| Matěj Pulkrab | |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height: | 1.85 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Mladá Boleslav |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sparta Prague |
| Years1: | 2015–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Sparta Prague |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Slovan Liberec (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Slovan Liberec (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Bohemians 1905 (loan) |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | SV Sandhausen |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Mladá Boleslav |
| Caps7: | 26 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Czech Republic U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Czech Republic U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Czech Republic U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam5: | Czech Republic U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam6: | Czech Republic U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22 June 2024 |
Matěj Pulkrab (born 23 May 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mladá Boleslav.[2]
Pulkrab is an academy graduate of Sparta Prague and captained the club at U-19 level.[3] In 2015, he was named "Player of the Tournament" in the CEE Cup.[4]
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.[5] 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.
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.[6] 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.[7] He ultimately made 24 appearances for the season, and scored seven goals across all competitions.[3]
On 3 July 2017, Pulkrab returned to Slovan Liberec on a season-long loan.[3] 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.[8] Having not scored again since his opening goal, Pulkrab scored seven goals in five matches across February and March 2018.[9] 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.[10] He ultimately scored 10 goals for the season before returning to Sparta Prague upon the expiration of his loan.[11]
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.[12]
On 30 June 2023, Pulkrab signed with Mladá Boleslav a two-year contract.[13]
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.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Czech First League | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 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 | 110 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 47 | |||