Ondřej Kúdela

Ondřej Kúdela (; born 26 March 1987) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

In 2009, Kúdela was signed by 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 Ordabasy in 2014. He was part of the Mladá Boleslav team that won the 2010–11 and 2015–16 Czech Cups, coming off as a substitute at the eighth minute of the former final.

In January 2017, Kúdela signed a contract with Slovan Liberec for two-and-a-half years.

In 2018, Kúdela transferred to Slavia Prague along with head coach Jindřich Trpišovský. With the club, he won a total of three league titles and cups each, as well as one Supercup.

In June 2022, Kúdela joined Indonesian Liga 1 side Persija Jakarta. On 23 July 2022, he made his league debut as a starter in a 0–1 loss against Bali United.

On 23 July 2025, Kúdela signed a contract with Viktoria Žižkov.

International career In March 2019, Kúdela debuted for the Czech senior squad during a friendly match against Brazil.

Controversy On 18 March 2021, Kúdela was accused of racial abuse on Glen Kamara during a Europa League Round of 16 match. 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. 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 Euro 2020 championship; Kamara meanwhile was handed a three-match ban for assaulting Kúdela in the tunnel after the game.

Kúdela appealed his ban, but the appeal was rejected by UEFA on 26 May 2021. He began the process of appealing the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with a statement being scheduled for April 2022.

Style of play Kúdela is normally played as a centre-back, though he has also been used as a defensive midfielder. At the end of the 2021 season, he was voted as the best defender in the Czech league.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours

SK Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 Czech Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21 Czech Rupublic U-20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2007 Individual Czech First League Defender of the Year: 2020–21 Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2022–23