Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 August 1991||
Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Groningen | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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) |
2019–2022 | Cardiff City | 111 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Watford | 14 | (0) |
2023– | Groningen | 20 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Netherlands Antilles U20 | 5 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 10 | (1) |
2016– | Curaçao | 50 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 (UTC) |
Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna (born 22 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Eerste Divisie club Groningen. Bacuna was capped 20 times at youth levels for the Netherlands and also represented the Netherlands Antilles at youth level. [3] Bacuna plays for the Curaçao national team, the successor side to the Netherlands Antilles, and won the Caribbean Cup with the side in 2017.
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]
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. [ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
On 20 August 2015, Bacuna signed a new long-term contract with the club. [8]
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]
On 31 January 2019, Bacuna moved to Championship side Cardiff City, signing a four-and-a-half year deal for a transfer fee believed to be around £3 million. [11] [12] On 10 June 2022, Cardiff announced Bacuna would leave the club when his contract expired on 30 June. [13]
On 14 December 2022, Bacuna signed for Championship club Watford on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season. [14]
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, [15] earning his first cap in a 1–0 loss to Barbados. [16]
He is the older brother of Birmingham City player Juninho Bacuna. [17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [20] | Premier League | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |
2014–15 [21] | Premier League | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2015–16 [22] | Premier League | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
2016–17 [23] | Championship | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
2017–18 [24] | 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 [24] | Championship | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | |
2018–19 [25] | Championship | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
Total | 60 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 66 | 5 | |||
Cardiff City | 2018–19 [25] | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2019–20 [26] | Championship | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
2020–21 [27] | Championship | 41 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 2 | ||
2021–22 [28] | Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 109 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 4 | ||
Watford | 2022–23 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 407 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 449 | 35 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Curaçao | 2016 | 6 | 4 |
2017 | 9 | 1 | |
2018 | 5 | 4 | |
2019 | 11 | 2 | |
2021 | 8 | 2 | |
2022 | 5 | 1 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 48 | 14 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2016 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 4 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
2 | 5 October 2016 | 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | 11 October 2016 | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | 6 | Puerto Rico | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
4 | 4–2 | ||||||
5 | 10 October 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 15 | Qatar | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6 | 26 March 2018 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | 17 | Bolivia | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
7 | 10 September 2018 | 18 | Grenada | 4–0 | 10–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification | |
8 | 7–0 | ||||||
9 | 12 October 2018 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States | 19 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
10 | 5 June 2019 | Chang Arena, Buriram, Thailand | 22 | India | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2019 King's Cup |
11 | 21 June 2019 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | 25 | Honduras | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
12 | 28 March 2021 | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 33 | Cuba | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13 | 5 June 2021 | Estadio El Trébol, Guatemala City, Guatemala | 34 | British Virgin Islands | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
14 | 6 June 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | 41 | Honduras | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Aston Villa [30]
Curaçao [30]
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