Sergio Buenacasa

Sergio Buenacasa
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Buenacasa Alba
Date of birth	19 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
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
2015–2017	Zaragoza B
2015–2016	Zaragoza
2017–2018	Barakaldo
2018–2020	Mallorca
2019–2020	→ Ponferradina (loan)
2020	→ Málaga (loan)
2020–2021	Hércules
2021–2022	Cultural Leonesa
2022–2023	La Nucía
2023	→ Talavera (loan)
2023–2024	Teruel
2024–	Terrassa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024

Sergio Buenacasa Alba (born 19 April 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Terrassa as a forward.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3] On 30 August 2013 he moved to Juventus FC 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

^ 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

Sergio Buenacasa at BDFutbol
Sergio Buenacasa – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] Sergio Buenacasa at 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. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[3] "Sergio Buenacasa, un delantero para todo" [Sergio Buenacasa, a forward to everything] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[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.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[5] "Sergio Buenacasa vuelve a Zaragoza" [Sergio Buenacasa returns to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[6] "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.

[7] "El Zaragoza se aúpa a la tercera plaza" [Zarargoza jumps to the third position] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[8] "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.

[9] "Sergio Buenacasa ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Sergio Buenacasa signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[10] "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.

[11] "Striker, Sergio Buenacasa arrives to reinforce the Blue and Whites". Málaga CF. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[12] "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.

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