Matěj Pulkrab
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matěj Pulkrab | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sparta Prague | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Sparta Prague | 30 | (7) |
| 2016 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 26 | (10) |
| 2020 | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) | 8 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 13 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Matěj Pulkrab (born 23 May 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for AC 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 heel injury in March 2019.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Continental2 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2016–17 | Czech First League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| 2018–19 | Czech First League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Czech First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 11 | ||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | Czech First League | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 78 | 29 | ||
1 Includes Czech Cup matches.
3 Includes UEFA Europa League matches.
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]
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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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
