Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Nelahozeves, Czech Republic [1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Čechie Kralupy [1] | |||
Neratovice [1] | |||
Slavia Prague | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Slavia Prague | 5 | (0) |
2018–2023 | Viktoria Plzeň | 121 | (22) |
2019 | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 43 | (7) |
2024– | FC Cincinnati | 25 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Czech Republic U19 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Czech Republic U20 | 3 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2019 |
Pavel Bucha (born 11 March 1998) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer.
He made his league debut in Slavia's Fortuna Liga 0–1 loss at Jihlava on 17 February 2018. [3] In June 2018, he was sent back to the Slavia junior squad following his refusal to extend his contract. [4] In July, Bucha terminated his contract with Slavia Prague on the grounds that removing him from the first team had constituted a breach of contract by the club. Immediately after, he signed a four-year deal with rivals Viktoria Plzeň. [5]
On 7 February 2024, Bucha signed a contract with Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati until 2026, with a club option for 2027. [6]
In October 2021 he was called up to the senior Czech Republic squad and was on the bench against Belarus. [7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Slavia Prague | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Viktoria Plzeň | 2018–19 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2019–20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | |||||
2020–21 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | ||||
2021–22 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
2022–23 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 45 | 5 | ||||
2023–24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
Total | 121 | 22 | 13 | 2 | — | 29 | 3 | — | 163 | 27 | ||||
Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||||
Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
FC Cincinnati | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 25 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
Career total | 177 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 41 |
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