Franco Acosta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Acosta Machado | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Villarreal B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Fénix | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Fénix | 20 | (3) |
| 2015– | Villarreal B | 18 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Uruguay U17 | 15 | (12) |
| 2015– | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2015. | |||
Franco Acosta Machado (born 5 March 1996) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal CF B as a striker.
Club career
Born in Montevideo, Acosta joined Centro Atlético Fénix's youth setup in 2009, aged 13. On 23 November 2013 he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Liverpool F.C. for the Primera División championship.[1]
Acosta scored his first professional goal on 16 February 2014, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Racing Club de Montevideo.[2] On 1 July he agreed a deal with S.C. Braga,[3] but returned to Fénix in September.[4]
Acosta was eventually included in the main squad and appeared in eight matches, scoring once. On 19 January 2015 he signed a 5 1⁄2-year contract with Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]
References
- ↑ Liverpool sigue de buena racha (Liverpool keeps the good run); Ovación, 23 November 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Contragolpe y eficacia, el gran argumento de Fénix para ganarle 3:0 a Racing (Counterattack and efficiency, the great plot of Fénix to defeat Racing by 3–0); Tenfield, 16 February 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Sp. Braga: Franco Acosta é reforço e já está em Portugal (Sp. Braga: Franco Acosta is an addition and is already in Portugal); Mais Futebol, 1 July 2014 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Fénix: Franco Acosta recupera y podría ser utilizado (Fénix: Franco Acosta returns and could be utilized); Tenfield, 24 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Un delantero de proyección (A forward of showing); Villarreal's official website, 19 January 2015 (Spanish)
External links
- Villarreal official profile (Spanish)
- Franco Acosta – FIFA competition record
- Franco Acosta profile at Soccerway