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title: "West Ham fans celebrate first anniversary of Tomas Soucek’s arrival"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2021/01/30/west-ham-fans-mark-anniversary-tomas-soucek-signing/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2021-01-30T07:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-30T07:00:00Z"
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# West Ham fans celebrate first anniversary of Tomas Soucek’s arrival

Many [West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/01/29/west-ham-fans-rejoice-permanent-said-benrahma-deal-confirmed/) fans have taken to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WestHam_Central/status/1354953851934289927) to celebrate one year of Czech Republic midfielder[Tomas Soucek](https://readwestham.com/2021/01/27/west-ham-fans-hail-tomas-soucek-performance-palace/) at the London Stadium.

The 25-year-old powerhouse [arrived in east London](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/january/29-january/west-ham-united-complete-loan-signing-czech-midfielder-tomas) from Slavia Prague on an initial loan move on 29 January 2020 and promptly made an impact with the Hammers, earning him a [permanent switch](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/12035297/west-ham-sign-tomas-soucek-from-slavia-prague-on-four-year-deal) at the end of the season.

Despite predominantly operating as a [defensive-minded midfielder](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/143595/Show/Tomas-Soucek) alongside Declan Rice, the [potato salad-loving](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9118947/Tomas-Soucek-shares-potato-salad-West-Ham-canteen-names-dish-him.html) Czech international has earned a burgeoning reputation as an attacking threat with his [heading prowess in particular](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tomas-soucek/alletore/spieler/283628/plus/0?saison=&verein=379&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&minute=&pos=&torart=&stand=).

To that note, Soucek is currently the Irons’ [joint-top goalscorer this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/west-ham-united/leistungsdaten/verein/379) with seven goals to his name, including a brace in the [3-2 success](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/january/26-january/goals-crystal-palace-2-3-west-ham-united) at Crystal Palace in midweek.

These Hammers have joined in the celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Czech midfielder coming to the club..

> Twitter: @WestHam\_Central What a signing what a man (@claretandbluee)

> Twitter: @WestHam\_Central One of the most successful West Ham signings (@BrackleyElliot)

> Twitter: @WestHam\_Central Feels like only yesterday ![😍](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f60d.svg) (@\_RW13\_)

> Twitter: @WestHam\_Central WHAT A SIGNING. BRILLIANT PLAYER. COYI (@GarrySummers7)

> Twitter: On this day last year West Ham completed the signing of Tomas Soucek:
>
> 33 Appearances\
> 10 Goals\
> 66 Tackles\
> 290 D… https://t.co/N37OYptn3l (@AlexPhillipsWHU)

> Twitter: One of the best signings we have ever made https://t.co/mtr3JTUGHH (@Mr\_BA6)