Leandro Bacuna
![]() Bacuna playing for Aston Villa in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 August 1991||
Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Groningen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Groningen | 109 | (14) |
2013–2017 | Aston Villa | 116 | (7) |
2017–2019 | Reading | 59 | (4) |
2019–2022 | Cardiff City | 111 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Watford | 14 | (0) |
2023– | Groningen | 20 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Netherlands Antilles U20 | 5 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (1) |
2016– | Curaçao | 51 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna (born 22 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Eredivisie club Groningen. Bacuna was capped 20 times at youth levels for the Netherlands and also represented the Netherlands Antilles at youth level.[3] Bacuna plays for the Curaçao national team, the successor side to the Netherlands Antilles, and won the Caribbean Cup with the side in 2017.
Club career
[edit]Groningen
[edit]On 30 October 2009, Bacuna made his first team debut for Groningen in an Eredivisie match against PSV.[4] Bacuna has also played for Groningen's youth teams. On 6 November 2009, he scored his first goal for the first team in a league match against Heracles Almelo, an eventual 4–1 victory for Groningen.[5]
Aston Villa
[edit]It was announced on 13 June 2013 that Bacuna had signed a three-year contract with Premier League club Aston Villa. Handed the number 7 shirt, Bacuna impressed many with his debut season for the Villains, despite constantly playing out of position at right back.[6][7] Bacuna scored his first Premier League goal on 28 September at home to Manchester City. His second goal came from a free-kick in the claret and blues' 2–0 victory over Cardiff City. He continued his goalscoring run with goals against West Bromwich Albion, Everton and Norwich. [citation needed]
In the 2014–15 season, however, Bacuna found it harder to break into the starting line-up, starting just one game in the Premier League. On 15 February 2015, he scored the first of two Villa goals in the fifth round of the FA Cup in a 2–1 win over Leicester City, taking the club into the quarter-finals.[citation needed]
On 20 August 2015, Bacuna signed a new long-term contract with the club.[8]
Reading
[edit]On 13 August 2017, Bacuna moved to Reading, signing a four-year contract.[9] He scored his first goal for Reading in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on 22 August 2017.[10]
Cardiff City
[edit]On 31 January 2019, Bacuna moved to Championship side Cardiff City, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal for a transfer fee believed to be around £3 million.[11][12] On 10 June 2022, Cardiff announced Bacuna would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June.[13]
Watford
[edit]On 14 December 2022, Bacuna signed for Championship club Watford on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]
International career
[edit]Born in the Netherlands to parents of Afro-Curaçaoan descent, Bacuna played for the Netherlands Antilles under-20 side, as well as various youth Dutch teams. He received his first Curaçao national team call-up in March 2016,[15] earning his first cap in a 1–0 loss to Barbados.[16]
Personal life
[edit]He is the older brother of Birmingham City player Juninho Bacuna.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Groningen | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
2010–11 | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 2 | 31 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Eredivisie | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
2012–13 | Eredivisie | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
Total | 109 | 14 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 125 | 17 | |||
Aston Villa | 2013–14[20] | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |
2014–15[21] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2015–16[22] | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2016–17[23] | Championship | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2017–18[24] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 116 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 8 | ||
Reading | 2017–18[24] | Championship | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | |
2018–19[25] | Championship | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
Total | 60 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 66 | 5 | |||
Cardiff City | 2018–19[25] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2019–20[26] | Championship | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
2020–21[27] | Championship | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | ||
2021–22[28] | Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 109 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 4 | ||
Watford | 2022–23[29] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 407 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 449 | 35 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 June 2024[30]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Curaçao | 2016 | 6 | 4 |
2017 | 9 | 1 | |
2018 | 5 | 4 | |
2019 | 11 | 2 | |
2021 | 8 | 2 | |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 51 | 14 |
- As of match played 6 June 2022. Curaçao score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bacuna goal.[30]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2016 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 4 | ![]() |
4–0 | 7–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2 | 5 October 2016 | 5 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | 11 October 2016 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 6 | ![]() |
2–2 | 4–2 | |
4 | 4–2 | ||||||
5 | 10 October 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 15 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6 | 26 March 2018 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 17 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
7 | 10 September 2018 | 18 | ![]() |
4–0 | 10–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | |
8 | 7–0 | ||||||
9 | 12 October 2018 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States | 19 | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–0 | |
10 | 5 June 2019 | Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand | 22 | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2019 King's Cup |
11 | 21 June 2019 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | 25 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
12 | 28 March 2021 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 33 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13 | 5 June 2021 | Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 34 | ![]() |
3–0 | 8–0 | |
14 | 6 June 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 41 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Honours
[edit]Aston Villa[31]
Curaçao[31]
References
[edit]- ^ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Premier League Player Profile Leandro Bacuna". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Aston Villa's Leandro Bacuna hoping for international future with the Netherlands".
- ^ "Cookies op VI.nl".
- ^ Holland, Æresdivisionen – Politiken.dk Archived 27 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Groninger Bacuna wordt collega van Vlaar in Engeland". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 13 June 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Bacuna tipped to be "a real asset" after sealing Villa transfer". AVFC. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Leandro Bacuna: New long-term Aston Villa deal for Dutchman" BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Bacuna joins the Royals!". Reading F.C. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Reading 3–1 Millwall". BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Deadline Day: Bacuna is a Bluebird". Cardiff City F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Blanche, Phil (31 January 2019). "Leandro Bacuna signs in £3m deal from Reading". The Independent. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "2021/22 Retained List | Cardiff". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Official: Bacuna Signs On". www.watfordfc.com. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Aston Villa defender Leandro Bacuna gets first senior international call-up for Curacao".
- ^ "Villans on international duty – Part One". 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Ook tweede Bacuna wint de beker" (in Dutch).
- ^ Leandro Bacuna at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Leandro Bacuna". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Bacuna, Leandro". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Leandro Bacuna – Career Honours". Soccerway.
External links
[edit]- Leandro Bacuna at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leandro Bacuna at Soccerbase
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Groningen (city)
- Curaçao men's footballers
- Curaçao men's international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch people of Curaçao descent
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Groningen players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players