Vasil Kušej

Czech footballer

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Vasil Kušej
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FK Mladá Boleslav
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2015	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–	Mladá Boleslav	33	(10)
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	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Vasil Kušej (born 24 May 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for FK Mladá Boleslav and the Czech Republic national team.

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]

International career

Having represented the Czech Republic at all U16–U21 levels,^[6] Kušej debuted for the Czech senior squad on 20 November 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifying match against Moldova.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Vasil Kušej at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ Bílek, Petr; Bičiště, Ondřej (6 October 2016). "Messi je mojí inspirací, říká český talent, co dobývá bundesligu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Vasil Kusej auf Leihbasis zu Wacker Innsbruck". Dynamo Dresden (in German). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ Bílek, Petr (7 August 2020). "Kušej se vrátil do Ústí. Dynamo není jen tak nějaký klub, říká o Drážďanech". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Simon Gollnack wird an FK Ústí nad Labem verliehen". Dynamo Dresden (in German). 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Vasil Kušej". Football Association of the Czech Republic. 13 November 2023.
^ Hrabě, Stanislav (21 November 2023). "Česko slaví postup na Euro. Jenže co teď?". Seznam.cz (in Czech). Ostatně první náznaky proměny přinesl nyní už poslední duel proti Moldavsku, v němž se prosadili nováčci Tomáš Chorý (gól a asistence), mnoho naznačili i útočník Vasil Kušej či obránce Martin Vitík. Debutanti, kteří rozhodně zaujali. [After all, the first signs of change were brought by the last duel against Moldova, in which newcomers Tomáš Chorý (goal and assist) made their mark, striker Vasil Kušej and defender Martin Vitík also hinted at a lot. Debutantes who definitely caught the eye.]