| Pavel Bucha | |
| Birth Date: | 1998 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Nelahozeves, Czech Republic[1] |
| Height: | 1.77 m[2] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | FC Cincinnati |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthclubs1: | Čechie Kralupy |
| Youthclubs2: | Neratovice |
| Youthclubs3: | Slavia Prague |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Slavia Prague |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Viktoria Plzeň |
| Caps2: | 121 |
| Goals2: | 22 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Mladá Boleslav (loan) |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | FC Cincinnati |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Czech Republic U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Czech Republic U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Czech Republic U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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 | |||
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