Juninho Bacuna

Juninho Bacuna is the kind of journeyman I find genuinely compelling. Born in Groningen, he came up through his hometown club before testing himself in English football with Huddersfield, then bouncing between Turkish and Dutch sides. Constantly adapting to new leagues, languages and tactical systems demands a resilience that flashier careers never require. What I find most charming is that he chose to represent Curaçao, carrying the pride of a tiny Caribbean nation on the international stage. He is not a household name, but players who keep clawing out a place for themselves are exactly the ones worth rooting for.

Juninho Bacuna (born 7 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eerste Divisie club Volendam on loan from Turkish club Gaziantep. 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Juninho Bacuna

Name (Japanese)

ジュニーニョ・バクーナ

Reading

じゅにーにょ・ばくーな

Born

August 7, 1997 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Origin

Groningen, Netherlands

Blood type

Private

Height

185 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A

Tags

• Groningen
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.