Martin Bukata

Martin Bukata

Personal information
Full name	Martin Bukata
Date of birth	(1993-10-02) 2 October 1993
Place of birth	Košice, Slovakia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Spartak Trnava
Number	28
Youth career
	MFK Košice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	VSS Košice	88	(4)
2016–2018	Piast Gliwice	61	(5)
2018	Benevento	0	(0)
2019–2020	Karviná	34	(1)
2020–	Spartak Trnava	0	(0)
International career‡
2009–2010	Slovakia U17	6	(0)
	Slovakia U18
2012–2014	Slovakia U21	2	(0)
2017	Slovakia	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2017

Martin Bukata (born 2 October 1993) is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Spartak Trnava.

Club career

MFK/VSS Košice

Bukata made his first Corgoň Liga appearance on 11 March 2012, coming on as a substitute for Kamil Kuzma in the 84th minute of a 0–1 home loss against Slovan Bratislava. On 2 March 2013, he scored his first goals for Košice against the biggest rival team Tatran Prešov, Košice defeated Prešov 3–0.

Benevento

On 1 August 2018, Bukata signed with Serie B side Benevento. His Benevento contract was dissolved by mutual consent on 9 January 2019.

Karviná

On 21 January 2019, he joined Czech club Karviná. He described the 2019–20 as unique and unusual, as he had to enter quarantine three-times, while with Karviná, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was a regular in the starting line-up initially but was later sidelined and placed on to the bench, contributing to him becoming free agent in July 2020.

Spartak Trnava

On 27 July 2020, Bukata had signed with Spartak Trnava in his native Slovakia, joining the club's goalkeeper Dobrivoj Rusov, who is the godfather of Bukata's son. He also joined Erik Pačinda, a former team mate from VSS Košice, who had signed just days earlier. The club had disclosed that they had worked on Bukata's arrival for about a year and Bukata, in turn, expressed his gratitude and committment to the club.

International career

He debuted for the U-21 side on 21 March 2013 in a 0–1 away loss against Austria.

Bukata was first called up to the senior national team for two unofficial friendly fixtures held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in January 2017, against Uganda and Sweden by his former coach from MFK Košice - Ján Kozák. He capped his debut against Uganda, being fielded from the start until the 70th minute, when he was substituted by Tomáš Huk. Slovakia went on to lose the game 1–3. Bukata also played the second half of the 0–6 loss to Sweden.

External links

• MFK Košice Profile
• Corgoň Liga Profile
• Martin Bukata at Soccerway
• UEFA Profile
• Martin Bukata at 90minut.pl (in Polish)