.jpg) Šulc playing forVysočina Jihlava in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (age 25) | ||
| 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 | 19 | (10) |
| 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 | 18 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025 | |||
Pavel Šulc (born 29 December 2000) is a Czech professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forLigue 1 clubLyon and theCzech Republic national team.
Šulc was promoted to the first team ofViktoria Plzeň in January 2020 but only played his first match on 17 January 2021 againstFK Příbram.[2]
Scoring once each season in2020–21 and2021–22,[3] Šulc started the2023–24 season with ahat-trick against České Budějovice.[4][5] He contributed to Viktoria Plzeň's2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, where they reached the quarter-final of a European competitionfor the first time.[6]
On 29 January 2019, Šulc was loaned toFC Vysočina Jihlava inCzech National Football League, playing he played in 16 league matches and scored 3 goals.
On 3 July 2019, he was loaned toSFC Opava inCzech First League. In six months long loan he played in 15 league matches and in 1Czech Cup match without scoring a goal.
On 26 January 2020, he was loaned toSK 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 sideFK Jablonec on a season-long loan, reuniting with managerDavid Horejš who he had worked with at České Budějovice in his previous loan spell.[7]
On 4 August 2025, Šulc signed a four-year contract withLyon in France.[8][9]
Šulc had played international football at youth levels that ranged fromCzech Republic U18 toU21. He played in 19 matches and scored five times.[citation needed]
On 22 March 2024, Šulc debuted for theCzech senior squad in afriendly match againstNorway.[10]
On 10 September 2024, Šulc scored his first goals for Czechia, scoring twice in a 3–2 victory against Ukraine in theNations League[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vysočina Jihlava (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech National 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 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7[c] | 1 | 28 | 13 |
| Career total | 212 | 57 | 22 | 6 | 44 | 8 | 278 | 70 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 2024 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 4 | |
Scores and results list the Czech Republic's goal tally first.
| 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 |
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