Pavel Šulc
Pavel Šulc (born 29 December 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team.
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Šulc in 2019 with Vysočina Jihlava | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viktoria Plzeň | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Viktoria Plzeň | 72 | (17) |
| 2019 | → Vysočina Jihlava (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Opava (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Jablonec (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Czech Republic U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Czech Republic U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | Czech Republic U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Czech Republic U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Czech Republic | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 | |||
Club career
Viktoria Plzeň
Šulc is part of the first team of Viktoria Plzeň since 1 January 2020. He played his first match for this team on 17 January 2021 against 1. FK Příbram.
Scoring once each season in 2020–21 and 2021–22,[2] Šulc started the 2023–24 season with a hat-trick against České Budějovice.[3][4] He contributed to Viktoria Plzeň's 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, where they reached the quarter-final of a European competition for the first time.[5]
Loan spells
On 29 January 2019, Šulc was loaned to FC Vysočina Jihlava in Czech National Football League, playing he played in 16 league matches and scored 3 goals.
On 3 July 2019, he was loaned to SFC Opava in Czech First League. In six months long loan he played in 15 league matches and in 1 Czech Cup match without scoring a goal.
On 26 January 2020, he was loaned to SK Dynamo České Budějovice in Czech First League. In one year long loan he played in 15 league matches and scored 3 goals.
On 21 June 2022, he was loaned to FK Jablonec in Czech First League.
International career
Šulc had played international football at youth levels that ranged from Czech Republic U18 to U21. He played in 19 matches and scored five times.
On 22 March 2024, Šulc debuted for the Czech senior squad in a friendly match against Norway.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vysočina Jihlava (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech National Football League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Opava (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2019–20 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | 46 | 22 | |||
| Total | 76 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26 | ||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 37 | ||
References
- Pavel Šulc at WorldFootball.net
- Pavel Šulc at Soccerway
- Kortus, Pavel (13 August 2023). "Nejlepší zápas kariéry, liboval si Šulc. Na penaltu ho poslali spoluhráči". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- "Pavel Šulc zařídil hattrickem vítězství Viktorky v Českých Budějovicích". QAP (in Czech). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- Soukup, Zdeněk (18 April 2024). "Asi jsme tu smlouvu s ďáblem podepsali jen na 90 minut, usmál se Šulc". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- Petr, Tomáš (27 March 2024). "Máme lavičku, která fandí, chválí Hašek atmosféru v celém týmu. Rozhodování o Euru bude složité". Czech Radio (in Czech).
Proti Arménii si premiérový start v reprezentaci připsali kromě Vlčka ještě další čtyři hráči. Navíc už v pátek v Norsku debutoval Pavel Šulc. Z aktuálního kádru se nedostalo jen na brankáře Vítězslava Jaroše.
[Apart from Vlček, four other footballers also debuted in the national team against Armenia. Pavel Šulc also made his debut in Norway on Friday [22 March]. Only goalkeeper Vítězslav Jaroš was not selected from the current squad.]
External links
- Pavel Šulc at FAČR (in Czech)