Tomas Soucek
Czech football midfielder currently playing in the English Premier League for West Ham United FC, key player and captain of the Czech Republic national football team.
West Ham United FC
Premier League
Jersey number 28
Fotbalová
reprezentace ČR
Jersey number 22
Bio
Year/place of birth: 1995, Havlickuv Brod
Married: Natalie (daughter Terezka) Language: Czech, English
Nick name: Suk
Sport
He can't imagine his life without sports even in his free time. His favorites are cycling, running, tennis, beach volleyball, and badminton.
Hobbies
Animal and food lover. He likes to have fun, often playing cards or board games. He loves to spend time with his family.
Personality
Hardworking, social, communicative, and above all a team player.
Life values
Tomas´ life values are family, football, friends, well-being, health, and justice.
Agent/Sponzor
Sport agent: Pavel Paska (ISM)
Marketing service: Tomáš Pochop (BPR)
Current sponsor: Adidas
How it all started
Tomas has fulfilled his dream. He plays in the starting line-up of West Ham United in the English Premier League and at the age of 26, he is the eighth most valuable defensive midfielder in the world.
Childhood
Sport environment was part of Tomas´ childhood. His dad was a football player, a mother handball player, this guaranteed him time spent with the ball at his feet or in his hands. Tomas was introduced to football by his father, who also became his first coach.
Football idols
Tomas was looking for inspiration in his football idols. He admired the pair of Arsenal players, the Czech midfielder Tomáš Rosický and Spanish player Francesco Fabregas.
Firt steps
in Slavia
At the age of 10, he participated in a football camp, where he attracted the attention of SK Slavia Praha coach and the cooperation has begun! Tomas moved to Prague because of football, where he gained the most valuable experience in training, but also during "football with friends" or on his favorite futsal (Hanspaulka).
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Road
to success
He did his best. He worked hard and constantly proved that he can play the top football, and in the end, he succeeded.
Sport career
Tomas Soucek is currently the most expensive Czech footballer who has moved from the Czech league abroad.
2000 – 2004
FC Slovan Havlickuv Brod
From the age of 5, he trained as a striker in his hometown.
2005 – 2019
SK Slavia Praha
At the age of 10 he got to SK Slavia Prague. He was included in the first team of Slavia in 2014. He had to fight hard for his place in the team and before he gained it, he was appeared in Viktoria Zizkov and in FC Slovan Liberec. After returning, he gradually developed into the support of SK Slavia Praha under the leadership of coach Trpisovsky, and became its captain.
2016 – now
Czech national football team
He participated in the junior Euro in Poland in 2017 on behalf of the national team. At the age of 26, he became the captain of the Czech national team, where he forms stable and strong support.
2020 – now
West Ham United FC
The hard work paid off in January 2020, when West Ham acquired him for a six-month loan, which turned into a transfer. Tomas suddenly became the most expensive footballer who moved from the Czech league to foreign league. The total amount exceeded more than half a billion Czech crowns. According to the club's statistics, Tomas belongs to the absolute top in header battles in the Premier League.
Achievements and statistics
Tomas relationships with fans and the public in connection with his football artwork are perfect and this is strongly reflected in his marketing value.
Title of the champion of the 1st Czech Football League
2016/2017: SK Slavia Praha
2017/2018: SK Slavia Praha
2018/2019: SK Slavia Praha
Winner of the Czech Football Cup
2017/2018: SK Slavia Praha 2018/2019: SK Slavia Praha
Player of the year and midfielder of the year
2018/2019: SK Slavia Praha
Winner of the poll Czech Footballer of the Year
2019, 2020
Winner of the Golden Ball press poll
2020, 2021
Nomination for the prize for the best Premier League player
2020/2021: West Ham United
8th most expensive defensive midfielder in the world
45 milionů euro*
See the evoluation of value over time.
*(source Transfermarkt Jan/2022)
Number of matches played, goals scored and assists
Representation of the Czech Republic
Matches played: 46
Goals scored: 8
1st Czech Football League
Matches played: 126
Goals scored: 31
Assists: 13
UEFA: European League/Champions League
Matches played: 39
Goals scored: 4
Assists: 3
Premier
league
Matches played: 71
Goals scored: 16
Assists: 2
Personal marketing
Tomas is active on social networks. In 2020, he had 196 outputs within the Czech media market and many others in the UK. He regularly participates in charitable and educational events.
Social media
Examples of media output
Interview
for DVTV (CZ)
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Interview
after the match (UK)
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Partnership of the international tournament EASI CUP 2022
Tomas is the patron of the EASI CUP 2022 project, an international football tournament for people who experience mental illness. Tournament will take place in Pelhřimov in July 2022.It is a sports awareness event supported by personalities from the world of sports, as well as mental health professionals who will advise what to do, who to contact, who can support you if problems arise in mental health.
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Contact
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