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Jürgen Locadia

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Jürgen Locadia is a professional association footballer who plays as a striker. He was born on 7 November 1993 in Emmen in the Netherlands to a family of Curaçaoan descent, and he plays for the Curaçao national team. He began with the local side VV Bargeres, was taken into the youth setup of FC Emmen, and after a short spell at Willem II he joined the PSV Eindhoven academy in 2010. He broke through with Jong PSV and then the first team, winning the Eredivisie in 2014-15 and 2015-16, and played in qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League for the club. In January 2018 he moved to Brighton and Hove Albion and scored on his debut in the FA Cup and on his Premier League debut. Later spells took him to Hoffenheim and Bochum in the Bundesliga, and he is now with Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship. He was named in Curaçao's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the nation's first appearance at the tournament.

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Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
Birth Year
1993 1
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Competed In

Bundesliga, Competitions
Source Jürgen Locadia (Wikipedia)
Premier League, Competitions
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UEFA Champions League, Competitions
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Plays

Association Football, Sports
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Nationality

Curacao

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Source Jürgen Locadia (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]
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he plays for the Curaçao national team
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1. Jürgen Locadia (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence
    born 7 November 1993
  • Lead sentence [nationality]
    he plays for the Curaçao national team
  • Lead
    Jürgen Leonardo Locadia (born 7 November 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker who currently plays for Tampa Bay Rowdies in the USL Championship
  • Plays: Association Football, Lead sentence [plays]
    is a professional footballer who plays as a striker
  • Competed In: Premier League, Brighton section
    He scored on his Premier League debut
  • Competed In: Bundesliga, Hoffenheim loan
    Bundesliga side Hoffenheim on a season-long loan
  • Competed In: UEFA Champions League, PSV Eindhoven section
    third round qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League
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