kolín players 1. FC Slovácko players SK Slavia Prague players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Czech expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Süper Lig players 21st-century Czech sportsmen