Jan Kuchta
Squad number 11 · Sparta Prague
Their 2026 World Cup
Jan Kuchta travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Czech Republic, wearing number 11, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group A), beaten by Mexico 3-0.
Attack went to P. Šulc (3 matches, 189′) and P. Schick (3 matches, 180′).
Another 4 players in the Czech Republic squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Czech Republic team page.
Biography
Jan Kuchta (born 8 January 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team.
Slavia Prague Kuchta made his Czech First League debut for Slavia Prague on 8 November 2015 in a game against Bohemians. In January 2019, he joined Teplice on loan until June 2020. In February 2020, Kuchta signed for Slovan Liberec on a permanent deal, following a loan move at the club. In July 2020, Kuchta re-signed for Slavia Prague. Kuchta finished the 2020–21 Czech First League as joint top scorer, alongside Adam Hložek with 15 goals. In the final match of the season on 29 May 2021, Kuchta scored his side's winning goal against Dynamo České Budějovice which confirmed an undefeated league season for Slavia, the first time a Czech club reached this milestone since rivals Sparta Prague did so in 2009–10.
Lokomotiv Moscow On 12 January 2022, Kuchta signed a contract with Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow until 2026.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Антон Зайцев · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)