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{{Short description|Czech footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ondřej Kúdela
| image = Ondřej Kúdela, CZE-NIR 2019-10-14 (4).jpg
| caption = Kúdela playing for the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] in 2019
| fullname = Ondřej Kúdela<ref name="FIFA">{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |publisher=[[FIFA]]|page=8 |date=5 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000046/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2007/pdf/FWYC_2007_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|3|26}}
| birth_place = [[Bojkovice]], [[Czechoslovakia]] (now Czech Republic)
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1997–2005
| youthclubs1 = [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]]
| years1 = 2005–2007
| clubs1 = [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]]
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2007–2009
| clubs2 = [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = → [[SK Kladno|Kladno]] (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2009–2017
| clubs4 = [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]]
| caps4 = 177
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2014
| clubs5 = → [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]] (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–2018
| clubs6 = [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018–2022
| clubs7 = [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]
| caps7 = 100
| goals7 = 14
| years8 = 2022–2025
| clubs8 = [[Persija Jakarta]]
| caps8 = 82
| goals8 = 6
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004
| nationalteam1 = [[Czech Republic national under-17 football team|Czech Republic U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2005
| nationalteam2 = [[Czech Republic national under-18 football team|Czech Republic U18]]
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2006
| nationalteam3 = [[Czech Republic national under-19 football team|Czech Republic U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam4 = [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic U20]]
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| nationalyears5 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam5 = [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|Czech Republic U21]]
| nationalcaps5 = 12
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2019–2022
| nationalteam6 = [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
| nationalcaps6 = 10
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| club-update = 4 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 25 September 2024
}}
'''Ondřej Kúdela''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈondr̝ɛj ˈkuːdɛla}}; born 26 March 1987) is a Czech professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]].<ref>{{Fotbal DNES|3004973}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> He previously played for [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]], [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]], [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mlada Boleslav]], [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]], and [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]. Kúdela also had loan spells at [[SK Kladno|Kladno]] and Kazakh club [[FC Ordabasy]].

==Club career==
Kúdela came up through the youth system at [[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]] and made his debut appearance for the first team in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|title=První úlovek Sparty: Kúdela ze Slovácka |url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/prvni-ulovek-sparty-kudela-ze-slovacka.A070612_150524_fotbal_mn|newspaper=[[Mladá fronta Dnes]]|publisher=Mafra|access-date=27 September 2021|language=cs}}</ref>

In 2009, Kúdela was signed by [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]] as a replacement for the outgoing [[Jan Rajnoch]]. He remained at the club for eight seasons, except for a half-year loan spell at Kazakh side [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]] in 2014.<ref name=retra>{{Cite news|title=Kúdela opouští Boleslav: Evropskou ligu vyměnil za Kazachstán|url=http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-gambrinus-liga-rocnik-13-14/208092/kudela-opousti-boleslav-evropskou-ligu-vymenil-za-kazachstan.html|website=[[Blesk]]|date=28 June 2014|access-date=29 June 2014|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ru:Ондрей Кудела|url=http://www.fcordabasy.kz/rus/club_news/216|website=[[FC Ordabasy]]|date=29 June 2014|access-date=16 December 2014|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ru:Чешский футболист покинул Ордабасы|url=http://vesti.kz/kazfutbol/197994/|website=Vesti Kazakhstan|date=7 December 2014|access-date=16 December 2014|language=ru}}</ref> He was part of the Mladá Boleslav team that won the [[2010–11 Czech Cup|2010–11]] and [[2015–16 Czech Cup]]s, coming off as a substitute at the eighth minute of the former final.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Boleslav 2-0 Jablonec, triumf v poháru trefili Chramosta a Ščuk|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/domaci-souteze/mlada-boleslav-jablonec-finale-domaciho-fotbaloveho-poharu-2016.A160518_170106_fot_dsouteze_pes|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|access-date=27 September 2021|language=cs}}</ref>

In January 2017, Kúdela signed a contract with [[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]] for two-and-a-half years.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Liberecké posily: vrátil se záložník Kerbr, přišel i Kúdela |url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/liberec-fotbal-posila-milan-kerbr.A170123_122208_fotbal_tof|trans-title=Liberec reinforcements: the midfielder Kerbr returned, Kúdela came|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=23 January 2017|access-date=14 April 2021|language=cs}}</ref>

In 2018, Kúdela transferred to [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] along with head coach [[Jindřich Trpišovský]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slavia loupila v Liberci. Sešívané posílí brankář Kolář a obránce Kúdela|trans-title =Slavia robbed in Liberec. The stitcher was strengthened by goalkeeper Kolář and defender Kúdela|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2017-18/324295/slavia-loupila-v-liberci-sesivane-posili-brankar-kolar-a-obrance-kudela.html|website=[[Blesk]]|date=20 January 2018|access-date=14 April 2021|language=cs}}</ref> With the club, he won a total of three league titles and cups each, as well as one Supercup.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

In June 2022, Kúdela joined Indonesian [[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]] side [[Persija Jakarta]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ondřej Kúdela resmi milik Persija!|url=https://persija.id/berita/ondrej-kudela-resmi-milik-persija|website=Persija|access-date=8 June 2022|language=id}}</ref> On 23 July 2022, he made his league debut as a starter in a 0–1 loss against [[Bali United F.C.|Bali United]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapor Penampilan 3 Pemain Asing Persija saat Debut di Liga 1 2022-2023|url=https://liga1.skor.id/rapor-penampilan-3-pemain-asing-persija-saat-debut-liga-1-2022-2023-01426856|website=skor.id|date=23 July 2022|access-date=29 July 2022|language=id}}</ref>

==International career==
In March 2019, Kúdela debuted for the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech senior squad]] during a [[Exhibition match#Association football|friendly match]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Miloslav|last=Novák|title=Fór Brazilců: mužem zápasu zvolili Kúdelu. Pro jeho sprosté příjmení|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/reprezentace/ondrej-kudela-muz-zapasu-cesko-brazilie-cu-dela.A190328_121015_fot_reprez_min|newspaper=[[Mladá fronta Dnes]]|publisher=Mafra|date=28 March 2019|language=cs}}</ref>

==Controversy==
On 18 March 2021, Kúdela was accused of racial abuse [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on [[Glen Kamara]] during a [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Round of 16|Round of 16]] match.<ref>{{Cite news|title=What was said to Glen Kamara? Claims from both Rangers and Slavia Prague explained|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/rangers/what-was-said-to-glen-kamara-rangers-player-accuses-slavia-pragues-ondrej-kudela-of-racism-gerrards-response-3171444|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|date=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Club statement: Slavia denies allegations of racism|url=http://en.slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=Club-statement-Slavia-denies-allegations-of-racism-807|website=SK Slavia Prague|date=19 March 2021}}</ref> Kúdela denied the accusation and claimed he was assaulted by Kamara in the tunnel after the match, and Slavia Prague lodged a criminal complaint while criticising Rangers' handling of the situation.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Slavia to file Ibrox "attack" complaint|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56464382|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 March 2021}}</ref> On 14 April, he was officially found guilty of racial abuse by [[UEFA]] and was banned for ten UEFA matches, ruling him out of playing any game in the upcoming [[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]] championship; Kamara meanwhile was handed a three-match ban for assaulting Kúdela in the tunnel after the game.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Slavia's Ondrej Kudela gets 10-game racism ban; Rangers Glen Kamara & Kemar Roofe also banned|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/56747993|website=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=14 April 2021}}</ref>

Kúdela appealed his ban,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Slavia Prague defender Kúdela appeals against 10-match ban|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/slavia-prague-defender-kudela-appeals-10-match-ban/|website=[[Associated Press]]|date=23 April 2021}}</ref> but the appeal was rejected by UEFA on 26 May 2021.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ondrej Kudela's appeal against 10-match ban for racially abusing Glen Kamara dismissed by UEFA|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12317563/ondrej-kudelas-appeal-against-10-match-ban-for-racially-abusing-glen-kamara-dismissed-by-uefa|website=[[Sky Sports]]|date=26 May 2021}}</ref> He began the process of appealing the ban to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]], with a statement being scheduled for April 2022.<ref name=appealdrop/> However, one month before the hearing was due to take place, Kúdela dropped his appeal and formally apologised to Kamara.<ref name =appealdrop/> Kamara's lawyer said that his client was happy that the matter had now been closed.<ref name=appealdrop>{{Cite web|first=Gavin|last=McCafferty|title=Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela drops appeal against 10-match ban|url=https://news.stv.tv/west-central/slavia-prague-defender-ondrej-kudela-drops-appeal-against-10-match-ban-for-racially-abusing-rangers-midfielder-glen-kamara|website=[[STV News]]|publisher=[[STV (TV channel)|STV]]|date=11 March 2022}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Kúdela is normally played as a [[centre-back]], though he has also been used as a [[defensive midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Liberecké posily: vrátil se záložník Kerbr, přišel i Kúdela|url=https://www.idnes.cz/fotbal/prvni-liga/liberec-fotbal-posila-milan-kerbr.A170123_122208_fotbal_tof|newspaper=[[Mladá fronta Dnes]]|publisher=[[Mafra (company)|Mafra]]|access-date=27 September 2021|language=cs}}</ref> At the end of the 2021 season, he was voted as the best defender in the Czech league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kúdela je nejlepší obránce ligy. Mezi brankáři obhájil triumf Kolář|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2020-21/396748/kudela-je-nejlepsi-obrance-ligy-mezi-brankari-obhajil-triumf-kolar.html|website=[[Blesk]]|date=24 May 2021 |publisher=Czech News Center|access-date=27 September 2021|language=cs}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{Updated|match played 4 May 2025}}
{| 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"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[1. FC Slovácko|Slovácko]]
|[[2004–05 Czech First League|2004–05]]
|[[Czech First League]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Czech First League|2005–06]]
|Czech First League
|12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1
|-
|[[2006–07 Czech First League|2006–07]]
|Czech First League
|18||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!31!!1!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!31!!1
|-
|[[SK Kladno|Kladno]] (loan)
|[[2007–08 Czech First League|2007–08]]
|Czech First League
|10||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1
|-
|[[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]
|[[2008–09 Czech First League|2008–09]]
|Czech First League
|6||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]]
|[[2008–09 Czech First League|2008–09]]
|Czech First League
|8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Czech First League|2009–10]]
|Czech First League
|25||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Czech First League|2010–11]]
|Czech First League
|15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|[[2011–12 Czech First League|2011–12]]
|Czech First League
|26||5||2||0||2||0||1||0||31||5
|-
|[[2012–13 Czech First League|2012–13]]
|Czech First League
|24||1||3||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||31||1
|-
|[[2013–14 Czech First League|2013–14]]
|Czech First League
|29||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Czech First League|2014–15]]
|Czech First League
|5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Czech First League|2015–16]]
|Czech First League
|29||1||6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||37||1
|-
|[[2016–17 Czech First League|2016–17]]
|Czech First League
|16||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!177!!9!!20!!0!!10!!0!!1!!0!!208!!9
|-
|[[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]] (loan)
|[[2014 Kazakhstan Premier League|2014]]
|[[Kazakhstan Premier League]]
|14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Slovan Liberec|Slovan Liberec]]
|[[2016–17 Czech First League|2016–17]]
|Czech First League
|14||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Czech First League|2017–18]]
|Czech First League
|15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!29!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!33!!0
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]]
|[[2017–18 SK Slavia Prague season|2017–18]]
|Czech First League
|7||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0
|-
|[[2018–19 SK Slavia Prague season|2018–19]]
|Czech First League
|22||3||2||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||33||3
|-
|[[2019–20 SK Slavia Prague season|2019–20]]
|Czech First League
|30||2||1||0||8||0||1||0||40||2
|-
|[[2020–21 SK Slavia Prague season|2020–21]]
|Czech First League
|29||6||4||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||42||6
|-
|[[2021–22 SK Slavia Prague season|2021–22]]
|Czech First League
|12||3||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||16||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!100!!14!!8!!0!!30!!0!!1!!0!!139!!14
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Persija Jakarta]]
|[[2022–23 Persija Jakarta season|2022–23]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]]
|31||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||31||2
|-
|[[2023–24 Persija Jakarta season|2023–24]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Liga 1
|27||3||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||27||3
|-
|[[2024–25 Persija Jakarta season|2024–25]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|Liga 1
|24||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||24||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!82!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!82!!6
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!449!!31!!32!!0!!41!!0!!2!!0!!524!!31
|}

=== International ===
{{updated|match played 25 September 2022}}<ref>{{NFT|58259}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
|2008||1||0
|-
|2019||3||0
|-
|2020||2||0
|-
|2021||3||0
|-
|2022||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!10!!0
|}

==Honours==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
'''SK Slavia Prague'''
*[[Czech First League]]: [[2018–19 Czech First League|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Czech First League|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Czech First League|2020–21]]
*[[Czech Cup]]: [[2017–18 Czech Cup|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Czech Cup|2018–19]], [[2020–21 Czech Cup|2020–21]]
'''Czech Rupublic U-20'''
*[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] runner-up: [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]]
'''Individual'''
*Czech First League Defender of the Year: [[2020–21 Czech First League#Annual awards|2020–21]]
*[[Liga 1 (Indonesia)|Liga 1]] Team of the Season: [[2022–23 Liga 1 (Indonesia)#Annual awards|2022–23]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{UEFA player}}

{{2022–23 Liga 1 (Indonesia) Team of the Season}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kudela, Ondrej}}
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