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Carlos Bacca | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Carlos Arturo Bacca Ahumada | |
Date of birth: | 8 September 1986 | |
Place of birth: | Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
Playing position: | Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Milan | |
Number: | 70 | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2006–2011 2006 2007–2008 2008 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015– |
Atlético Junior → Barranquilla (loan) → Minervén (loan) → Barranquilla (loan) Club Brugge Sevilla Milan |
27 (11) 29 (12) 19 (14) 45 (28) 72 (34) 69 (31) | 97 (50)
National team | ||
2010– | Colombia | 40 (13) |
Carlos Arturo Bacca Ahumada (born 8 September 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club A.C. Milan and the Colombian national team.
Bacca began his career at Atlético Junior, where he was top scorer in the 2010 Categoría Primera A Apertura. In January 2012, he moved to Club Brugge, where he was the Belgian Pro League's top scorer in his only full season before joining Sevilla for €7 million. He won the UEFA Europa League in both of his first two seasons with the club, scoring twice in the 2015 final. In the summer of 2015, he joined Serie A side Milan for €30 million.
An international for Colombia since 2012, Bacca represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 Copa América, and the Copa América Centenario, in which they finished third. He is renowned for his pace, aggression, eye for goal, and determination as a forward.
External links[]
- Carlos Bacca at National-Football-Teams.com
- Carlos Bacca at Topforward
A.C. Milan squad - 2024–25 |
2 Calabria (c) · 4 Bennacer · 7 Adli · 8 Loftus-Cheek · 9 Giroud · 10 Leão · 11 Pulisic · 14 Reijnders · 15 Jović · 16 Maignan · 17 Okafor · 18 Romero · 19 Hernandez · 20 Kalulu · 21 Chukwueze · 23 Tomori · 24 Kjær · 28 Thiaw · 30 Caldara · 31 Pellegrino · 32 Pobega · 33 Krunić · 42 Florenzi · 57 Sportiello · 69 Nava · 70 Traorè · 73 Camarda · 80 Musah · 83 Mirante · Manager: Paulo Fonseca |
Colombia |
Colombian competitions · Colombian coaches · Colombian players · Colombian stadiums · FIFA World Cup history |
Colombia – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
1. Ospina 2. Zapata 3. Yepes (c) 4. Arias 5. Carbonero 6. Sánchez 7. Armero 8. Aguilar 9. Gutiérrez 10. James 11. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Guarín 14. Ibarbo 15. Mejía 16. Balanta 17. Bacca 18. Zúñiga 19. Ramos 20. Quintero 21. Martínez 22. Mondragón 23. Valdés Manager: José Pékerman |
Colombia – 2015 Copa América |
1. Ospina 2. Zapata 3. Franco 4. Arias 5. Valencia 6. Sánchez 7. Armero 8. Cardona 9. Falcao (c) 10. James 11. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Andrade 14. Valdés 15. Mejía 16. Ibarbo 17. Bacca 18. Zúñiga 19. Teo 20. Muriel 21. Jackson M. 22. Murillo 23. Bonilla Manager: José Pékerman |
Colombia – Copa América Centenario |
1. Ospina 2. C. Zapata 3. Mina 4. Arias 5. Celis 6. Sánchez 7. Bacca 8. Cardona 9. R. Martínez 10. James (c) 11. Cuadrado 12. R. Zapata 13. S. Pérez 14. Medina 15. Aguilar 16. D. Torres 17. D. Moreno 18. Fabra 19. F. Díaz 20. Roa 21. Marlos 22. Murillo 23. Bonilla Manager: José Pékerman |
Colombia – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
1. Ospina 2. Zapata 3. Murillo 4. Arias 5. Barrios 6. C. Sánchez 7. Bacca 8. Aguilar 9. Falcao (c) 10. James 11. J. G. Cuadrado 12. Vargas 13. Mina 14. Muriel 15. Uribe 16. Lerma 17. Mojica 18. Fabra 19. Borja 20. Quintero 21. Izquierdo 22. J. F. Cuadrado 23. D. Sánchez Manager: José Pékerman |