Kevin Bua(born 11 August 1993) is a Swiss professionalfootballerwho plays as awingerforFC Sion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 August 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva,Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sion | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Servette | 51 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Zürich | 30 | (6) |
| 2016–2020 | Basel | 70 | (14) |
| 2020–2021 | Leganés | 22 | (4) |
| 2021– | Sion | 83 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editServette and Zürich
editBua began to play youth football withServette.He signed his first professional contract 2013. In summer 2015 he moved toZürich.
Basel
editOn 8 July 2016,Baselannounced that they had signed Bua on a four-year deal dated up unto 30 June 2020.[1]He joined Basel's first team for their2016–17 seasonunder head coachUrs Fischer.After playing in two test games Bua played his first team debut for the club in theSwiss Cupaway game in theHerti Allmend Stadionon 18 September 2016 as Basel won 1–0 againstZug 94.[2]He played hisdomestic leaguedebut for the club in the home game in theSt. Jakob-Parkon 1 October as Basel played a 1–1 draw withThun.[3]Under trainerUrs FischerBua won theSwiss Super Leaguechampionship at the end of the2016–17 Super League season.For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[4]They also won theSwiss Cupfor the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[5]
In their following2017–18 seasonunder new head coachRaphaël WickyBua received more playing time. He scored his first goal for his club in the home game on 30 July 2017 as Basel won 3–1 againstLuzern.[6]
Under trainerMarcel KollerBasel won theSwiss Cup in the 2018–19 season.In the first round Basel beat Montlingen 3–0, in the second roundEchallens Région7–2 and in the round of 16Winterthur1–0. In the quarter-finalsSionwere defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finalsZürichwere defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on the 19 May 2019 in theStade de Suisse Wankdorf BernagainstThun.Albian Ajetiscored the first goal,Fabian Freithe second for Basel, thenDejan Sorgićnetted a goal for Thun, but the result was 2–1 for Basel.[7]Bua played in five cup games and scored two goals in the match against Echallens.
During his stay with the club Bua netted one hat-trick, this was in the2019–20 Swiss Cupfirst round match, on 17 August 2019, away from home against amateur club Pully Football FC.[8]Bua stayed with the club for four season and during this time he played a total of 135 games for Basel scoring a total of 28 goals. 70 of these games were in theSwiss Super League,14 in theSwiss Cup,18 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 33 were friendly games. He scored 14 goal in the domestic league, five in the cup, three in theEuropa Leagueand the other six were scored during the test games.[9]
Leganés
editOn 19 September 2020, Bua moved abroad and signed a one-year contract withCD Leganésof the SpanishSegunda División.[10]
Sion
editOn 11 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract withSion.[11]
International career
editBua was born in Switzerland, he is Spanish descent through his father and mother. He is a former youth international for Switzerland.[12]
Career Statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 September 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Servette | 2013-14 | Swiss Challenge League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2014-15 | Swiss Challenge League | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| Total | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 6 | ||||
| Zürich | 2015-16 | Swiss Super League | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| Basel | 2016-17 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017-18 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2018-19 | Swiss Super League | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2019-20 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 3 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| Total | 70 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 3 | — | 100 | 18 | |||
| Leganés | 2020-21 | Segunda División | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Sion | 2021-22 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2022-23 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2023-24 | Swiss Challenge League | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2024-25 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 83 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 91 | 9 | |||
| Career Total | 256 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 46 | ||
- ^Appearance(s) inUEFA Champions League
- ^Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Four appearances inUEFA Europa League
- ^Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Five appearances, three goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs
Honours
editBasel
References
edit- ^FC Basel 1893 (2016)."Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Kevin Bua"(in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived fromthe originalon 12 July 2016.Retrieved8 July2016.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (18 September 2016)."Zug 94 - FC Basel 0:1 (0:1)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2022.
- ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (1 October 2016)."FC Basel - FC Thun 1:1 (0:1)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2022.
- ^Marti, Casper (2017)."Der Saisonabschluss im Zeitraffer".FC Basel 1893. Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2019.Retrieved2 June2017.
- ^"Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3-0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game".allaboutgeneva. 25 May 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2019.Retrieved25 May2017.
- ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (30 July 2017)."FC Basel - FC Luzern 3:1 (2:0)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2022.
- ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”."FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2019.
- ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (17 August 2019)."Pully Football - FC Basel 1:4 (1:1)".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2022.
- ^Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2022)."Kevin Bua - FCB statistics".Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”.Retrieved16 November2022.
- ^"C.D Leganés signs Swiss Kevin Bua to strengthen its midfield".CD Leganés. 19 September 2020.Retrieved19 September2020.
- ^"Kevin Bua pour trois ans au FC Sion!"(in French).Sion.11 July 2021.Retrieved20 October2021.
- ^Steffen, Christine (18 April 2016).""Très foot" | NZZ "– via NZZ.
- ^Kevin Buaat Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2024.