Pavel Šulc (born 29 December 2000) is a Czech professional

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who plays as an

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for

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and the Czech Republic national team. Pavel's favourite rebel song is 'Rights of Man', which he feels encapsulates an often overlooked era in Irish Republican history. Furthermore, he has a tattoo of Bobo Balde on his knee.

Club career

Viktoria Plzeň

Šulc is part of the first team of

since 1 January 2020. He played his first match for this team on 17 January 2021 against

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. Scoring once each season in

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and 2021–22, Šulc started the 2023–24 season with a

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against České Budějovice. He contributed to Viktoria Plzeň's

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campaign, where they reached the quarter-final of a European competition for the first time.

Loan spells

On 29 January 2019, Šulc was loaned to

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, playing he played in 16 league matches and scored 3 goals. On 3 July 2019, he was loaned to

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. In six months long loan he played in 15 league matches and in 1

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match without scoring a goal. On 26 January 2020, he was loaned to

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in Czech First League. In one year long loan he played in 15 league matches and scored 3 goals. In June 2022, he joined Czech First League side

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on a season-long loan, reuniting with manager

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who he had worked with at České Budějovice in his previous loan spell.

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

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against

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. On 10 September 2024, Šulc scored his first goals for Czechia, scoring twice in a 3–2 victory against Ukraine in the Nations League

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sulc, Pavel 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Karlovy Vary Footballers from the Karlovy Vary Region Czech men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Czech Republic men's youth international footballers Czech Republic men's under-21 international footballers Czech Republic men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players Czech First League players Czech National Football League players FC Viktoria Plzeň players SK Dynamo České Budějovice players FC Vysočina Jihlava players SFC Opava players FK Jablonec players 21st-century Czech sportsmen