Pavel Bucha

Pavel Bucha

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26)
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	33	(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 match played 19 October 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.

Club career

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]

International career

In October 2021 he was called up to the senior Czech Republic squad and was on the bench against Belarus.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Continental		Other[c]		Total
		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[d]	0	—		33	8
	2021–22		31	3	2	0	—		4[e]	1	—		37	4
	2022–23		33	3	1	1	—		11[f]	1	—		45	5
	2023–24		17	5	2	0	—		11[e]	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[g]	0	—		24	7
	Total		31	7	1	1	—		4	0	—		36	8
FC Cincinnati	2024	Major League Soccer	33	4	—		4	2	3[h]	0	3	0	43	6
	2025		—		—		—		—		—		—
	Total		33	4	—		4	2	3	0	3	0	43	6
Career total			185	33	14	3	4	2	36	3	3	0	242	41

Honors

Individual

• Czech First League Young Player of the Year: 2019–20

Notes

1. Includes Czech Cup
2. Includes Leagues Cup
3. Includes MLS Cup playoffs
4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
7. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
8. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup

References

1. "Mezi nejlepšími! Kluk z Mělnicka už trénuje s áčkem Slavie". Mělnický deník (in Czech). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
2. "Pavel Bucha" (in Czech). FC Viktoria Plzeň. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
3. "SK Slavia Praha – Reportáž ze zápasu: Jihlava - Slavia 1:0". SK Slavia Prague (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-02-18.
4. "Slavia už nechce Dannyho, v týmu končí i Necid. Bucha je v juniorce". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
5. "Nadějný Bucha už patří Plzni, Slavia však s jeho odchodem nesouhlasí". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
6. "FC Cincinnati acquire midfielder Pavel Bucha from Czech club FC Viktoria Plzeň". FC Cincinnati. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
7. "Belarus 0-2 Czech Republic". Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

• Pavel Bucha at Fortunaliga.cz
• Pavel Bucha – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
• Pavel Bucha at FAČR (in Czech)
• Pavel Bucha at Soccerway
• Pavel Bucha at WorldFootball.net
• Pavel Bucha at SK Slavia Prague (in Czech)