Leandro Bacuna
Encyclopedia
Leandro Bacuna is a Dutch
footballer of Antillian
ancestry who plays as a midfielder
for Dutch club FC Groningen.
On 30 October 2009 Bacuna made his first team debut for FC Groningen in the Eredivisie
, in the match against PSV Eindhoven.
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.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
footballer of Antillian
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
ancestry who plays as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
for Dutch club FC Groningen.
On 30 October 2009 Bacuna made his first team debut for FC Groningen in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, in the match against PSV Eindhoven.
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
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
match against Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...
. FC Groningen won the match with 4–1.