Juninho Bacuna
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Bacuna with Groningen in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Al-Wehda | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Birmingham City | 105 | (11) |
| 2024– | Al-Wehda | 25 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (2) |
| 2019– | Curaçao | 39 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:35, 11 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:22, 18 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Juninho Bacuna (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Wehda. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team.
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 returned to English football with Birmingham City in 2022. He left for Al-Wehda in 2024. 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.