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Bacuna returned to English football when he joined Championship club [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on 27 January 2022 on a three-and-a-half-year contract; the fee was undisclosed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/juninho-bacuna-leaves-rangers-to-sign-for-birmingham-city |title=Juninho Bacuna leaves Rangers to sign for Birmingham City |first=Andy |last=Coyle |publisher=STV |date=27 January 2022 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> He scored his first Birmingham goal in a 3–0 win at home to [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] on 12 February,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60268852 |title=Birmingham City 3–0 Luton Town 0 |website=BBC Sport |date=12 February 2022 |access-date=23 February 2022}}</ref> and finished the season with two goals and three assists from 17 appearances.<ref name=sb2122 /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-rangers-bacuna-juninho-23853469 |title=Juninho Bacuna opens up about life at Birmingham City following Rangers exit |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=3 May 2022 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> |
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At the start of the 2022–23 season new head coach [[John Eustace]] impressed on Bacuna that there was no doubt as to his exceptional talent with the ball but he needed to combine that with hard work off the ball, particularly in a small squad "over-reliant on [him] to create goal scoring opportunities".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-juninho-bacuna-eustace-24789409 |title=Birmingham City boss John Eustace reveals Juninho Bacuna talks |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=18 August 2022 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-talking-points-blues-24744789 |title=Birmingham City talking points as Blues face reality check after Cardiff City defeat |first=Bruna |last=Reis |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=14 August 2022 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> By October he was filling in at [[wing back (association football)|wing back]], from which position he scored a goal-of-the-season candidate away to [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-player-ratings-hull-25276405 |title=Birmingham City player ratings vs Hull City: Deeney and Bacuna put Blues in the top half of the table |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=16 October 2022 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> As the season went on, his concentration improved and Eustace suggested he was maturing as a player. He missed 3 Championship matches through suspension,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/juninho-bacuna-birmingham-city-qpr-26490422 |title=Juninho Bacuna decision confirmed in Birmingham City team news for QPR |first=Alex |last=Dicken |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=17 March 2023 |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> and ended up with six assists from the remaining 43.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/stats/_/id/392/league/ENG.2/season/2022/view/scoring |title=Birmingham City Scoring Stats – 2022–23 |website=ESPN |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
Revision as of 16:46, 6 July 2024
![]() Bacuna with Groningen in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juninho Bacuna[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Lewenborg | |||
2005–2006 | GRC Groningen | ||
2006–2015 | Groningen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Groningen | 82 | (2) |
2018–2021 | Huddersfield Town | 102 | (12) |
2021–2022 | Rangers | 6 | (1) |
2022– | Birmingham City | 105 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Netherlands U20 | 11 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (2) |
2019– | Curaçao | 29 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:35, 6 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:43, 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
Juninho Bacuna (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Birmingham City and the Curaçao national team.
Bacuna began his career in his native Netherlands with Groningen before moving to English football with Huddersfield Town. After one season in the Premier League and two in the second-tier Championship, he spent six months with Scottish Premiership club Rangers and then joined Birmingham City in 2022. In international football, he played for the Netherlands up to under-21 level before switching in 2019 to represent Curaçao, for which he qualified by descent.
Club career
Groningen
Bacuna is a Groningen youth exponent. He made his Eredivisie debut on 5 February 2015 against Heracles Almelo replacing Yoell van Nieff after 79 minutes in a 2–2 away draw.[3] He came off the bench to help the Green-White Army win the KNVB Cup in the 2014–15 season against defending champions PEC Zwolle. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[4][5]
Huddersfield Town
Bacuna signed for Premier League team Huddersfield Town on 20 June 2018, for an undisclosed fee for three years, with the club having the option for a further season.[6]
On 27 October 2018, Bacuna made his debut in the Premier League in a 3-0 away defeat to Watford, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute.[7] On 16 March 2019, he scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 4–3 defeat at West Ham.[8]
After relegation from the Premier League, Huddersfield started the 2019–20 season in the EFL Championship badly, only amassing two points from their first nine games. Bacuna scored the only goal in the game in Huddersfield's first win of the season over Stoke City on 1 October 2019.[9]
On 11 May 2021, Huddersfield exercised the option to extend Bacuna's contract until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10]
Rangers
On 19 August 2021, Bacuna signed for Scottish Premiership team Rangers.[11] The player was paraded to the club's supporters during the half-time interval of Rangers' Europa League play-off game against Alashkert.[12]
Birmingham City
Bacuna returned to English football when he joined Championship club Birmingham City on 27 January 2022 on a three-and-a-half-year contract; the fee was undisclosed.[13] He scored his first Birmingham goal in a 3–0 win at home to Luton Town on 12 February,[14] and finished the season with two goals and three assists from 17 appearances.[15][16]
At the start of the 2022–23 season new head coach John Eustace impressed on Bacuna that there was no doubt as to his exceptional talent with the ball but he needed to combine that with hard work off the ball, particularly in a small squad "over-reliant on [him] to create goal scoring opportunities".[17][18] By October he was filling in at wing back, from which position he scored a goal-of-the-season candidate away to Hull City.[19] As the season went on, his concentration improved and Eustace suggested he was maturing as a player. He missed 3 Championship matches through suspension,[20] and ended up with six assists from the remaining 43.[21]
International career
Bacuna represented his native Netherlands at under-18, under-20 and under-21 levels. He played eleven matches for the under-20s, and three for the under-21s, and scored twice in a 4–1 win against Bolivia.[22][23][24]
He switched to represent Curaçao, for which he qualified by descent, in 2019.[25] He played four matches in that year's CONCACAF Nations League A group stage,[26] and once international football resumed after the COVID-19 pandemic, continued as a regular in the team.[27]
In September 2022, Bacuna played two friendly matches for Curaçao against the Indonesia national team in Indonesia. In the first, he scored in a 3–2 defeat.[28] In the second, he was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a bad tackle on Marselino Ferdinan. He reacted to the dismissal by kicking the ball towards spectators, who retaliated by throwing water bottles onto the pitch. After the match, Bacuna was targeted on social media with abusive messages, some of a racist nature. His club issued a statement condemning the abuse and confirmed that it had been reported to the social media platforms.[29][30]
Personal life
Bacuna is the younger brother of Leandro Bacuna, also a footballer.[31]
Career statistics
Club
- As of end of 2023–24 season
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Groningen | 2014–15[32] | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2015–16[33] | Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
2016–17[34] | Eredivisie | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
2017–18[35] | Eredivisie | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
Total | 83 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 4 | |||
Huddersfield Town | 2018–19[36] | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2019–20[37] | Championship | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 6 | |||
2020–21[38] | Championship | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 5 | |||
Total | 102 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 107 | 12 | ||||
Rangers | 2021–22[15] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
Birmingham City | 2021–22[15] | Championship | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
2022–23[39] | Championship | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 2 | |||
2023–24[40] | Championship | 45 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 48 | 9 | |||
Total | 105 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 111 | 13 | ||||
Career total | 296 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 324 | 30 |
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, two in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
International
- As of match played 8 June 2024[28]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Curaçao | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 2 | |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
2023 | 10 | 2 | |
2024 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 29 | 6 |
- Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first; score column indicates score after each Bacuna goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 25 March 2021 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [41] |
2 | 3–0 | ||||||
3 | 24 September 2022 | Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Bandung, Indonesia | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly | [42] |
4 | 17 October 2022 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | ![]() |
4–2 | 5–3 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A | [43] |
5 | 16 November 2023 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [44] |
6 | 8 June 2024 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [45] |
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna". Huddersfield Town AFC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Heracles Almelo vs FC Groningen". Soccerway. Perform Group. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. Groningen". Soccerway. Perform Group. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Huddersfield sign Juninho Bacuna from FC Groningen". Sky Sports. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Watford 3–0 Huddersfield: Defeat sends Terriers to bottom of table". BBC Sport. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "West Ham 4–3 Huddersfield: Javier Hernandez double rescues West Ham". BBC Sport. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Huddersfield beat bottom side Stoke". BBC Sport. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Tomlinson, Adam (11 May 2021). "Retained List Confirmed". Huddersfield Town AFC. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Rangers transfer news: Juninho Bacuna joins Scottish champions from Huddersfield". Sky Sports. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Thomson, Nick (19 August 2021). "Report: Morelos Goal Gives 10-Man Gers The Win". Rangers FC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Coyle, Andy (27 January 2022). "Juninho Bacuna leaves Rangers to sign for Birmingham City". STV. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham City 3–0 Luton Town 0". BBC Sport. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Juninho Bacuna in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Dick, Brian (3 May 2022). "Juninho Bacuna opens up about life at Birmingham City following Rangers exit". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Dick, Brian (18 August 2022). "Birmingham City boss John Eustace reveals Juninho Bacuna talks". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Reis, Bruna (14 August 2022). "Birmingham City talking points as Blues face reality check after Cardiff City defeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Dick, Brian (16 October 2022). "Birmingham City player ratings vs Hull City: Deeney and Bacuna put Blues in the top half of the table". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (17 March 2023). "Juninho Bacuna decision confirmed in Birmingham City team news for QPR". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham City Scoring Stats – 2022–23". ESPN. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna: Jeugd mannen beloftenelftal". OnsOranje. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna: Jong Oranje". OnsOranje. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Oefeninterlands, Seizoen 2017/'18: Jong Bolivia 1–4 Jong Oranje". OnsOranje. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Partington, Mikey (3 September 2019). "Bacuna on playing for his home country". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna: CONCACAF Nations League A 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "J. Bacuna". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham City's Juninho Bacuna Subjected to Social Media Abuse from Indonesia Fans". Football Tribe Asia. 2 October 2022. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Abbott, Matt (2 October 2022). "Birmingham City condemn racist abuse directed at Juninho Bacuna". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Ook tweede Bacuna wint de beker" [A second Bacuna wins the cup as well] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna 2014–2015". FCGStats.nl. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna 2015–2016". FCGStats.nl. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna 2016–2017". FCGStats.nl. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Juninho Bacuna 2017–2018". FCGStats.nl. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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- ^ "Games played by Juninho Bacuna in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Juninho Bacuna in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Juninho Bacuna in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Curaçao secure solid win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines". Caribbean Football Union. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Indonesia, Maldives triumph". The Asian Football Confederation. 25 September 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Panama take down Guatemala to capture Group A". CONCACAF. 18 October 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Curaçao vs. El Salvador 1–1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Aruba 0 – 2 Curaçao - FIFA World Cup 26™ Concacaf Qualifiers". FIFA. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Groningen (city)
- Curaçao men's footballers
- Curaçao men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Groningen players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Dutch people of Curaçao descent
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland