Right-Back · Midfielder

#8 Leandro Bacuna

Iğdır FK 1. Lig · Turkey

Date of birth / Age: 21 Aug 1991 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.80 m · 77 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Right-Back
Citizenship: Curaçao, Netherlands
Joined club: 6 Jan 2026
Contract until: 2027
International: Curaçao · 58 caps, 9 goals

Date of birth / Age: 21 Aug 1991 (35)
Height · Weight: 1.80 m · 77 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Right-Back
Citizenship: Curaçao, Netherlands
Joined club: 6 Jan 2026
Contract until: 2027
International: Curaçao · 58 caps, 9 goals

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 33
Starting eleven: 31
Goals: 9
Assists: –
Yellow cards: 3
Second yellows: –
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 2,725

Starting eleven94%

31 of 33 appearances

Minutes played2,725

83 per appearance

Goal involvement9

9 goals

Positions played

358 matches · since 2014/15

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Position	Apps	G	A
Right-Back	105	3	13
Central Midfield	85	5	5
Defensive Midfield	81	7	3
Attacking Midfield	26	1	3
Other · RW, LW, LB, CB, CF	61	7	3

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · attacking midfielders with 900+ minutes

World rank: #1324; attacking midfielder in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #502; among attacking midfielders aged 30+
In his league: 29%; of 1. Lig attacking midfielders rank below him
Finishing: +2.7; goals above expected · better than 80% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons · no penalties

Goals

11 Expected

8.3

109 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

12 Expected

9.3

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	1. Lig	Iğdır FK	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	44
2025/26	1. Lig	Bandırmaspor	19	19	6	–	2	–	0	1,711
2025/26	1. Lig	Iğdır FK	14	12	3	–	1	–	0	1,014
2026	FIFA World Cup	Curaçao	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	270
2024/25	Eredivisie	Groningen	31	25	4	3	8	0	0	2,331
2024/25	KNVB Beker	Groningen	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	90
2024/25	CONCACAF Nations League - League B	Curaçao	6	6	1	–	1	–	0	530
2025	CONCACAF Gold Cup	Curaçao	2	2	0	–	2	–	0	150
2023/24	Eerste Divisie	Groningen	33	29	1	6	3	0	0	2,630
2023/24	KNVB Beker	Groningen	4	4	0	–	2	–	0	366
2026	CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers	Curaçao	8	8	1	–	1	–	0	695
2023/24	CONCACAF Nations League - League A	Curaçao	2	2	0	–	0	–	1	157
2022/23	Championship	Watford	14	10	0	0	3	0	0	800
2022/23	Professional Development League	Birmingham City U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	61
2022/23	FA Cup	Watford	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	8
2022/23	CONCACAF Nations League - League A	Curaçao	4	3	1	–	0	–	0	240
2023	CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualification	Curaçao	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2021/22	Championship	Cardiff City	15	13	1	0	4	0	1	1,030
2020/21	Championship	Cardiff City	42	32	2	1	8	0	0	2,922
2020/21	Carabao Cup	Cardiff City	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	90
2020/21	FA Cup	Cardiff City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2022	CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers	Curaçao	6	6	2	–	0	–	0	540
2019/20	Championship	Cardiff City	43	37	1	2	7	0	0	3,328
2019/20	FA Cup	Cardiff City	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2019/20	CONCACAF Nations League - League A	Curaçao	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	360
2018/19	Championship	Reading	26	23	3	3	4	0	1	2,102
2018/19	Premier League	Cardiff City	11	4	0	0	2	0	0	554
2018/19	Carabao Cup	Reading	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	161
2019	CONCACAF Gold Cup	Curaçao	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	356
2019	King's Cup	Curaçao	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	78
2017/18	Championship	Reading	33	29	1	–	8	–	1	2,650
2017/18	Championship	Aston Villa	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	70
2017/18	FA Cup	Reading	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	252
2017/18	Carabao Cup	Reading	2	2	1	–	1	–	0	185
2017	CONCACAF Gold Cup	Curaçao	3	3	0	–	1	–	0	270
2016/17	Championship	Aston Villa	30	22	1	2	8	0	1	2,046
2016/17	FA Cup	Aston Villa	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2015/16	Premier League	Aston Villa	31	27	1	0	8	0	0	2,418
2015/16	Carabao Cup	Aston Villa	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	153
2015/16	FA Cup	Aston Villa	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2014/15	Premier League	Aston Villa	19	10	0	5	1	0	0	980
2014/15	FA Cup	Aston Villa	6	4	1	–	2	–	0	369
2014/15	Carabao Cup	Aston Villa	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2013/14	Premier League	Aston Villa	35	28	5	–	6	–	0	2,596
2013/14	Carabao Cup	Aston Villa	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2013/14	FA Cup	Aston Villa	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2012/13	Eredivisie	Groningen	35	28	5	–	6	–	1	2,651
2012/13	KNVB Beker	Groningen	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2011/12	Eredivisie	Groningen	32	27	7	–	6	–	0	2,389
2011/12	KNVB Beker	Groningen	1	1	0	–	1	–	0	120
2010/11	Eredivisie	Groningen	28	15	2	–	2	–	0	1,464
2010/11	KNVB Beker	Groningen	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	96
2013	UEFA U21 Championship	Netherlands U21	6	1	1	–	0	–	0	163
2009/10	Eredivisie	Groningen	22	20	2	–	1	–	2	1,655
2009/10	KNVB Beker	Groningen	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	180
2010	UEFA U19 Championship	Netherlands U19	9	8	1	–	0	–	1	652

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			617	500	58	22^*	103	0^*	9	45,267

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Championship	204	9	8
Eredivisie	148	20	3
Premier League	96	6	5
Curaçao	44	7	–
1. Lig	35	9	0
Eerste Divisie	33	1	6
FA Cup	17	1	–
KNVB Beker	14	2	–
Carabao Cup	10	1	–
Netherlands U19	9	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Jan 2026 Jan 2026 · Transfer Bandırmaspor Iğdır FK Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer Groningen Bandırmaspor Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2023 Aug 2023 · Transfer Watford Groningen Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Dec 2022 Dec 2022 · Transfer Birmingham City FC Under 21 Watford Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Transfer Cardiff City Birmingham City FC Under 21 Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2019 Jan 2019 · Transfer Reading Cardiff City Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2017 Aug 2017 · Transfer Aston Villa Reading Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2013 Jul 2013 · Transfer Groningen Aston Villa Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jul 2002 Jul 2002 · Free Transfer – Groningen Free Transfer

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