Leandro Bacuna

Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna (born 21 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Championship club Cardiff City 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 represents the Curaçao national team, the successor side to the Netherlands Antilles, and won the 2017 Caribbean Cup with the side in July 2017.

Leandro Bacuna
Bacuna playing for Aston Villa in 2016
Personal information
Full name Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991[2]
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder / Right back
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 7
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– Cardiff City 79 (1)
National team‡
2007–2008 Netherlands Antilles U20 5 (3)
2009–2010 Netherlands U19 10 (1)
2011–2013 Netherlands U21 10 (1)
2016– Curaçao 30 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 September 2020 (UTC)

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]

Reading

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

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.[11][12]

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,[13] earning his first cap in a 1–0 loss to Barbados.[14]

Personal life

He is the older brother of professional footballer Juninho Bacuna.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Groningen 2009–10 Eredivisie 20221002[lower-alpha 1]0243
2010–11 24030004[lower-alpha 1]2312
2011–12 327100000337
2012–13 33530002[lower-alpha 1]0385
Groningen total 1091491007212517
Aston Villa 2013–14[18] Premier League 3551020—385
2014–15[19] 1904110—241
2015–16[20] 3112020—351
2016–17[21] Championship 3011000—311
2017–18[22] 1000000010
Aston Villa total 11678150001298
Reading 2017–18[22] Championship 331302100382
2018–19[23] Championship 263002000283
Reading total 604304100665
Cardiff City 2018–19[23] Premier League 110000000110
2019–20[24] Championship 41120002[lower-alpha 2]0451
2020–21[25] Championship 2701010–290
Cardiff City total 801201020851
Career Total 364262661019240532
  1. Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Championship play-offs play-offs

International goals
As of match played 21 June 2019. Curaçao score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bacuna goal.[26]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2016Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao4 U.S. Virgin Islands4–07–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification
2 5 October 20165 Antigua and Barbuda1–03–0
3 11 October 2016Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico6 Puerto Rico2–24–2
4 4–2
5 10 October 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar15 Qatar1–12–1Friendly
6 26 March 2018Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao17 Bolivia1–01–0
7 10 September 201818 Grenada4–010–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8 7–0
9 12 October 2018IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States19 U.S. Virgin Islands3–05–0
10 5 June 2019Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand22 India3–13–12019 King's Cup
11 21 June 2019BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States25 Honduras1–01–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

Club

Aston Villa[27]

International

Curaçao[27]

References
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  2. "Premier League Player Profile Leandro Bacuna". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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  5. Holland, Æresdivisionen – Politiken.dk Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
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  7. "Bacuna tipped to be". Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
  8. "Leandro Bacuna: New long-term Aston Villa deal for Dutchman" BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. "Bacuna joins the Royals!". Reading F.C. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. "Reading 3–1 Millwall". BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. "Deadline Day: Bacuna is a Bluebird". Cardiff City F.C. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. Blanche, Phil (31 January 2019). "Leandro Bacuna signs in £3m deal from Reading". The Independent. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. "Aston Villa defender Leandro Bacuna gets first senior international call-up for Curacao".
  14. "Villans on international duty – Part One". 28 March 2016.
  15. http://nos.nl/artikel/2036079-ook-tweede-bacuna-wint-de-beker.html
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  17. "Leandro Bacuna". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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  19. "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  20. "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  21. "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  22. "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  23. "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  24. "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  25. "Games played by Leandro Bacuna in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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  27. "Leandro Bacuna – Career Honours". Soccerway.
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