David Puczka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Austria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Favoritner AC | ||
| 2013–2017 | Austria Wien | ||
| 2017–2023 | Admira Wacker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Admira Wacker II | 2 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Admira Wacker | 30 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Juventus Next Gen | 51 | (10) |
| 2026– | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Austria U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Austria U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Austria U21 | 9 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
David Puczka (born 25 January 2005) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender, midfielder, or winger for Serie A club Genoa.
Early life
[edit]Puczka was born on 25 January 2005 in Austria. Growing up, he regarded Brazil international Marcelo as his football idol.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Puczka joined the youth academy of Austrian side Favoritner AC. Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Austrian side Austria Wien in 2013.
Four years later, he joined the youth academy of Austrian side Admira Wacker and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2022, where he made thirty league appearances and scored two goals. Ahead of the 2024–25 season, he signed for Italian side Juventus Next Gen.[2]
On 2 July 2026, he moved to Serie A club Genoa, on a permanent transfer ahead of the 2026–27 season.[3]
International career
[edit]Puczka is an Austria youth international. During the autumn of 2023 and the spring of 2024, he played for the Austria national under-19 football team for 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
Style of play
[edit]Puczka plays as a defender, midfielder, or winger. Italian newspaper Sprint e Sport wrote in 2026 that "he's the classic player who starts wide and ends up narrowing his range of action based on the needs of the play: he can carry the ball towards the byline, but he also knows how to attack the area from inside-out".[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Juve, il vice-Cambiaso ce l'hai in casa: chi è Puczka, l'ultima stellina della Next Gen" [Juve, the Cambiaso backup is already in-house: Who is Puczka, the Next Gen's latest rising star] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ David Puczka at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Storace, Dino (2026-07-02). "David Puczka è un giocatore del Genoa". Genoa Cricket and Football Club - Official Website (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- ↑ "Il 21enne della Juventus arriva a 10 gol in campionato giocando da esterno, è un ragazzo davvero spaziale" [The 21-year-old Juventus player has scored 10 league goals playing as a winger, he's a truly amazing guy] (in Italian). Sprint e Sport. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- David Puczka at WorldFootball.net
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Austrian people of Polish descent
- Austrian men's footballers
- Sportspeople of Polish descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football wingers
- Admira Wacker players
- Juventus Next Gen players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Serie C players
- Austria men's youth international footballers
- Austrian expatriate men's footballers
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy