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title: "Virals: Tomas Soucek stats prove importance to West Ham"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-05-19T09:30:00Z"
modified: "2021-05-19T09:30:00Z"
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# Virals: Tomas Soucek stats prove importance to West Ham

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/05/19/frank-mcavennie-claims-west-ham-wont-move-for-jesse-lingard/) fans have seen the worth of [Tomas Soucek](https://readwestham.com/2021/05/18/virals-yannick-bolasie-calls-out-madness-tomas-soucek-omission/) ever since the Czech Republic international arrived in east London on loan in January 2020.

Since then the 26-year-old has made his [east London stay a permanent one](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/july/24-july/west-ham-united-complete-eu21m-permanent-tomas-soucek-transfer) and has continued to influence David Moyes’ side.

Soucek has enjoyed a superb 2020/21 campaign, acting as a driving force from midfield alongside Declan Rice, whilst contributing [nine goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tomas-soucek/leistungsdaten/spieler/283628) in the Premier League.

But, its not just defensive contributions and goals that have made the combative Czech stand out – as proven in a stats report from [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12179737/is-liverpool-boss-jurgen-klopps-man-utd-penalty-claim-correct), as cited by [West Ham Central](https://twitter.com/WestHam_Central/status/1394660547942047744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394660547942047744%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hammers.news%2Fclub-news%2Ftomas-soucek-stats-blow-west-ham-fans-away%2F) on Twitter, highlight the star’s work rate.

> Twitter: He’s actually mental https://t.co/zoY2uE9F5F (@WestHam\_Central)

Signed for £15million last summer ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/12035297/west-ham-sign-tomas-soucek-from-slavia-prague-on-four-year-deal)), West Ham look to have landed themselves an absolute bargain in the [33-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tomas-soucek/nationalmannschaft/spieler/283628/verein_id/3445) ace.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

What a signing and what a season.

To rank top in both distance covered and duels won is a truly remarkable feat.

This man has been the epitome of what it means to pull on a Hammers shirt this season and if any Irons deserved the [reward of European football](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) next term – it’s Soucek.

Tonight Moyes’ men [face West Brom](https://www.skysports.com/west-ham-united-fixtures) looking to all but cement a place in the Europa League for 2021/22.