Matěj Pulkrab
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matěj Pulkrab | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sparta Prague | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Sparta Prague | 43 | (18) |
2016 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 7 | (4) |
2017–2018 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 26 | (10) |
2020 | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 8 | (5) |
2020–2021 | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 20 | (5) |
National team | |||
2013 | Czech Republic U16 | 4 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Czech Republic U17 | 8 | (3) |
2014 | Czech Republic U18 | 7 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Czech Republic U19 | 12 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Czech Republic U20 | 8 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Czech Republic U21 | 12 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:04, 13 December 2021 (UTC) |
Matěj Pulkrab (born 23 May 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bohemians 1905, on loan from Sparta Prague, and the Czech national under-23 football team.
Club career[]
Sparta Prague[]
Pulkrab is an academy graduate of Sparta Prague and captained the club at U-19 level.[2]
Loan to Slovan Liberec[]
On 13 January 2016 Pulkrab completed a loan move to Slovan Liberec from parent club Sparta Prague in a deal that saw Josef Šural complete a permanent move in the opposite direction.[3] He made his debut for the club on 12 March, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Marek Bakoš in a 1–0 win over Příbram. Pulkrab scored four goals in the final three games of the season, including one on the final day which earned Liberec a third-place finish in the Czech First League.[3]
Return to Sparta Prague[]
Pulkrab returned to Sparta Prague for the 2016–17 season and made his debut on 18 August, coming off the bench in a 0–0 Europa League draw with SønderjyskE. He scored his first goal for the club three days later, netting his team's second in a 3–0 Czech Liga win over Jablonec.[4] He made his Cup debut on 12 October and scored in a 2-1 win over České Budějovice. On 20 October, Pulkrab scored his first ever European goal, scoring the only goal of the match in a 1–0 Europa League win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[5] He ultimately made 24 appearances for the season, and scored seven goals across all competitions.[2]
Second loan to Slovan Liberec[]
On 3 July 2017, Pulkrab returned to Slovan Liberec on a season-long loan.[2] He made his second debut for the club on 30 July and marked the occasion by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Zlín.[6] Having not scored again since his opening goal, Pulkrab scored seven goals in five matches across February and March 2018.[7] Included in the run was his fifteenth career goal in the Czech First League; a milestone he reached faster than any other player in the competition, including international counterparts, Milan Baroš and Václav Kadlec.[8] He ultimately scored 10 goals for the season before returning to Sparta Prague upon the expiration of his loan.[9]
Second return to Sparta Prague[]
Following his loan spell, Pulkrab once again returned to Sparta and played a prominent role during the 2018–19 campaign, where he scored four goals in 18 appearances before being sidelined by an Achilles tendon injury in March 2019.[10]
Personal life[]
Outside of football, Pulkrab is an avid guitar player and admitted to being self-taught. During his time with Slovan Liberec, he would often play the instrument with teammate Zdeněk Folprecht.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | |
2018–19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
2021–22 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 7 | |||
Total | 43 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 18 | ||
Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 15 | ||
Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 2019–20 | Czech First League | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | |||
Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | ||
Career total | 104 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 47 |
References[]
- ^ "Matěj Pulkrab". Sparta Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Pulkrab opustil Spartu, zamířil na roční hostování do Liberce". iDNES (in Czech). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ a b Miskovsky, Michal (14 May 2016). "Pulkrab trefil Liberci třetí místo: Škoda, že je konec sezony". iDNES (in Czech). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "V lize mám pět střel a pět gólů. To je celkem vtipný, smál se Pulkrab Zdroj:". iDNES (in Czech). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Sinai, Allan (20 October 2016. "Disheartening defeat to Prague for host Hapoel Beersheba". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Pulkrab: Gól? Nejlepší možný návrat. Snad to tak bude pokračovat". iDNES (in Czech). 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Kytara místo PlayStationu. Pulkrab s Folprechtem hrají Tučného i Red Hoty Zdroj" (in Czech). iDNES. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Pulkrab předehnal Lafatu i Baroše" (in Czech). Sport CZ. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Jsem zpátky tam, kam patřím, kvituje Pulkrab. Ve Spartě uspěje, věří jeho osudový trenér". Sport CZ (in Czech). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Spartan Pulkrab negotiates with Bohemians, he should be there in Spring" (in Czech). iDNES. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Matěj Pulkrab: Club matches". Slovan Liberec. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Matěj Pulkrab Career Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
External links[]
- Matěj Pulkrab at Sparta Prague
- Matěj Pulkrab at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Czech footballers
- Czech Republic youth international footballers
- Association football forwards
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- AC Sparta Prague players
- Bohemians 1905 players
- Czech First League players
- Sportspeople from Prague
- Czech Republic under-21 international footballers