| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 31 | (7) |
| 2024– | FC Cincinnati | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Czech Republic U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Czech Republic U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Czech Republic U21 | 15 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 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 | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2017–18 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Viktoria Plzeň | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| Total | 111 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 26 | ||
| Mladá Boleslav (loan) | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| Total | 43 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 147 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 34 | ||