Tomáš Souček

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Tomáš Souček
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Soucek playing for West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Tomáš Souček[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
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Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 28
Youth career
Slovan Havlíčkův Brod
2005–2014 Slavia Prague
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Slavia Prague 114 (31)
2015 → Viktoria Žižkov (loan) 14 (0)
2017 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 12 (0)
2020 → West Ham United (loan) 13 (3)
2020– West Ham United 116 (19)
International career‡
2013–2014 Czech Republic U19 9 (0)
2015 Czech Republic U20 1 (0)
2016–2017 Czech Republic U21 13 (2)
2016– Czech Republic 62 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:57, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Tomáš Souček (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈsoutʃɛk]; born 27 February 1995) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club West Ham United and captains the Czech Republic national team.

Club career

Slavia Prague

Souček joined Slavia Prague’s youth team as a 10-year old,[3] after joining from hometown club Slovan Havlíčkův Brod. Slovan Havlíčkův Brod subsequently netted £1.5 million following Souček's transfer to West Ham United in 2020, covering their running costs for the next ten years.[4] He had trials with two second-tier clubs, Frýdek-Místek and Vlašim, but they did not want to sign him.[3] Viktoria Žižkov’s manager, Jindřich Trpišovský, watched Souček play and was not convinced of his ability but was persuaded to take him on a loan costing nothing to the club.[3] Souček made his league debut on 8 March 2015 in Viktoria Žižkov's 1–2 Czech National Football League home loss against FC Fastav Zlín. He scored his first league goal on 16 August 2015 in Slavia Prague's 4–0 home win against FC Vysočina Jihlava.

Souček broke into the Slavia Prague first team in 2015 and played 29 out of 30 league matches in the 2015–16 Czech First League for them. However, in the 2016–17 season, his position in the first team was lost due to the arrival of Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui and Souček played only 93 minutes in three months between September and December 2016.[5] He went on loan to Slovan Liberec during the winter transfer window, reuniting with former manager Trpišovský, who later managed Souček at Slavia Prague, following his appointment in December 2017.[6]

On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final against Jablonec.[7]

In the 2018–19 season, he won the domestic double with Slavia Prague and was awarded the Czech First League Player of the Year award.[8] On 17 June 2019, Souček extended his contract with Slavia Prague until 2024.[9]

West Ham United

On 29 January 2020, Souček joined Premier League side West Ham United on an initial loan deal until the end of the 2019–20 season, with an option to make the transfer permanent in the summer.[10] On 1 July, he scored his first goal for West Ham in a 3–2 win against Chelsea, having had a goal disallowed earlier in the same half by VAR.[11] In West Ham's following league match, he scored again to give his team a 2–1 lead against Newcastle United, in an eventual 2–2 away draw.[12] West Ham announced the permanent signing of Souček on 24 July 2020 on a four-year contract, for a fee of around €21 million (£19 million).[13] In August 2020, he was awarded the Czech Golden Ball.[14]

On 1 January 2021, Souček scored the first Premier League goal of 2021 as West Ham beat Everton 1–0 at Goodison Park.[15] During added time in a game against Fulham on 6 February, Souček was controversially sent off upon review after VAR appeared to show him strike Aleksandar Mitrović in the face; referee Mike Dean's decision was criticised by many of Souček's teammates, manager David Moyes and a number of pundits who protested Souček's innocence.[16][17] West Ham launched an appeal to have the decision overturned in the aftermath.[18] On 8 February, the red card was rescinded.[19] He finished the 2020–21 season as joint top scorer, with Michail Antonio, both having scored ten goals.[20] Souček's exploits during the 2020–21 season won him the Hammer of the Year award.[21] On 7 June 2023, Souček played in the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final, against Fiorentina in Prague. West Ham won their first trophy in 43 years with a 2–1 victory.[22]

International career

After representing the Czech Republic in several youth categories, Souček made his debut for the senior side on 15 November 2016 in a friendly match against Denmark. He made his competitive debut on 10 June 2017, in Czech Republic's 1–1 away draw against Norway in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. Souček appeared in all three matches of the Czech Republic under-21 team in the 2017 UEFA Under-21 Championship.[23]

On 24 March 2021, Souček scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 World Cup qualifying win against Estonia.[24] He was a member of the Czech Republic squad for Euro 2020 which was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Denmark.[25][26] Following the tournament, Souček was confirmed as the new captain of the Czech Republic, after Vladimír Darida's retirement from international football.[27]

Style of play

Souček has built a reputation as an energetic box-to-box midfielder with both defensive and attacking qualities.[10] He is also known for his strong physical presence thanks to his Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). frame.[10] He was likened to Marouane Fellaini by José Mourinho due to his heading ability from set-pieces.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023[29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Slavia Prague 2015–16 Czech First League 29 7 2 0 — — — 31 7
2016–17 Czech First League 7 0 1 0 — 5[lower-alpha 3] 0 — 13 0
2017–18 Czech First League 27 3 4 0 — 8[lower-alpha 4] 0 — 39 3
2018–19 Czech First League 34 13 2 3 — 13[lower-alpha 5] 2 — 49 18
2019–20 Czech First League 17 8 0 0 — 8[lower-alpha 6] 2 1[lower-alpha 7] 2 26 12
Total 114 31 9 3 — 34 4 1 2 158 40
Viktoria Žižkov (loan) 2014–15 Czech Second League 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2016–17 Czech First League 12 0 1 0 — — — 13 0
West Ham United (loan) 2019–20[30] Premier League 13 3 — — — — 13 3
West Ham United 2020–21[31] Premier League 38 10 3 0 0 0 — — 41 10
2021–22[32] Premier League 35 5 3 0 2 0 11[lower-alpha 3] 1 — 51 6
2022–23[33] Premier League 36 2 3 0 0 0 11[lower-alpha 8] 1 — 50 3
2023–24[34] Premier League 7 2 0 0 1 1 2[lower-alpha 3] 1 — 10 4
Total 129 22 9 0 3 1 24 3 0 0 165 26
Career total 268 53 19 3 3 1 58 7 1 2 354 66
  1. ↑ Includes Czech Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Appearance in Czechoslovak Supercup
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 20 June 2023[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Czech Republic 2016 1 0
2017 7 1
2018 8 1
2019 9 1
2020 5 1
2021 16 4
2022 10 1
2023 5 1
Total 61 10
Scores and results list Czech Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Souček goal.[36]
List of international goals scored by Tomáš Souček
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 November 2017 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iceland 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2 10 September 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia  Russia 1–3 1–5
3 10 September 2019 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
4 18 November 2020 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic  Slovakia 1–0 2–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
5 24 March 2021 Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland  Estonia 3–1 6–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 4–1
7 5–1
8 11 November 2021 Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic  Kuwait 4–0 7–0 Friendly
9 29 March 2022 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1–0 1–1
10 15 October 2023 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czechia  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Slavia Prague[37]

West Ham United

Czech Republic

Individual

References

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