Pavel

Bucha

CM Cincinnati #20

Central Midfield · Midfielder

Pavel Bucha

Cincinnati MLS

Top 42% of central midfielders in the world
#669 central midfielder aged 26–29

Score

48/100

#1,949 in the world

Market value

€2.1M

above 77% of MLS

Top speed

34.9km/h

faster than 93% of midfielders

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Date of birth / Age: 11 Mar 1998 (28)
Passport: Czech Republic
National team: 1 caps
Height: 1.77 m
Weight: 73 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Central Midfield
Contract until: 2026

Benchmarks

central midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#1949

central midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#669

among central midfielders aged 26–29

In his league

33%

of MLS central midfielders rank below him

Finishing

+4.1

goals above expected · better than 95% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

12 Expected

7.9

90 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

7 Expected

6.2

Teammates converted his chances about as expected.

Season 2026

AppsAppearances: 21
StartsStarting eleven: 24
GoalsGoals: 5
AssistsAssists: 3
YellowYellow cards: 3
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 1,706

Starting eleven114%

24 of 21 appearances

Minutes played1,706

81 per appearance

Goal involvement8

5 goals · 3 assists

Positions played

293 matches · since 2017/18

CFLWAMRBRWDMCM

Position	Apps	G	A
Central Midfield	169	21	9
Defensive Midfield	84	19	14
Right Winger	12	2	2
Right-Back	11	3	2
Other · AM, LW, CF	17	2	2

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
20262026	MLSMLS	Cincinnati	15	21	4	3	2	0	0	1,302
20252025	Leagues CupLeagues Cup	Cincinnati	3	1	1	–	0	–	0	202
20262026	CONCACAF Champions CupCONCACAF Champions Cup	Cincinnati	3	2	0	–	1	–	0	202
20252025	MLSMLS	Cincinnati	37	36	3	3	4	0	0	3,218
20242024	Leagues CupLeagues Cup	Cincinnati	4	3	2	–	0	–	0	327
20252025	CONCACAF Champions CupCONCACAF Champions Cup	Cincinnati	4	4	3	–	0	–	0	317
20242024	MLSMLS	Cincinnati	36	36	4	1	7	0	0	3,209
2023/2423/24	Chance LigaChance Liga	Viktoria Plzeň	17	13	5	0	1	0	0	1,121
2023/2423/24	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Viktoria Plzeň	11	7	1	–	1	–	0	682
20242024	CONCACAF Champions CupCONCACAF Champions Cup	Cincinnati	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	263
2022/2322/23	Chance LigaChance Liga	Viktoria Plzeň	33	31	3	5	1	0	0	2,738
2022/2322/23	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	Viktoria Plzeň	11	10	1	–	1	–	1	902
2022/2322/23	CupCup	Viktoria Plzeň	1	0	1	–	0	–	0	44
2021/2221/22	Chance LigaChance Liga	Viktoria Plzeň	31	30	3	3	1	1	1	2,569
2021/2221/22	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Viktoria Plzeň	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	403
2021/2221/22	CupCup	Viktoria Plzeň	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	77
2020/2120/21	Chance LigaChance Liga	Viktoria Plzeň	26	23	7	5	3	0	0	2,038
2020/2120/21	CupCup	Viktoria Plzeň	3	3	2	–	0	–	0	197
2020/2120/21	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Viktoria Plzeň	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2020/2120/21	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	Viktoria Plzeň	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/2019/20	Chance LigaChance Liga	Mladá Boleslav	19	17	6	–	3	–	0	1,382
2019/2019/20	Chance LigaChance Liga	Viktoria Plzeň	14	12	4	–	0	–	0	1,101
2019/2019/20	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Mladá Boleslav	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	279
2019/2019/20	CupCup	Viktoria Plzeň	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2019/2019/20	CupCup	Mladá Boleslav	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2019/2019/20	Pinatar Football FestivalPinatar Football Festival	Czechia U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2018/1918/19	Chance LigaChance Liga	Mladá Boleslav	12	11	1	–	4	–	0	694
20212021	UEFA U21 ChampionshipU21 Championship	Czechia U21	12	11	2	–	2	–	0	990
2018/1918/19	U20 Elite LeagueU20 Elite League	Czechia U20	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	83
2017/1817/18	Chance LigaChance Liga	Slavia Praha	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	198

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			318	291	55	20^*	32	1^*	2	25,108

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Chance Liga	157	29	13
MLS	88	11	7
UEFA Europa Conference League	15	2	–
Czechia U21	13	2	–
UEFA Champions League	12	1	–
CONCACAF Champions Cup	10	3	–
Cup	8	4	–
Leagues Cup	7	3	–
UEFA Europa League	6	0	–
Czechia U20	2	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Feb 2024 Feb 2024 · Transfer Viktoria Plzeň Cincinnati Transfer
Dec 2019 Dec 2019 · Back from Loan Mladá Boleslav Viktoria Plzeň Back from Loan
Feb 2019 Feb 2019 · Loan Viktoria Plzeň Mladá Boleslav Loan Loan
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Transfer Slavia Praha Viktoria Plzeň Transfer
Jan 2018 Jan 2018 · Free Transfer – Slavia Praha Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Cincinnati 2024–2026 105 17
Viktoria Plzeň 2019–2024 157 28
Mladá Boleslav 2018–2020 36 8
Slavia Praha 2017 5 0

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