Leonel Bucca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Esperanza, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo Esperanza | |||
| 2016–2020 | Unión Santa Fe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Unión Santa Fe | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Deportivo Riestra (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2023 | San Martín Tucumán | 29 | (3) |
| 2024– | Estrela da Amadora | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:20, 15 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Leonel Bucca (born 20 March 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.[3]
Career[edit]
Bucca initially came through the ranks at the local side San Lorenzo Esperanza, before moving into the Unión Santa Fe youth system in 2016.[2][4] In January 2020, Bucca was linked with a move to the United States with second tier team Loudoun United.[5][6][7] The move never materialised, with the midfielder later describing it as "nothing concrete".[8] He signed his first professional contract on 28 October 2020, which was followed by his senior debut in a draw at home to Arsenal de Sarandí on 1 November; he featured for seventy-five minutes.[3][9][10] He was sent off in his second appearance on 20 November against the same opponents.[3]
After five total matches for Unión, Bucca was loaned to Primera Nacional with Deportivo Riestra on 10 February 2021.[3][11]
On December 2022, after his contract with Unión Santa Fe expired, Bucca dropped down to the Primera Nacional, joining San Martín de Tucumán.[12] At the end of the 2023 season, his contract expired and he left the club.[13]
On 9 January 2024, Bucca moved to Portugal, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.[14]
Personal life[edit]
On 22 November 2020, it was confirmed that Bucca had tested positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic.[15]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 28 October 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Primera División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo Riestra (loan) | 2021 | Primera Nacional | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| San Martín Tucumán | 2023 | Primera Nacional | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Copa Sudamericana
Notes[edit]
- ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References[edit]
- ^ "Leonel Bucca". World Football. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Leonel Bucca, el pibe que va por el mismo camino de Mauricio Martínez". El Litoral. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Argentina - L. Bucca". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "El esperancino Leonel Bucca fue titular en Unión de Santa Fe, que empató con Arsenal". Esperancino. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Leonel Bucca deja la reserva de Unión para jugar en Estados Unidos". TyC Sports. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Unión pierde a una de sus figuras de la Reserva, que jugará en Estados Unidos". SuperDeportivo. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Leonel Bucca deja la reserva de Unión para jugar en Estados Unidos". Aire de Santa Fe. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Bucca: Tengo ganas de llegar a Primera y triunfar en Unión". Uno Santa Fe. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Lionel Bucca firmó su primer contrato con Unión de Santa Fe". Esperanza día x día. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Con Leonel Bucca en cancha Unión igualó con Arsenal en el inicio de la LPF". Esperanza día x día. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Peano y Bucca, afuera de Unión". Radio SOL 91.5. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Leonel Bucca continuará su carrera en San Martín de Tucumán" [Leonel Bucca will continue his career at San Martín de Tucumán]. Sol Play 91.5 (in Spanish). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "San Martín: Leonel Bucca se despidió de los hinchas" [San Martín: Leonel Bucca said goodbye to the fans]. LV12 (in Spanish). 9 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Estrela da Amadora oficializa médio Leonel Bucca como reforço" [Estrela da Amadora announces midfielder Leonel Bucca as reinforcement]. O Jogo (in European Portuguese). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Bucca, un nuevo positivo por coronavirus en Unión". TyC Sports. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Leonel Bucca at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Leonel Bucca at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Esperanza, Santa Fe
- Footballers from Santa Fe Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Primeira Liga players
- Unión de Santa Fe footballers
- Deportivo Riestra players
- San Martín de Tucumán footballers
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal