Leonel Bucca

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Leonel Bucca
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Esperanza, Argentina [1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team
 Estrela da Amadora
Number 26
Youth career
San Lorenzo Esperanza
2016–2020 Unión Santa Fe
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Unión Santa Fe 7 (0)
2021 → Deportivo Riestra (loan) 29 (1)
2023 San Martín Tucumán 29 (3)
2024– Estrela da Amadora 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Leonel Bucca (born 20 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora. [3]

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Career

Bucca initially came through the ranks at the local side San Lorenzo Esperanza, before moving into the Unión Santa Fe youth system in 2016. [2] [4] In January 2020, Bucca was linked with a move to the United States with second tier team Loudoun United. [5] [6] [7] The move never materialised, with the midfielder later describing it as "nothing concrete". [8] He signed his first professional contract on 28 October 2020, which was followed by his senior debut in a draw at home to Arsenal de Sarandí on 1 November; he featured for seventy-five minutes. [3] [9] [10] He was sent off in his second appearance on 20 November against the same opponents. [3]

After five total matches for Unión, Bucca was loaned to Primera Nacional with Deportivo Riestra on 10 February 2021. [3] [11]

In December 2022, after his contract with Unión Santa Fe expired, Bucca dropped down to the Primera Nacional, joining San Martín de Tucumán. [12] At the end of the 2023 season, his contract expired and he left the club. [13]

On 9 January 2024, Bucca moved to Portugal, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora. [14]

Personal life

On 22 November 2020, it was confirmed that Bucca had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2023 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Santa Fe 2020–21 [nb 1] Primera División 000050—50
2022 Primera División7010711 [a] 0161
Total701012110211
Deportivo Riestra (loan) 2021 Primera Nacional 29100——291
San Martín Tucumán 2023 Primera Nacional29320——313
Career total6543012110815
  1. ↑ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana

Notes

  1. ↑ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

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References

  1. ↑ "Leonel Bucca". World Football. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Leonel Bucca, el pibe que va por el mismo camino de Mauricio Martínez". El Litoral. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Argentina - L. Bucca". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "El esperancino Leonel Bucca fue titular en Unión de Santa Fe, que empató con Arsenal". Esperancino. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Leonel Bucca deja la reserva de Unión para jugar en Estados Unidos". TyC Sports. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Unión pierde a una de sus figuras de la Reserva, que jugará en Estados Unidos". SuperDeportivo. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Leonel Bucca deja la reserva de Unión para jugar en Estados Unidos". Aire de Santa Fe. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Bucca: Tengo ganas de llegar a Primera y triunfar en Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Lionel Bucca firmó su primer contrato con Unión de Santa Fe". Esperanza día x día. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Con Leonel Bucca en cancha Unión igualó con Arsenal en el inicio de la LPF". Esperanza día x día. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Peano y Bucca, afuera de Unión". Radio SOL 91.5. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Leonel Bucca continuará su carrera en San Martín de Tucumán" [Leonel Bucca will continue his career at San Martín de Tucumán]. Sol Play 91.5 (in Spanish). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "San Martín: Leonel Bucca se despidió de los hinchas" [San Martín: Leonel Bucca said goodbye to the fans]. LV12 (in Spanish). 9 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Estrela da Amadora oficializa médio Leonel Bucca como reforço" [Estrela da Amadora announces midfielder Leonel Bucca as reinforcement]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Bucca, un nuevo positivo por coronavirus en Unión". TyC Sports. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  16. ↑ Leonel Bucca at Soccerway
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