Leandro Bacuna
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Bacuna playing for Aston Villa in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Groningen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Groningen | 109 | (14) |
| 2013– | Aston Villa | 78 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands Antilles U20 | 5 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016– | Curaçao | 6 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:58, 28 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna (born 21 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Aston Villa as a midfielder and right back. Bacuna was capped 20 times at youth levels for the Netherlands and also represented the Netherlands Antilles at youth level.[3] Bacuna has represented the Curaçao national team, the successor side to the Netherlands Antilles.
Club career
Groningen
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
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.
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.
On 20 August 2015, Bacuna signed a new long-term contract with the club.[8]
International career
Born in the Netherlands to parents of 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,[9] earning his first cap in a 1–0 loss to Barbados.[10]
International goals
- As of match played 7 June 2016. Curaçao score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bacuna goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2016 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 3 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 2 | 5 October 2016 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 5 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 3 | 11 October 2016 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 6 |  Puerto Rico | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 4 | 4–2 |
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Groningen | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Total | 109 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 125 | 17 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2013–14 | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 76 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 7 | ||
| Career Total | 185 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 213 | 24 | ||
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Eredivisie play-offs.
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- 1 2 "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
- ↑ "Cookies op VI.nl".
- ↑ "Bacuna tipped to be".
- ↑ "Leandro Bacuna: New long-term Aston Villa deal for Dutchman" BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Aston Villa defender Leandro Bacuna gets first senior international call-up for Curacao".
- ↑ "Villans on international duty - Part One". 28 March 2016.
- ↑ Leandro Bacuna profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Leandro Bacuna". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Leandro Bacuna". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
External links
- Leandro Bacuna at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leandro Bacuna career statistics at Soccerbase
