Pavel Šulc
.jpg) 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 | Lyon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2025 | Viktoria Plzeň | 115 | (36) |
| 2019 | → Vysočina Jihlava (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Opava (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Jablonec (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2025– | Lyon | 1 | (0) |
| 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 | 14 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2025 | |||
Pavel Šulc (born 29 December 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon 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,[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.
In June 2022, he joined Czech First League side FK Jablonec on a season-long loan, reuniting with manager David Horejš who he had worked with at České Budějovice in his previous loan spell.[6]
Lyon
On 4 August 2025, Šulc signed a four-year contract with Lyon in France.[7][8]
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.[9]
On 10 September 2024, Šulc scored his first goals for Czechia, scoring twice in a 3–2 victory against Ukraine in the Nations League[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 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 | Czech First League | 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[b] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 13[b] | 2 | 49 | 22 | ||
| 2024–25 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 16[c] | 4 | 54 | 20 | ||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 115 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 167 | 47 | ||
| Jablonec (loan) | 2022–23 | Czech First League | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |
| Lyon | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 193 | 47 | 20 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 250 | 58 | ||
- ^ Includes Czech Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 25 March 2025[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2024 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 September 2024 | Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 3–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2 | 2–1 | |||||
| 3 | 19 November 2024 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic |  Georgia |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4 | 25 March 2025 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal |  Gibraltar |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Viktoria Plzeň
Individual
- Czech Golden Ball: 2025[12]
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.
- ^ Sedlák, Martin (23 June 2022). "Šulc si zažil krizi. Plzeňský talent hledá restart v Jablonci". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Arrivée de Pavel Šulc jusqu'en 2029" [Pavel Šulc's arrival until 2029] (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ Čihák, Jiří (4 August 2025). "Šulc už patří Lyonu, uvedl se videem z holičství. Smlouvu podepsal na čtyři roky" [Šulc already belongs to Lyon, he announced with a video from the barbershop. He signed a four-year contract]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ Petr, Tomáš (27 March 2024). "Máme lavičku, která fandí, chválí Hašek atmosféru v celém týmu. Rozhodování o Euru bude složité". Czech Radio (in Czech).
- ^ "Czechia vs. Ukraine - 10 September 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Pavel Šulc". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Novák, Miloslav (15 July 2025). "Šulc dobyl český Zlatý míč, během jara předčil Součka s Provodem". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
External links
- Pavel Šulc at FAČR (in Czech)
