Full name Martin Bukata 2009-2010 Slovakia U17 Weight 69 kg Years Team Height 1.75 m | Playing position Role Football player Place of birth Kosice, Slovakia Name Martin Bukata Date joined 2012 | |
Date of birth (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 22) Current team Piast Gliwice (Midfielder) | ||
Martin Bukata (born 2 October 1993) is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for Piast Gliwice.
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Club career
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 MFK Košice against the biggest rival team 1. FC Tatran Prešov, Košice defeated Prešov 3–0.
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.