Pavel Šulc

Pavel Šulc
Šulc playing for Vysočina Jihlava in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000
Place of birth Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position 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 28 (11)
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 20 (2)
2024– Czech Republic 24 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026

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.

Šulc made over 150 appearances for Viktoria Plzeň, and was named the Czech Footballer of the Year in 2025.

Club career

Viktoria Plzeň

Šulc was promoted to the first team of Viktoria Plzeň in January 2020 but only played his first match on 17 January 2021 against FK Příbram.[2]

Scoring once each season in 2020–21 and 2021–22,[3] Šulc started the 2023–24 season with a hat-trick against České Budějovice.[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

Lyon

On 4 August 2025, Šulc signed a four-year contract with Lyon in France.[8][9]

International career

Šulc had played international football at youth levels that ranged from Czech Republic U18 to U21. He played a total of 15 matches for the U18–U20 teams and scored four times. For the U21 team, he played in 20 matches and scored two times.[10]

On 22 March 2024, Šulc debuted for the Czech senior squad in a friendly match against Norway.[11]

On 10 September 2024, Šulc scored his first goals for the Czech Republic, scoring twice in a 3–2 victory against Ukraine in the Nations League[12]

On 31 May 2026, Šulc was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vysočina Jihlava (loan) 2018–19 Czech National League 16300—163
Opava (loan) 2019–20 Czech First League 15030—180
České Budějovice (loan) 2019–20 Czech First League 112——112
2020–21 4100—41
Total 15300—153
Viktoria Plzeň 2020–21 Czech First League 20150—251
2021–22 271216[b]1353
2023–24 31185213[b]24922
2024–25 35153116[c]45420
2025–26 21002[d]041
Total 1153615437716747
Jablonec (loan) 2022–23 Czech First League 32520—345
Lyon 2025–26 Ligue 1 2711328[c]13814
2026–27 10001[e]020
Total 281132914014
Career total 2215823646829071
  1. ↑ Includes Czech Cup, Coupe de France
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 24 June 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Czech Republic 2024103
202581
202661
Total245

Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Pavel Šulc
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 September 2024Fortuna Arena, Prague, Czech Republic Ukraine1–03–22024–25 UEFA Nations League B
22–1
319 November 2024Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic Georgia1–02–1
425 March 2025Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal Gibraltar3–04–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
531 March 2026Stadion Letná, Prague, Czechia Denmark1–02–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		2026 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs

Honours

Viktoria Plzeň

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Pavel Šulc at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Příbram - Plzeň 0:0, další ztráta favorita, hosté nedali gól ani z penalty". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Czech News Agency. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Pavel Šulc at Soccerway
  4. ↑ Kortus, Pavel (13 August 2023). "Nejlepší zápas kariéry, liboval si Šulc. Na penaltu ho poslali spoluhráči". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Pavel Šulc zařídil hattrickem vítězství Viktorky v Českých Budějovicích". QAP (in Czech). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Soukup, Zdeněk (18 April 2024). "Asi jsme tu smlouvu s ďáblem podepsali jen na 90 minut, usmál se Šulc". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ↑ Sedlák, Martin (23 June 2022). "Šulc si zažil krizi. Plzeňský talent hledá restart v Jablonci". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Arrivée de Pavel Šulc jusqu'en 2029" [Pavel Šulc's arrival until 2029] (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Pavel Šulc" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Petr, Tomáš (27 March 2024). "Máme lavičku, která fandí, chválí Hašek atmosféru v celém týmu. Rozhodování o Euru bude složité" (in Czech). Czech Radio.
  12. ↑ "Czechia vs. Ukraine - 10 September 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Fit-again Hlozek named in Czechia squad". 31 May 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Pavel Šulc". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  15. ↑ Novák, Miloslav (15 July 2025). "Šulc dobyl český Zlatý míč, během jara předčil Součka s Provodem". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Novák, Miloslav; Duffek, Dominik; Macháčová, Lucie (23 March 2026). "Fotbalistou roku 2025 se stal Šulc. Na pódiu poděkoval i své kočce". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
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