Juan Bauza

Juan Bauza

Personal information
Full name	Juan Francisco Bauza
Date of birth	(1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Gualeguaychú, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Baniyas (on loan from FC U Craiova)
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2016	Central Entrerriano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Colón	4	(0)
2017–2018	→ Juventud Unida (loan)	19	(2)
2018–2019	→ Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)	19	(1)
2019–2020	→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)	6	(0)
2020–2022	Csíkszereda	31	(7)
2021–2022	→ FC U Craiova (loan)	25	(5)
2022–	FC U Craiova	55	(11)
2024–	→ Baniyas (loan)	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024

Juan Francisco Bauza (born 3 May 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for UAE Pro League club Baniyas, on loan from for Liga II club FC U Craiova.

Career

Bauza started his career with Argentine Primera División side Colón. His first appearance for the club came on 22 October 2016 in loss at home to Patronato. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He made three further appearances in the 2016–17 season, prior to being loaned out for the following campaign to Juventud Unida. ^{[1] [4]} He scored the first two goals of his senior career in April 2018 against Deportivo Riestra and Santamarina respectively. ^[1] Bauza signed for fellow club Gimnasia y Esgrima on loan on 12 July 2018. ^[1] One goal in twenty-two games followed, as they reached the promotion play-offs. ^[1]

On 29 July 2019, Bauza headed to Poland to join Polish first division outfit Górnik Zabrze on a season-long loan; having trained since June. ^{[5] [6]} He made his bow in a league defeat away to Wisła Kraków on 5 August. ^[1] Bauza played in the fourth tier on 11 August for their reserve team Górnik II Zabrze, notably scoring against Ruch Zdzieszowice in III liga. ^{[7] [8]} On 17 February 2020, the Polish club confirmed that the loan deal had been terminated and that Bauza had joined Romanian club FK Csíkszereda. ^[9] He had impressed the Romanian side whilst playing against them for the Polish outfit in a friendly match on 25 January. ^{[7] [10]}

Bauza scored five goals in eight friendlies upon joining Miercurea Ciuc, prior to making his competitive debut in Liga II during a 6–0 home loss to UTA Arad on 24 February. ^{[1] [10]} He initially signed for just six months, though soon extended his stay there for another twelve months. ^[10]

In August 2022, FC U Craiova's president Adrian Mititelu rejected a €2 million bid from FCSB. ^[11] On 14 September 2022, Bauza signed a contract extension, with his release clause set at €8 million. ^[12]

Personal life

Bauza's father, Marcelo, was also a footballer. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 October 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colón	2016–17	Primera División	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
Juventud Unida (loan)	2017–18	Primera B Nacional	19	2	1	0	—		—		—		20	2
Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan)	2018–19	Primera B Nacional	19	1	1	0	—		—		2 [a]	0	22	1
Górnik Zabrze (loan)	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	6	0	1	0	—		—		—		7	0
Csíkszereda	2019–20	Liga II	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2020–21	Liga II	28	7	1	0	—		—		—		29	7
	Total		31	7	1	0	—		—		—		32	7
FC U Craiova (loan)	2021–22	Liga I	25	5	0	0	—		—		—		25	5
FC U Craiova	2022–23	Liga I	29	4	4	0	—		—		2 [b]	0	35	4
	2023–24	Liga I	26	7	1	1	—		—		—		27	8
	Total		80	16	5	1	—		—		2	0	87	17
Baniyas (loan)	2024–25	UAE Pro League	6	3	0	0	1	0	—		—		7	3
Career total			165	29	9	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	179	30

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
2. Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

References

1. Juan Bauza at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
2. "Colón perdió ante Patronato: mucho esfuerzo y poco fútbol". Uno Santa Fe. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
3. "Juan Bauza profile". Club Atlético Colón. 4 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
4. "Juan Francisco Bauzá firmó con Juventud Unida". El Dia Online. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
5. "Juan Bauza zagra w Górniku". Górnik Zabrze. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
6. "Juan Bauza nowym skrzydłowym Górnika Zabrze". CANAL+. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
7. "Juan Bauzá". 90minut. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
8. "3. liga piłkarska. Górnik II Zabrze - Ruch Zdzieszowice 4-1". NTO. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
9. JUAN BAUZA WYPOŻYCZONY DO FK CSIKSZEREDA, gornikzabrze.pl, 17 February 2020
10. "Sin lugar en Colón, Juan Bauza encontró su lugar en el fútbol de Rumania". DeporFe. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
11. ""E cel mai valoros jucător al nostru"". orangesport.ro. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
12. "Juan Bauza, explicații după ce a semnat noul contract cu FC U Craiova. Motivul pentru care a acceptat clauza de 8 milioane de euro. "Mă simt cu adevărat împlinit!"". Prosport (in Romanian). 15 September 2022.
13. "FCU Craiova. Cât va lipsi Juan Bauza din cauza accidentării + Are tată fost atacant și mamă dansatoare" [FCU Craiova. How much Juan Bauza will be missing due to an injury + His father is a former striker father and his mother was a dancer] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

External links

• Juan Bauza at Soccerway