Martin Bukata

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

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
Club information
Current team
 Spartak Trnava
Number 28
Youth career
MFK Košice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 MFK Košice 88 (4)
2016–2018 Piast Gliwice 61 (5)
2018 Benevento 0 (0)
2019–2020 Karviná 34 (1)
2020– Spartak Trnava 13 (3)
National team‡
2009–2010 Slovakia U17 6 (0)
2012 Slovakia U19 1 (0)
2012–2014 Slovakia U21 4 (0)
2017 Slovakia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2017

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.[1] 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.[2] His Benevento contract was dissolved by mutual consent on 9 January 2019.[3]

Karviná

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]

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 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]

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.[7][8]

References
  1. MFK Košice - ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0:1 (0:0) 11.03.2012, mfkkosice.sk
  2. Calfapietra, Alessio (1 August 2018). "UFFICIALE: Benevento, presi il nazionale slovacco Bukata e due giovani". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). TC&C. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. "RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE PER BUKATA" [CONSENSUAL RESOLUTION FOR BUKATA] (in Italian). Benevento Calcio. 9 January 2019.
  4. "Do Karviné přestoupil Martin Bukata" [Martin Bukata moves to Karvina] (in Czech). MFK Karviná. 21 January 2019.
  5. Trnava, FC Spartak. "Rusov privítal v kabíne svojho kmotra Bukatu". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  6. Trnava, FC Spartak. "Rusov privítal v kabíne svojho kmotra Bukatu". FC Spartak Trnava (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  7. http://www.sportinak.sk/online-prenos-pripravny-zapas-futbal--slovensko---uganda
  8. http://www.sportinak.sk/online-prenos-pripravny-zapas-futbal--slovensko---svedsko-teraz
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