Juninho Bacuna
Dutch-Curacaoan footballer (born 1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juninho Bacuna (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League One club Birmingham City and the Curaçao national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juninho Bacuna[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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) |
2021–2022 | Rangers | 6 | (1) |
2022– | Birmingham City | 105 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Netherlands U20 | 11 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (2) |
2019– | Curaçao | 27 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 8 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:15, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
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Bacuna began his career in his native Netherlands with Groningen before moving to English football with Huddersfield Town. After one season in the Premier League and two in the second-tier Championship, he spent six months with Scottish Premiership club Rangers and then joined Birmingham City in 2022. In international football, he played for the Netherlands up to under-21 level before switching in 2019 to represent Curaçao, for which he qualified by descent.