Sergio Buenacasa Alba(born 19 April 1996) is a Spanishfootballerwho plays forTerrassaas aforward.[1]

Sergio Buenacasa
Personal information
Full name Sergio Buenacasa Alba
Date of birth (1996-04-19)19 April 1996(age 28)
Place of birth Zaragoza,Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft11+12in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Terrassa
Number 11
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)
2019–2020Ponferradina(loan) 2 (0)
2020Málaga(loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021 Hércules 24 (3)
2021–2022 Cultural Leonesa 19 (4)
2022–2023 La Nucía 11 (1)
2023Talavera(loan) 17 (4)
2023–2024 Teruel 14 (1)
2024– Terrassa 15 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024

Club career

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Born inZaragoza,Aragon,Buenacasa joinedFC Barcelona's youth setup in 2010, aged 14, after spells atReal Zaragozaand San Gregorio CD.[2][3]On 30 August 2013 he moved toJuventus FCon afree transfer,being initially assigned to itsPrimaverasquad.[4]

On 31 August 2015, after spending the whole pre-season with Juventus' first team, Buenacasa returned to Zaragoza.[5]Initially assigned tothe reserves,he made his senior debut on 25 October, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–1 away win againstCD Binéfarin theTercera División.[6]

On 7 December 2015 Buenacasa made his professional debut, coming on as a latesubstituteforAlfredo Ortuñoin a 1–0Segunda Divisiónaway win againstBilbao Athletic.[7]On 14 July 2017, he signed forSegunda División BsideBarakaldo CF.[8]

On 18 June 2018, after scoring 14 goals for Barakaldo, Buenacasa signed a three-year contract withRCD Mallorcain the second division.[9]He contributed with only eight league appearances duringthe campaign,as his side achieved promotion toLa Liga,and was loaned to second division sideSD Ponferradinaon 12 July 2019.[10]

On 11 January 2020, after being rarely used, Buenacasa moved to fellow second tier sideMálaga CFon loan for the remainder ofthe campaign.[11]On 11 September, he signed a one-year deal withHércules CFin the third tier.[12]

References

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  1. ^Sergio Buenacasaat Soccerway
  2. ^"Buenacasa, un delantero diferente se cuece en La Masia"[Buenacasa, a different forward grows in La Masia] (in Spanish).Sport.15 February 2012.Retrieved8 December2015.
  3. ^"Sergio Buenacasa, un delantero para todo"[Sergio Buenacasa, a forward to everything] (in Spanish).El Mundo Deportivo.13 November 2012.Retrieved8 December2015.
  4. ^"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. 30 August 2013.Retrieved8 December2015.
  5. ^"Sergio Buenacasa vuelve a Zaragoza"[Sergio Buenacasa returns to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 August 2015.Retrieved8 December2015.
  6. ^"El Deportivo Aragón vence 1-2 al Binéfar"[Deportivo Aragón defeats Binéfar by 1–2] (in Spanish). Diario Aragonés. 26 October 2015.Retrieved8 December2015.
  7. ^"El Zaragoza se aúpa a la tercera plaza"[Zarargoza jumps to the third position] (in Spanish).Marca.7 December 2015.Retrieved8 December2015.
  8. ^"Sergio Buenacasa ficha por el Barakaldo C.F."[Sergio Buenacasa signs for Barakaldo C.F.] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 14 July 2017.Retrieved25 July2017.
  9. ^"Sergio Buenacasa ficha por el RCD Mallorca"[Sergio Buenacasa signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 June 2018.Retrieved19 June2018.
  10. ^"Buenacasa y Russo se unen a la SD Ponferradina"[Buenacasa and Russo join SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 12 July 2019.Retrieved12 July2019.
  11. ^"Striker, Sergio Buenacasa arrives to reinforce the Blue and Whites".Málaga CF. 11 January 2020.Retrieved8 August2020.
  12. ^"Sergio Buenacasa es nuevo delantero del Hércules"[Sergio Buenacasa is the new forward of Hércules] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 11 September 2020.Retrieved13 September2020.
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