Pavel Sulc
Czechia
Age
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Pavel Sulc
Pavel Sulc is one of Miroslav Koubek's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, an attacking midfielder in the Czechia squad. The Olympique Lyonnais playmaker is 25 at kick-off, a former youth international valued at around €20.00m and Czechia's highest-valued player. Czechia were drawn in Group A alongside Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. They open against South Korea at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 11 June, then face South Africa at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 18 June before meeting Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 24 June. Czechia reached the finals by winning UEFA second-round Path D, qualifying on 31 March 2026. The group stage runs through June as Miroslav Koubek's side look to spring a surprise.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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Goals
0
Assists
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Key passes
0
Accuracy
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Playing Style
A creative, goal-scoring attacking midfielder who also plays centrally or as a forward, Sulc is Czechia's highest-valued player after moving to Olympique Lyonnais. He stands 1.77 m and is right-footed, and has played 1,569 minutes this season. At 25 he is part of Miroslav Koubek's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
This is Pavel Sulc's first senior World Cup. The Olympique Lyonnais attacking midfielder brings 20 caps and 5 goals for Czechia, sharp after 11 goals in 27 club games this season.
National Team
Czechia
Tier 5
£4m
📋 Teammates (25)
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Goal Rush Impact
For Goal Rush, Czechia field Sulc, where the side come in at Tier 5 for £4m. He has 20 caps and 5 goals for Czechia, with 11 goals in 27 club games this season, having earned a move from Viktoria Plzen to Olympique Lyonnais in 2025 and scored eleven Ligue 1 goals in his debut season in France. On the card that £4m price is Czechia's as a group, the Tier 5 slot a squad call rather than a line on any one playmaker.
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Sulc at the 2026 World Cup
Sulc is a confirmed playmaker in Miroslav Koubek's 26-man Czechia squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Czechia side opening their Group A campaign in June.
Picking Czechia in Goal Rush
Czechia are a Tier 5 side on the card at £4m, drawn into Group A with South Korea first up in the group.
Pavel Sulc World Cup 2026 FAQs
At Tier 5 and £4m on the card, Czechia are read as a unit, their Group A draw a team matter rather than a verdict on Sulc, so the slot tracks Czechia as a side at the 2026 finals.
A playmaker for Czechia, Sulc plays his club football for Olympique Lyonnais and was named by Miroslav Koubek in the final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where Czechia contest Group A in the group stage this summer.
No. The 2026 World Cup is a senior debut for the Olympique Lyonnais playmaker, who reaches the finals once Sulc's place in Miroslav Koubek's 26-man Czechia squad was confirmed for the tournament this summer.
Sulc represents Olympique Lyonnais at club level and is one of Czechia's playmakers in Miroslav Koubek's final 26, with Czechia starting their Group A campaign against South Korea in mid-June at the 2026 World Cup finals.
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