czech football musician

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

Club career [edit ]

Slavia Prague [edit ]

Souček started with Slavia Prague ’ second youth team as a 10-year old. [ 2 ] He had trials with two second-tier clubs, Frýdek-Místek and Vlašim, but they did not want to sign him. [ 2 ] Viktoria Žižkov ’ sulfur coach, Jindřich Trpišovský watched Souček bid and was not convinced of his ability but was persuaded to take him on a lend costing nothing to the club. [ 2 ] Souček made his league debut on 8 March 2015 in Viktoria Žižkov ‘s 1–2 Czech National Football League dwelling loss against FC Fastav Zlín. He scored his first base league goal on 16 August 2015 in Slavia Prague ‘s 4–0 base win against FC Vysočina Jihlava.

Souček broke into the Slavia Prague inaugural 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 gear 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. [ 3 ] He went on lend to Slovan Liberec during the winter transportation window. [ 4 ] On 9 May 2018, he played as Slavia Prague won the 2017–18 Czech Cup final examination against Jablonec. [ 5 ] 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. [ 6 ] On 17 June 2019, Souček extended his contract with Slavia Prague until 2024. [ 7 ]

West Ham United [edit ]

Souček with West Ham 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. [ 8 ] On 1 July, he scored his first goal for West Ham in a 3–2 acquire against Chelsea, having had a goal disallowed earlier in the lapp half by VAR. [ 9 ] 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 drawing card. [ 10 ] West Ham announced the permanent bless of Souček on 24 July 2020 on a four-year contract, for a tip of around €21 million ( £19 million ). [ 11 ] In August 2020, he was awarded the Czech Golden Ball. [ 12 ] On 1 January 2021, Souček scored the first Premier League goal of 2021 as West Ham beat Everton 1–0 at Goodison Park. [ 13 ] During add prison term 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 confront ; referee Mike Dean ‘s decision was criticised by many of Souček ‘s teammates, coach David Moyes and a issue of pundits who protested Souček ‘s purity. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] West Ham launched an appeal to have the decision overturned in the aftermath. [ 16 ] On 8 February, the red card was rescinded. [ 17 ] He finished the 2020–21 season as roast top scorer, with Michail Antonio, both having scored ten-spot goals. [ 18 ] Souček ‘s exploits during the 2020–21 season won him the Hammer of the Year prize. [ 19 ]

International career [edit ]

After representing the Czech Republic in several young categories, Souček made his introduction for the aged slope 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. [ 20 ]

On 24 March 2021, Souček scored a hat-trick in a 6–2 World Cup qualifying win against Estonia. [ 21 ] He was a member of the Czech Republic squad for Euro 2020 which was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Denmark. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Following the tournament, Souček was confirmed as the newfangled captain of the Czech Republic, after Vladimír Darida ‘s retirement from external football. [ 24 ]

manner of play [edit ]

Souček has built a reputation as an energetic box-to-box midfielder with both defensive and attacking qualities. [ 8 ] He is besides known for his strong physical presence thanks to his 1.92 megabyte ( 6 foot 4 in ) frame. [ 8 ] He was likened to Marouane Fellaini by José Mourinho due to his heading ability from set-pieces. [ 25 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 13 December 2021.[26]

International [edit ]

Scores and results list Czech Republic’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Souček goal.[30]

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Slavia Prague [ 31 ]

individual [edit ]

International [edit ]

Czech Republic

References [edit ]

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