Juninho Bacuna

Juninho Bacuna (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Rangers and the Curaçao national football team.

Juninho Bacuna
Juninho Bacuna with Groningen
Personal information
Full name Juninho Bacuna[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Rangers
Number 22
Youth career
FC Lewenborg
2005–2006 GRC Groningen
2006–2015 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Groningen 82 (2)
2018–2021 Huddersfield Town 102 (12)
2021– Rangers 6 (1)
National team‡
2015–2016 Netherlands U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Netherlands U20 11 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U21 3 (2)
2019– Curaçao 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2021

Club career

Groningen

Bacuna is a Groningen youth exponent. He made his Eredivisie debut on 5 February 2015 against Heracles Almelo replacing Yoell van Nieff after 79 minutes in a 2–2 away draw.[3] He came off the bench to help the Green-White Army win the KNVB Cup in the 2014–15 season against defending champions PEC Zwolle. It was their first major trophy and they qualified for the UEFA Europa League.[4][5]

Huddersfield Town

Bacuna signed for Premier League team Huddersfield Town on 20 June 2018, for an undisclosed fee for three years, with the club having the option for a further season.[6]

On 27 October 2018, Bacuna made his debut in the Premier League in a 3-0 away defeat to Watford, coming on as a 78th minute substitute.[7] On 16 March 2019, he scored his first goal for Huddersfield in a 4-3 defeat at West Ham.[8]

After relegation from the Premier League, Huddersfield started the 2019-20 season in the EFL Championship badly, only amassing 2 points from their first 9 games. Bacuna scored the only goal in the game in Huddersfield's first win of the season over Stoke City on 1 October 2019.[9]

On 11 May 2021, Huddersfield exercised the option to extend Bacuna's contract until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10]

Rangers

On 19 August 2021, Bacuna signed for Scottish Premiership team Rangers.[11][12] The player was paraded to the club's supporters during the half time interval of Rangers Europa League play-off game against Alashkert.[13]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Leandro Bacuna, also a footballer.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 May 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[16] League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Groningen 2014–15 Eredivisie 11020—00130
2015–16 14010—1[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]0190
2016–17 24100—20261
2017–18 33122—00353
Total 82252—1050934
Huddersfield Town 2018–19 Premier League 2111010—00231
2019–20 Championship 3861010—00406
2020–21 4350010—00445
Total 102122030000010712
Career total 184147230105020016
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. Appearance(s) in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs

International
As of match played 16 June 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Curaçao 201940
202182
Total122

International goals
Scores and results list Curaçao goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2021Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.3–0

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. "Juninho Bacuna". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. "Heracles Almelo vs. FC Groningen - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "Groningen claim first trophy with KNVB Cup triumph". Goal.com. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. "PEC Zwolle vs. Groningen". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. "Huddersfield sign Juninho Bacuna from FC Groningen". Sky Sports. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. "Watford send Huddersfield bottom". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  8. "Hernandez double rescues West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  9. "Huddersfield beat bottom side Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  10. "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  11. Rangers Football Club [@RangersFC] (19 August 2021). "🏡 Welcome to Ibrox, Juninho Bacuna. t.co/Kb86B62Fjb" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. Rangers Football Club [@RangersFC] (19 August 2021). "🆕 Welcome to #RangersFC, Juninho Bacuna. Rangers are today delighted to announce the signing of Juninho Bacuna. t.co/SAkHPRQtuz" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. "Report: Morelos Goal Gives 10-Man Gers The Win". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  14. "Ook tweede Bacuna wint de beker" [Second Bacuna wins the cup as well] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  15. Juninho Bacuna at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  16. Includes KNVB Cup and FA Cup.


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