| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Francisco Bauza | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Gualeguaychú, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC U Craiova | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2024–2025 | → Baniyas (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 | |||
Juan Francisco Bauza (born 3 May 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga II club FC U Craiova.
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | 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 [c] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Górnik Zabrze II (loan) | 2019–20 | III liga, group III | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 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 [d] | 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 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 31 | ||