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{{Short description|Slovak footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Juraj Kucka
| image = Ukrain-Slovakia (5).jpg
| caption = Kucka playing for [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] in 2014
| fullname = Juraj Kucka<ref>{{cite web|title=2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2247219|website=[[Premier League]]|date=10 September 2021|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bojnice]], Czechoslovakia
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[FC Baník Prievidza|Baník Prievidza]]
| clubnumber = 33
| youthyears1 = 2001–2002 | youthclubs1 = [[FK Mesto Prievidza|Prievidza]]
| youthyears2 = 2002–2004 | youthclubs2 = Junior Radvaň
| youthyears3 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs3 = [[ŽP Šport Podbrezová]]
| years1 = 2005–2007 | clubs1 = [[ŽP Šport Podbrezová]]                    | caps1 =  42 | goals1 =  3
| years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = [[MFK Ružomberok|Ružomberok]]              | caps2 =  48 | goals2 =  9
| years3 = 2009–2011 | clubs3 = [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]         | caps3 =  45 | goals3 = 11
| years4 = 2011–2015 | clubs4 = [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]                     | caps4 = 122 | goals4 =  9
| years5 = 2015–2017 | clubs5 = [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]                    | caps5 =  59 | goals5 =  4
| years6 = 2017–2019 | clubs6 = [[Trabzonspor]]                            | caps6 =  33 | goals6 =  3
| years7 = 2019–2022 | clubs7 = [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]                | caps7 =  72 | goals7 = 17
| years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = → [[Watford F.C|Watford]] (loan)           | caps8 =  26 | goals8 =  1
| years9 = 2022–2025 | clubs9 = [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] | caps9 =  58 | goals9 =  9
| years10= 2025–     | clubs10= [[FC Baník Prievidza|Baník Prievidza]]     | caps10=   0 | goals10=  0
|nationalyears1= 2007–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Slovakia national under-21 football team|Slovakia U21]] | nationalcaps1 =  11 | nationalgoals1 =  0
|nationalyears2= 2008–2024 | nationalteam2 = [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]]              | nationalcaps2 = 112 | nationalgoals2 = 14
| club-update = 20:00, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 20:30, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
}}

'''Juraj Kucka''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈjuraj ˈkutska}}; born 26 February 1987), also known by his nickname '''Kuco''' ({{IPA|sk|ˈkutsɔ}}), is a Slovak [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Slovak club [[FC Baník Prievidza|Baník Prievidza]].<ref name="sport7.sk">{{Cite web |date=14 January 2019 |title=Oficiálne: Juraj Kucka sa vracia do Serie A! |trans-title=Officially: Juraj Kucka returns to Serie A! |url=https://www.sport7.sk/139652/oficialne-juraj-kucka-sa-vracia-do-serie-a |access-date=14 January 2019 |website=Šport7.sk |language=sk}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Early career===
Kucka made his [[Slovak Super Liga|Corgoň Liga]] debut for [[MFK Ružomberok|Ružomberok]] on 11 March 2007. He played six games in his first season. Overall, Kucka played 49 games and scored eight goals for Ružomberok.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

Czech manager [[Michal Bílek]], who managed Ružomberok in 2008, recommended Kucka to sign for [[AC Sparta Prague]]. The footballer eventually signed a three-year contract for said club in January 2009. Kucka later scored a goal on his league debut against [[FC Vysočina Jihlava]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Plácnul si s Novotným a hned dal gól. Sparťan Kucka prožil povedený debut|trans-title=He played with Novotný and immediately scored a goal. Spartan Kucka had a successful debut|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/placnul-si-s-novotnym-a-hned-dal-gol-spartan-kucka-prozil-povedeny-debut.A090120_174858_fotbal_pes|website=[[Mladá fronta Dnes]]|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|date=21 January 2009|access-date=27 June 2024|language=cs}}</ref>

===Genoa===
On 6 January 2011, Kucka signed a four-and-a-half-year contract for €3.55 million transfer fee with [[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]], later extended one more year to 30 June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2011 |title=Kucka definitívne hráčom Janova, podpísal 4,5-ročnú zmluvu |trans-title=Kucka is definitively a Genoa player; he signed a 4.5-year contract. |url=http://www.profutbal.sk/spravy/clanok110791-Kucka_definitivne_hracom_Janova_podpisal_45rocnu_zmluvu.htm |access-date=8 February 2011 |website=Profutbal |language=sk}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> He made his debut in the [[Coppa Italia]] match against [[Inter Milan]] on 12 January 2011<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 January 2011 |title=Genoa, ecco Kucka: "La Serie A? Non mi fa paura" |trans-title=Genoa, here's Kucka: "Serie A? It doesn't scare me." |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2011/01/13/kucka_genoa_conferenza_stampa |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=[[Sky Sport (Italy)|Sky Sport Italy]] |language=it}}</ref> before being voted [[man of the match]] by Genoa fans after a 1–1 draw against [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] on 6 February 2011.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} Kucka proved immediately to fit fine in the squad, showing a remarkable physical strength and good technical skills, resulting the second best player of Genoa.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2011 |title=Che affare il carrarmato Kucka L'uomo in più del nuovo Genoa |trans-title=What a deal, Kucka the tank! The key man for the new Genoa. |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Magic_Cup/08-02-2011/che-affare-carrarmato-kucka-8082667122.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223210846/http://www.gazzetta.it/Magic_Cup/08-02-2011/che-affare-carrarmato-kucka-8082667122.shtml |archive-date=23 February 2011 |website=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] |language=it}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Genoa in a 2–1 away victory against [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] on 18 September 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harsányi |first=Ladislav |date=19 September 2011 |title=Kucka: Dostal som chuť na ďalšie góly |trans-title=Kucka: "I've got a taste for more goals." |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/kucka-dostal-som-chut-na-dalsie-goly/ |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=[[Sme]] |publisher=Petit Press |language=sk}}</ref>

===AC Milan===
On 28 August 2015, Kucka was signed by AC Milan<ref>{{Cite web|title=Milanello: Arrivato Juraj Kucka|url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/news/breaking_news_show/83812|website=A.C. Milan|date=28 August 2015|access-date=28 August 2015|language=it}}</ref> for €3 million transfer fee. However, Milan also paid an unknown parties an additional €1 million. He made his league debut on 29 August 2015 in a 2–1 home victory against [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kucka absolvoval v AC Miláno víťaznú premiéru: Krásne emócie|trans-title=Kucka had a winning debut in AC Milan: Beautiful emotions|url=https://dennikn.sk/227117/kucka-absolvoval-v-ac-milano-vitaznu-premieru/|website=[[Denník N]]|publisher=Petit Press|date=30 August 2015|access-date=27 June 2015|language=sk}}</ref> and scored his first Milan goal on 9 January 2016 to equalize against [[A.S. Roma|AS Roma]] in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Primo gol di Kucka con la maglia del Milan|trans-title=Kucka's first goal in AC Milan jersey|url=https://www.spaziomilan.it/2016/01/kucka_roma_milan_gol_pareggio/|website=Spazio Milan|date=9 January 2024|access-date=27 June 2024|language=it}}</ref>

===Trabzonspor===
On 7 July 2017, Kucka was signed by [[Trabzonspor]] on a three-year contract worth €2.25 million a season,<ref>{{cite press release|title=Signing Agreement|url=https://www.kap.org.tr/en/Bildirim/616475|website=Trabzonspor|via=Turkish Public Disclosure Platform|date=7 July 2017|language=tr}}</ref> for a transfer fee of €5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Results or Ending of Transfer Meetings|url=https://www.kap.org.tr/en/Bildirim/616474|website=Trabzonspor|via=KAP|date=7 July 2017|language=tr}}</ref>

===Parma===
Kucka joined [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] upon returning to Italy on 14 January 2019, stating that he intended to score more goals in Parma and improve from where he left off, when he left Italy a year and a half ago.<ref name="sport7.sk"/> Kucka debuted for Parma in his first opportunity, when he came on as a substitute for [[Alessandro Deiola]] in the 73rd minute of a [[2018–19 Serie A|Serie A]] away fixture against [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]. Parma won the game 2–1 by goals of [[Roberto Inglese]] and [[Gervinho]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2019 |title=Kucka má za sebou vydarený debut: Parma zdolala Udinese |trans-title=Kucka had a successful debut: Parma defeated Udinese. |url=https://sportky.zoznam.sk/c/195271/ |access-date=23 January 2019 |website=Športky |language=sk}}</ref> In his third appearance for Parma, Kucka got his first two assists with the side. On 2 February, he assisted [[Antonino Barillà|Barillà]] in the 64th minute and Ivorian international Gervinho in the 74th minute. Parma had managed to upset [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] away, who was on top of the league table, by coming back from a two-goal margin twice to tie the game 3–3. Kucka played 86 minutes of the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Umtiti |first=Samuel |date=2023-03-12 |title=VanDo88 |url=http://vando88.casino/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=vando88.casino}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Juventus Parma live score, video stream and H2H results|url=https://www.sofascore.com/parma-juventus/MdbsPdb|website=SofaScore|access-date=3 February 2019}}</ref> Kucka scored his first goal after the return to Italy in his fifth match, on 16 February 2019 against [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] after an assist from [[Massimo Gobbi]], setting the score to 1–0 for Parma. However, two second-half goals by [[Leonardo Pavoletti]] meant Parma lost the game 2–1.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 February 2019 |title=Video: Juraj Kucka dal hlavou pekný gól, Piatek vybavil výhru AC Miláno |trans-title=Video: Juraj Kucka scored a nice header, Piątek secured AC Milan's win. |url=https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/383146/video-juraj-kucka-dal-hlavou-pekny-gol-parma-prehrala/ |access-date=9 June 2019 |website=[[Aktuality.sk]] |language=sk}}</ref>

===Watford===
On 6 August 2021, it was announced that Kucka had signed for newly promoted [[Premier League]] club [[Watford F.C.|Watford]].<ref name=Watford>{{cite web|title=Juraj Kucka: Watford sign Slovakia midfielder from Parma|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58123466|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=BBC|date=6 August 2021}}</ref> Parma confirmed on the same day that the transfer is a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Juraj Kucka loaned to Watford|url=https://parmacalcio1913.com/2021/08/06/juraj-kucka-loaned-to-watford/?lang=en|publisher=[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]|date=6 August 2021|access-date=3 November 2021|archive-date=30 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130085629/https://parmacalcio1913.com/2021/08/06/juraj-kucka-loaned-to-watford/?lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 14 August 2021, he made his [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] debut in their league opener against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], where [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] won 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ellie|last=Thomason|title=Watford 3–2 Aston Villa|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58124896|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=14 August 2021|access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a 5–2 victory away against [[Everton FC|Everton]]. <ref>{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Oscroft|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58936301|title=Everton 2–5 Watford|website=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=23 October 2021|access-date=29 November 2021}}</ref>

===Slovan Bratislava===
Following Watford's relegation from the Premier League,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aarons |first=Ed |date=2022-05-07 |title=Watford and Hodgson relegated after Zaha gives Crystal Palace victory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/07/crystal-palace-watford-premier-league-match-report |access-date=2025-06-12 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Kucka signed a two-year contract with reigning Slovak champions of the past four seasons [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]], where he was coached by [[Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964)|Vladimír Weiss]] under whom Kucka debuted in the [[Slovakia national football team|Slovak national team]] and participated in [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovan podpísal s Jurajom Kuckom dvojročný kontrakt |trans-title=Slovan signed a two-year contract with Juraj Kucka. |url=https://www.skslovan.com/9772 |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=SK Slovan Bratislava |language=sk}}</ref> On 23 July 2022, Kucka marked his league debut with his first goal in a 4–0 victory against [[AS Trenčín]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2022 |title=Juraj Kucka strelil prvý gól za Slovan Bratislava |trans-title=Juraj Kucka scored his first goal for Slovan Bratislava. |url=https://www.hetrik.sk/juraj-kucka-strelil-prvy-gol-za-slovan-bratislava |access-date=14 August 2024 |website=hetrik.sk |language=sk}}</ref>

On 26 November 2024, Kucka captained Slovan in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League game against his former side AC Milan, with [[Davide Calabria]], the only former teammate of his still at the club, as the opposing captain. He received a warm welcome and some chants of homage from the travelling Milan fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=Kucka: "The fans' greeting? I didn't expect it. I was surprised and happy" |url=https://milanreports.com/2024/11/27/kucka-fans-greeting-didnt-expect-it/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==International career==
A former [[Slovakia national under-21 football team|Slovakia under-21]] player, Kucka made his senior international debut in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly match]] against [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] on 19 November 2008, replacing [[Branislav Obžera]] in the 53rd minute.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2008 |title=Futbalisti porazili Lichtenštajnsko 4–0 |trans-title=The footballers defeated Liechtenstein 4–0. |url=https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbalisti-porazili-lichtenstajnsko-40/ |website=[[Sme]] |publisher=Petit Press |language=sk}}</ref> He scored his first international against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Magáth |first=Tomáš |date=10 August 2011 |title=Slovensko vyhralo v Rakúsku 2–1 |trans-title=Slovakia won 2–1 in Austria. |url=https://sport.noviny.sk/futbal/93695-online-rakusko-slovensko |access-date=27 June 2011 |website=Šport Noviny |publisher=[[TV JOJ]] |language=sk}}</ref>

Slovakia manager [[Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1964)|Vladimír Weiss]] called him up for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] despite the fact that Kucka had not played in any qualification matches.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2010 |title=MS 2010: Kucka verí, že sa dostane aj do užšieho kádra 23 hráčov |trans-title=World Cup 2010: Kucka believes he will make it into the final 23-man squad. |url=https://sport7.dnes24.sk/1781/ms-2010-kucka-veri-ze-sa-dostane-aj-do-uzsieho-kadra-23-hracov |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=sport7.dnes24.sk |language=sk}}</ref> He played in all three group stage matches against [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 June 2010 |title=MS 2010: Kucka: "Je to pre všetkých veľmi dobrá skúsenosť" |trans-title=World Cup 2010: Kucka: "It is a very good experience for everyone." |url=https://sport7.dnes24.sk/2456/ms-2010-kucka-je-to-pre-vsetkych-velmi-dobra-skusenost |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=sport7.dnes24.sk |language=sk}}</ref>

Kucka was called up to the Slovakia squads for the [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]], [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]] and [[UEFA Euro 2024|Euro 2024]] tournaments.<ref name=Watford/> In 2023, he played his 100th match during a [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualification]] against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] which saw the Slovaks losing 0—1.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2023 |title=36-ročný Juraj Kucka v reprezentácii? Veľavravná reakcia trénera Calzonu k dlhoročnej opore |trans-title=36-year-old Juraj Kucka in the national team? Coach Calzona's telling reaction to the long-standing stalwart. |url=https://www.hetrik.sk/36-rocny-juraj-kucka-v-reprezentacii-ve-avravna-reakcia-trenera-calzonu-k-dlhorocnej-opore |access-date=14 August 2024 |website=Hetrik |language=sk}}</ref>

On 10 March 2025, Kucka announced end of his international career due to health problems.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 2025 |title=Slovenský fotbalista Kucka ukončil reprezentační kariéru |trans-title=Slovak footballer Kucka has ended his international career. |url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-liga-narodu-slovensky-fotbalista-kucka-ukoncil-reprezentacni-karieru-5196807 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Sport.cz |publisher=Borgis |language=cs |agency=[[Czech News Agency]]}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Updated|match played 17 May 2025}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|juraj-kucka/35495}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA#Club|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[MFK Ružomberok|Ružomberok]]
|[[2006–07 Slovak Superliga|2006–07]]
|[[Slovak Super Liga]]
|6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Slovak Superliga|2007–08]]
|Slovak Super Liga
|24||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||24||5
|-
|[[2008–09 Slovak Superliga|2008–09]]
|Slovak Super Liga
|18||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48||8||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||8
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
|[[2008–09 Czech First League|2008–09]]
|[[Czech First League]]
|12||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||3
|-
|[[2009–10 Czech First League|2009–10]]
|Czech First League
|20||5||2||0||5<ref group=lower-alpha name=UEL>Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||27||6
|-
|[[2010–11 Czech First League|2010–11]]
|Czech First League
|13||3||colspan="2"|—||11<ref group=lower-alpha>Six appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], five appearances in UEFA Europa League</ref>||2||colspan="2"|—||24||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!45||11||2||0||16!!3||colspan="2"|—||63||14
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Genoa CFC|Genoa]]
|[[2010–11 Genoa CFC season|2010–11]]
|[[Serie A]]
|17||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Serie A|2011–12]]
|Serie A
|26||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||2
|-
|[[2012–13 Genoa CFC season|2012–13]]
|Serie A
|33||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||3
|-
|[[2013–14 Serie A|2013–14]]
|Serie A
|11||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||2
|-
|[[2014–15 Genoa CFC season|2014–15]]
|Serie A
|34||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||2
|-
|[[2015–16 Genoa CFC season|2015–16]]
|Serie A
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!122||9||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||127||9
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[AC Milan]]
|[[2015–16 AC Milan season|2015–16]]
|Serie A
|29||1||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||1
|-
|[[2016–17 AC Milan season|2016–17]]
|Serie A
|30||3||2||1||colspan="2"|—||1<ref group=lower-alpha name=SC>Appearance in [[Supercoppa Italiana]]</ref>||0||33||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!59!!4!!7!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!1!!0!!67!!5
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Trabzonspor]]
|[[2017–18 Süper Lig|2017–18]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|25||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||3
|-
|[[2018–19 Trabzonspor season|2018–19]]
|Süper Lig
|8||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!33!!3!!5!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!38!!3
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
|[[2018–19 Parma Calcio 1913 season|2018–19]]
|Serie A
|18||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||4
|-
|[[2019–20 Parma Calcio 1913 season|2019–20]]
|Serie A
|26||6||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||6
|-
|[[2020–21 Parma Calcio 1913 season|2020–21]]
|Serie A
|28||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!17!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!74!!17
|-
|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]] (loan)
|[[2021–22 Watford F.C. season|2021–22]]
|[[Premier League]]
|26||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
|[[2022–23 ŠK Slovan Bratislava season|2022–23]]
|Slovak First League
|28||6||7||0||15<ref group=lower-alpha>Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA EUropa League, nine appearances and two goals in [[UEFA Conference League]]</ref>||2||colspan="2"|—||50||8
|-
|[[2023–24 ŠK Slovan Bratislava season|2023–24]]
|Slovak First League
|23||3||2||0||14<ref group=lower-alpha>Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Conference League</ref>||2||colspan="2"|—||39||5
|-
|[[2024–25 ŠK Slovan Bratislava season|2024–25]]
|Slovak First League
|5||0||1||0||11<ref group=lower-alpha name=UCL>Appearances in UEFA Champions League</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56||9||10||0||40||4||colspan="2"|—||106||13
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!452!!61!!32!!1!!56!!7!!1!!0!!541!!69
|}
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===International===
{{Updated|match played 8 September 2024}}<ref name=SW/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="17"|[[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]]
|2008||1||0
|-
|2009||4||0
|-
|2010||9||0
|-
|2011||6||1
|-
|2012||6||0
|-
|2013||9||1
|-
|2014||4||2
|-
|2015||6||0
|-
|2016||9||2
|-
|2017||3||0
|-
|2018||7||1
|-
|2019||8||2
|-
|2020||7||1
|-
|2021||11||0
|-
|2022||5||1
|-
|2023||9||2
|-
|2024||8||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!112!!14
|}

:''Scores and results list Slovakia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kucka goal.''<ref name=SW/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Juraj Kucka
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Cap
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|10 August 2011||[[Wörthersee Stadion]], [[Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]]||align="center"|17||{{fb|AUT}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–1||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|15 November 2013||[[Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)|Stadion Miejski]], [[Wrocław]], [[Poland]]||align="center"|35||{{fb|POL}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–0||Friendly
|-
|align="center"|3
|9 October 2014||[[Štadión pod Dubňom]], [[Žilina]], [[Slovakia]]||align="center"|37||{{fb|ESP}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–1||[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|15 November 2014||[[Philip II Arena]], [[Skopje]], [[FYROM|Macedonia]]||align="center"|39||{{fb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–0||UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
|-
|align="center"|5
|29 May 2016||[[WWK Arena]], [[Augsburg]], [[Germany]]||align="center"|46||{{fb|GER}}||align="center"|3–1||align="center"|3–1||Friendly
|-
|align="center"|6
|11 November 2016||rowspan="2"|[[Štadión Antona Malatinského]], [[Trnava]], Slovakia|| align="center" |54||{{fb|LTU}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|4–0||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|7
|16 November 2018||align="center"|64||{{fb|UKR}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|4–1||[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League B]]
|-
|align="center"|8
|11 June 2019||[[Bakcell Arena]], [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]]||align="center"|67||{{fb|AZE}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|5–1||[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group E|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|9
|10 October 2019||Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia|| align="center" |70||{{fb|WAL}}||align="center"|1–1||align="center"|1–1||UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
|-
|align="center"|10
|12 November 2020||[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]||align="center"|77||{{fb|NIR}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–1 {{aet}}||[[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs|UEFA Euro 2020 qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|11
|17 November 2022||[[Podgorica City Stadium|City Stadium]], [[Podgorica]], [[Montenegro]]||align="center"|95||{{fb|MNE}}||align="center"|2–0||align="center"|2–2||Friendly
|-
|align="center"|12
|17 June 2023||[[Laugardalsvöllur]], [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]||align="center"|98||{{fb|ISL}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|2–1||[[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group J|UEFA Euro 2024 qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|13
|16 November 2023||[[Tehelné pole]], [[Bratislava]], Slovakia|| align="center" |103||{{fb|ISL}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|4–2||UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
|-
|align="center"|14
|9 June 2024||Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia|| align="center" |107||{{fb|WAL}}||align="center"|1–0||align="center"|4–0||Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''Sparta Prague'''<ref name=SW/>
* [[Czech First League]]: [[2009–10 Czech First League|2009–10]]
* [[Czech Supercup]]: 2010

'''AC Milan'''
* [[Supercoppa Italiana]]: [[2016 Supercoppa Italiana|2016]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Slovak Super Liga]] Team of the Season: [[2022–23 Slovak First Football League#Annual awards|2022–23]]<ref name="fortunaliga.sk">{{Cite web|title=Jedenastka sezony...|url=https://www.fortunaliga.sk/clanok/3271-jedenastka-sezony-fortuna-ligy-najlepsim-hracom-weiss|website=Fortuna liga|date=21 May 2023|language=sk}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190629210002/http://www.jurajkucka.com/ Official website]
* {{sports links}}
* {{FIFA player|319373}}

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