Kevin Bua (born 11 August 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Sion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sion | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | 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 | 14 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2013–2014 | Switzerland U20 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:18, 13 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Bua began to play youth football with Servette. He signed his first professional contract 2013. In summer 2015 he moved to Zürich. On 8 July 2016, Basel announced that they had signed Bua on a four-year deal dated up unto 30 June 2020.[1] Under trainer Urs Fischer Bua won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[2] They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[3]
Under trainer Marcel Koller Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on the 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Albian Ajeti scored the first goal, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the end result was 2–1 for Basel.[4] Bua played in five cup games and scored two goals in the match against Echallens.
On 19 September 2020, Bua moved abroad and signed a one-year contract with CD Leganés of the Spanish Segunda División.[5]
On 11 July 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Sion.[6]
Bua was born in Switzerland, he is Spanish descent through his father and mother. He is a former youth international for Switzerland.[7]
Basel
FC Sion – current squad | |
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