Leandro Bacuna

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Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna (born 22 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Template:Dutch football updater club Groningen. Born in the Netherlands and a former Dutch youth international, he represents the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Groningen

On 30 October 2009, Bacuna made his first team debut for Groningen in an Eredivisie match against PSV.[1] 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.[2]

Aston Villa

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.[3][4] 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. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

On 20 August 2015, Bacuna signed a new long-term contract with the club.[5]

Reading

On 13 August 2017, Bacuna moved to Reading, signing a four-year contract.[6] He scored his first goal for Reading in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on 22 August 2017.[7]

Cardiff City

On 31 January 2019, Bacuna moved to Premier League side Cardiff City, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal for a transfer fee believed to be around £3 million.[8][9] On 10 June 2022, Cardiff announced Bacuna would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June.[10]

Watford

On 14 December 2022, Bacuna signed for Championship club Watford on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11]

International career

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,[12] earning his first cap in a 1–0 loss to Barbados.[13]

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow professional football player Juninho Bacuna.[14]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Groningen 2009–10 Eredivisie 20 2 2 1 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 24 3
2010–11 Eredivisie 24 0 3 0 — 4[lower-alpha 1] 2 31 2
2011–12 Eredivisie 32 7 1 0 — 0 0 33 7
2012–13 Eredivisie 33 5 3 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 38 5
Total 109 14 9 1 — 7 2 125 17
Aston Villa 2013–14[17] Premier League 35 5 1 0 2 0 — 38 5
2014–15[18] Premier League 19 0 4 1 1 0 — 24 1
2015–16[19] Premier League 31 1 2 0 2 0 — 35 1
2016–17[20] Championship 30 1 1 0 0 0 — 31 1
2017–18[21] 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[21] Championship 33 1 3 0 2 1 — 38 2
2018–19[22] Championship 26 3 0 0 2 0 — 28 3
Total 60 4 3 0 4 1 — 66 5
Cardiff City 2018–19[22] Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
2019–20[23] Championship 41 1 2 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 45 1
2020–21[24] Championship 41 2 1 0 1 0 — 43 2
2021–22[25] Championship 15 1 0 0 0 0 — 15 1
Total 109 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 114 4
Watford 2022–23[26] Championship 14 0 1 0 0 0 — 15 0
Career total 407 29 27 6 10 1 9 2 449 35

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  1. ↑ a b c Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs
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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Curaçao 2016 6 4
2017 9 1
2018 5 4
2019 11 2
2021 8 2
2022 5 1
2023 6 0
2024 7 1
2025 5 0
Total 62 15
As of match played 9 September 2024. Curaçao score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bacuna goal.[27]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2016 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao 4 File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 4–0 7–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
2 5 October 2016 5 File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 3–0
3 11 October 2016 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 6 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 2–2 4–2
4 4–2
5 10 October 2017 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 15 File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 1–1 2–1 Friendly
6 26 March 2018 Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao 17 File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia 1–0 1–0
7 10 September 2018 18 File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 4–0 10–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8 7–0
9 12 October 2018 IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States 19 File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 3–0 5–0
10 5 June 2019 Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand 22 File:Flag of India.svg India 3–1 3–1 2019 King's Cup
11 21 June 2019 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States 25 File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 1–0 1–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12 28 March 2021 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 33 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 5 June 2021 Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala 34 File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands 3–0 8–0
14 6 June 2022 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 41 File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras 1–0 2–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
15 9 September 2024 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 53 Template:Country data SMN 3–0 4–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honours

Aston Villa[28]

Curaçao[28]

References

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External links

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