Sergio Buenacasa Alba (born 19 April 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Teruel as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Buenacasa Alba | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Teruel | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Gregorio | |||
| Zaragoza | |||
| 2010–2013 | Barcelona | ||
| 2013–2015 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Zaragoza B | 60 | (26) |
| 2015–2016 | Zaragoza | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Barakaldo | 38 | (14) |
| 2018–2020 | Mallorca | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Ponferradina (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Málaga (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hércules | 24 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Cultural Leonesa | 19 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | La Nucía | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Talavera (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2023– | Teruel | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Buenacasa joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2010, aged 14, after spells at Real Zaragoza and San Gregorio CD.[2][3] On 30 August 2013 he moved to Juventus F.C. on a free transfer, being initially assigned to its Primavera squad.[4]
On 31 August 2015, after spending the whole pre-season with Juventus' first team, Buenacasa returned to Zaragoza.[5] Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his senior debut on 25 October, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–1 away win against CD Binéfar in the Tercera División.[6]
On 7 December 2015 Buenacasa made his professional debut, coming on as a late substitute for Alfredo Ortuño in a 1–0 Segunda División away win against Bilbao Athletic.[7] On 14 July 2017, he signed for Segunda División B side Barakaldo CF.[8]
On 18 June 2018, after scoring 14 goals for Barakaldo, Buenacasa signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca in the second division.[9] He contributed with only eight league appearances during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga, and was loaned to second division side SD Ponferradina on 12 July 2019.[10]
On 11 January 2020, after being rarely used, Buenacasa moved to fellow second tier side Málaga CF on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[11] On 11 September, he signed a one-year deal with Hércules CF in the third tier.[12]
References edit
- ^ Sergio Buenacasa at Soccerway
- ^ "Buenacasa, un delantero diferente se cuece en La Masia" [Buenacasa, a different forward grows in La Masia] (in Spanish). Sport. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Sergio Buenacasa, un delantero para todo" [Sergio Buenacasa, a forward to everything] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "La Juventus accoglie il suo nuovo gioiello, Buenacasa è raggiante: "Felice di essere in questo club"" [Juventus welcomes its new jewel, Buenacasa is radiant: "Happy to be at this club"] (in Italian). Goal.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Sergio Buenacasa vuelve a Zaragoza" [Sergio Buenacasa returns to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "El Deportivo Aragón vence 1-2 al Binéfar" [Deportivo Aragón defeats Binéfar by 1–2] (in Spanish). Diario Aragonés. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "El Zaragoza se aúpa a la tercera plaza" [Zarargoza jumps to the third position] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Sergio Buenacasa ficha por el Barakaldo C.F." [Sergio Buenacasa signs for Barakaldo C.F.] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Sergio Buenacasa ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Sergio Buenacasa signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Buenacasa y Russo se unen a la SD Ponferradina" [Buenacasa and Russo join SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Striker, Sergio Buenacasa arrives to reinforce the Blue and Whites". Málaga CF. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Sergio Buenacasa es nuevo delantero del Hércules" [Sergio Buenacasa is the new forward of Hércules] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
External links edit
- Sergio Buenacasa at BDFutbol
- Sergio Buenacasa – UEFA competition record (archive)