Pavel Šulc Explained

Pavel Šulc
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Birth Date:29 December 2000
Birth Place:Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Height:1.77 m
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Viktoria Plzeň
Clubnumber:31
Years1:2017–
Clubs1:Viktoria Plzeň
Caps1:80
Goals1:22
Years2:2019
Clubs2:Vysočina Jihlava (loan)
Caps2:16
Goals2:3
Years3:2019
Clubs3:Opava (loan)
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2020
Clubs4:České Budějovice (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:3
Years5:2022–2023
Clubs5:Jablonec (loan)
Caps5:32
Goals5:5
Nationalyears1:2017–2018
Nationalteam1:Czech Republic U18
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2018–2019
Nationalteam2:Czech Republic U19
Nationalcaps2:7
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2019
Nationalteam3:Czech Republic U20
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2019–2020
Nationalteam4:Czech Republic U21
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalyears5:2024–
Nationalteam5:Czech Republic
Nationalcaps5:4
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:29 July 2024
Nationalteam-Update:20 June 2024

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.

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, Šulc started the 2023–24 season with a hat-trick against České Budějovice.[1] [2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vysočina Jihlava (loan)2018–19Czech National Football League16300163
Opava (loan)2019–20Czech First League15030180
České Budějovice (loan)2019–20112112
2020–21410041
Total15300153
Viktoria Plzeň2020–21Czech First League20150251
2021–222712161353
2023–242918421324622
Total76201131930010626
Jablonec (loan)2022–23Czech First League32520345
Career total154311631930018937

Notes and References

  1. News: Pavel. Kortus. Nejlepší zápas kariéry, liboval si Šulc. Na penaltu ho poslali spoluhráči. Mladá fronta Dnes. Mafra. 13 August 2023. 22 April 2024. cs.
  2. News: Pavel Šulc zařídil hattrickem vítězství Viktorky v Českých Budějovicích. QAP. 13 August 2023. 22 April 2024. cs.
  3. News: Zdeněk. Soukup. Asi jsme tu smlouvu s ďáblem podepsali jen na 90 minut, usmál se Šulc. Deník. 18 April 2024. 22 April 2024. cs.
  4. News: Tomáš. Petr. Máme lavičku, která fandí, chválí Hašek atmosféru v celém týmu. Rozhodování o Euru bude složité. Czech Radio. 27 March 2024. cs. 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..