Carlos Arturo Bacca Ahumada was born on 8 September 1986 and is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Categoria Primera A club Atletico Junior.
23 Facts About Carlos Bacca
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Carlos Bacca won the UEFA Europa League in both of his first two seasons with the club, scoring twice in the 2015 final.
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An international for Colombia from 2012 to 2018, Carlos Bacca represented the country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, the 2015 Copa America, and the Copa America Centenario, in which they finished third.
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Carlos Bacca is renowned for his pace, aggression, eye for goal, and determination as a forward.
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Carlos Bacca was born in Puerto Colombia, a coastal town within the Barranquilla metropolitan area, to Gilberto Carlos Bacca and Eloisa Ahumada.
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Carlos Bacca is known to be an extremely religious person of the Evangelical Christian faith, frequently thanking God in interviews, and despite his denomination it was at one time rumored that he wanted to join Italian club Roma so that he would be close to the Pope.
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Carlos Bacca began his professional career with Atletico Junior in 2006, where he did not have many chances to play.
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On loan at Barranquilla FC in 2007, Carlos Bacca made 27 appearances and scored 12 goals.
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Carlos Bacca led the club into second place in the league, scoring 12 goals in 29 games.
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In 2008, Carlos Bacca rejoined Barranquilla on loan and was the league top scorer with 14 goals in 19 games.
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Since making a breakthrough at Atletico Junior, Carlos Bacca had attracted clubs' interest, mostly from Europe.
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Carlos Bacca revealed that he nearly joined Lokomotiv, but his hopes of moving to Russia ended after the club instead signed Ecuadorian striker Felipe Caicedo.
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Carlos Bacca stated that joining Club Brugge fulfilled his dream to play in Europe.
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In January 2013, having scored 18 goals to date, Carlos Bacca asked for a transfer after announcing his intention to leave Brugge.
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However, in an unexpected turn of events two weeks later, Carlos Bacca signed a new contract that would have kept him at the club until 2016.
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On 30 September 2014, Carlos Bacca signed a contract extension with Sevilla, keeping him at the club until 2018.
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Carlos Bacca made his debut for Milan in a friendly win over city rivals Internazionale in Shenzhen, China.
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On 17 August 2018, Carlos Bacca was sold to Villarreal as part of a transaction for Samu Castillejo.
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On 12 July 2022, Carlos Bacca returned to Atletico Junior on a two-year deal.
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Carlos Bacca was selected to the final 23-man roster for Colombia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil less than a week later.
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In May 2015, Carlos Bacca was included in Colombia's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa America by coach Jose Pekerman.
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Carlos Bacca is effective in the air, and can finish well with his head as well as his feet.
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Frequent criticisms of Carlos Bacca included his tendency to mainly operate in the centre of the penalty area, not contribute to the build-up of attacking moves, and not attempt to create chances for himself; this, in turn, led him to be isolated from his team's overall play when Milan struggled to create chances.