Sergio Buenacasa

Sergio Buenacasa
Personal information
Full name Sergio Buenacasa Alba
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 27
Youth career
San Gregorio
Zaragoza
2010–2013 Barcelona
2013–2015 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Zaragoza B 44 (19)
2015– Zaragoza 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Buenacasa and the second or maternal family name is Alba.

Sergio Buenacasa Alba (born 19 April 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza as a forward.

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Buenacasa joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2010, aged 14, after spells at Real Zaragoza and San Gregorio CD.[1][2] On 30 August 2013 he moved to Juventus F.C. in a free transfer, being initially assigned to its Primavera squad.[3]

On 31 August 2015, after spending the whole pre-season with Juventus' first team, Buenacasa returned to Zaragoza.[4] Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his senior debut on 25 October, starting and scoring the first in a 2–1 away win against CD Binéfar for the Tercera División championship.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Sergio Buenacasa, un delantero para todo" [Sergio Buenacasa, a forward to everything] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Sergio Buenacasa vuelve a Zaragoza" [Sergio Buenacasa returns to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "El Zaragoza se aúpa a la tercera plaza" [Zarargoza jumps to the third position] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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