Martin Bukata (born 2 October 1993) is a Slovak footballer who plays for Spartak Trnava as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Martin Bukata | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Košice, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Trnava | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VSS 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 | 60 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Slovakia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Slovakia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Slovakia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Slovakia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2017 | |||
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.[1] On 2 March 2013, he scored his first goals for Košice against the biggest rival team Tatran Prešov, Košice defeated Prešov 3–0.
On 1 August 2018, Bukata signed with Serie B side Benevento.[2] His Benevento contract was dissolved by mutual consent on 9 January 2019.[3]
On 21 January 2019, he joined Czech club Karviná.[4] 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.[5]
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 teammate 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 commitment to the club.[6]
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.[7][8]
MFK Košice
Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava – current squad | |
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