Leandro Bacuna

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Leandro Bacuna
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Bacuna playing for Aston Villa in 2013
Personal information
Full name Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna[1]
Date of birth (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
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Position(s) Winger / Right back
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 7
Youth career
Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Groningen 109 (14)
2013– Aston Villa 70 (5)
International career
2007–2008 Netherlands Antilles U20 5 (3)
2009–2010 Netherlands U19 10 (1)
2011–2013 Netherlands U21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:48, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna (born 21 August 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for English club Aston Villa as a winger and right back. Bacuna has been capped 20 times at youth levels for the Netherlands and also represented the Netherlands Antilles at youth level.

Career

FC Groningen

On 30 October 2009 Bacuna made his first team debut for FC Groningen in the Eredivisie, in the match against PSV Eindhoven.[2] Bacuna has also played for FC Groningen's youth teams. On 6 November 2009, Bacuna scored his first goal in the first team, in the league match against Heracles Almelo. FC Groningen won the match with 4–1.[3]

Aston Villa

It was announced on 13 June 2013 that Bacuna had signed a three-year contract at Premier League club Aston Villa. Bacuna was handed the number 7 shirt. The Dutchman impressed many with his debut season for the Villains, despite constantly playing out of position at right back.[4][5]

He scored his first Premier League goal for Aston Villa 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 Brom, Everton and Norwich.[citation needed]

However, in the 2014/15 season, Bacuna has found it harder to break into the starting line-up, starting just 1 game in the Premier League. On 15 February 2015, Bacuna 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.[6]

Career statistics

As of 7 April 2015[7][8]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Groningen 2009–10 Eredivisie 20 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 24 3
2010–11 24 0 3 0 0 0 4 2 31 2
2011–12 32 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 7
2012–13 33 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 38 5
Total 109 14 9 1 0 0 7 2 125 17
Aston Villa 2013–14 Premier League 35 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 38 5
2014–15 19 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 24 1
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 55 5 5 1 3 0 0 0 63 6
Career Total 164 19 14 2 3 0 7 2 188 23
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Eredivisie play-offs.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Voetbal International – Bacuna
  3. ↑ Holland, Æresdivisionen – Politiken.dk
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ Bacuna tipped to be "a real asset" after sealing Villa transfer
  6. ↑ "Leandro Bacuna: New long-term Aston Villa deal for Dutchman" BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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