Juninho Bacuna
Juninho Bacuna (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and the Curaçao national team.
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Bacuna with Groningen in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Juninho Bacuna | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| 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 | 103 | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:33, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:33, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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.
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