| Václav Jurečka | |
| Full Name: | Václav Jurečka |
| Birth Date: | 1994 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Opava, Czech Republic |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Çaykur Rizespor |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Opava |
| Years1: | 2012–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Opava |
| Caps1: | 142 |
| Goals1: | 28 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Kolín (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Slovácko |
| Caps3: | 71 |
| Goals3: | 25 |
| Years4: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Slavia Prague |
| Caps4: | 62 |
| Goals4: | 41 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Çaykur Rizespor |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Czech Republic |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:43, 4 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 7 September 2023 |
Václav Jurečka (born 26 June 1994) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor and the Czech Republic national football team.
At the 2016–17 Czech Cup, Jurečka scored five goals, becoming the top scorer of Opava.[1] On 26 April 2017, he scored the second goal in Opava's 2–0 victory at Mladá Boleslav 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.[2]
On 6 January 2020, Jurečka signed with Slovácko.[3] He made his league debut on 22 February in a goalless draw against FK Mladá Boleslav.[4] Jurečka scored his first league goal 27 June in a 1–2 loss against Bohemians 1905.[5] On 30 April 2022, he scored his first league hat-trick in a 3–1 victory against Baník Ostrava.[6]
On 4 June 2022, Jurečka signed with Slavia Prague.[7] He scored four goals in a 6–0 victory against Bohemians 1905.[8] In the 2023–24 Czech First League, Jurečka became the season's top scorer of Czech First League against Mlada Boleslav.[9]
On 13 September 2024, Jurečka signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor with option for another year.[10]
After Patrik Schick suffered an injury in early 2022, Jurečka received his first senior call-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off against Sweden[11] and a friendly match against Wales.[12] 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.[13] On 10 September 2023, Jurečka scored his first goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Hungary.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Czech Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Opava | 2012–13 | Czech National Football League | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | 32 | 14 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 142 | 28 | 16 | 10 | — | 157 | 38 | ||||
| Kolín (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech National Football League | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Slovácko | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 20 | |||
| Total | 71 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 29 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 25 | |
| 2023–24 | Czech First League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 11 | ||
| Total | 45 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 36 | |||
| Career total | 268 | 81 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 310 | 103 | |||
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