Kellyn Acosta

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Kellyn Acosta
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Acosta playing for FC Dallas in 2013
Personal information
Full name Kellyn Kai Perry-Acosta[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Plano, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Colorado Rapids
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2013 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 FC Dallas 117 (9)
2018– Colorado Rapids 79 (7)
National team‡
2010–2011 United States U17 18 (0)
2012 United States U18 4 (0)
2013–2015 United States U20 15 (0)
2016 United States U23 2 (0)
2016– United States 45 (2)
Honours
Representing  United States
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2017 United States
Winner 2021 United States
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner 2021 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 18, 2021

Kellyn Kai Perry-Acosta (born July 24, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the United States national team.

Club career[]

FC Dallas[]

Acosta played for the FC Dallas Development Academy and was committed to play soccer at the University of Maryland prior to becoming a homegrown signing in July 2012 (although he was not eligible for selection until the 2013 season).[2] He did make three MLS Reserve League appearances. He was named U.S. Soccer Development Academy Central Conference Player of the Year in 2011–12.[3]

Acosta made his first-team debut in a 3–0 loss at Seattle in August 2013.[4] He made nine consecutive starts from August to October of that season. His 2014 season was interrupted by a knee injury. He initially played fullback for the club, but eventually transitioned to a starting role as a defensive midfielder in 2015.

Colorado Rapids[]

On July 23, 2018, Acosta was traded to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for Dominique Badji.[5] Acosta started all 12 league matches after joining Colorado, scoring two goals and adding three assists in Burgundy. On Feb. 20, 2019, Acosta signed a three-year contract extension keeping him in Colorado through 2021, with club options for 2022 and 2023.[6]

Acosta enjoyed similar success in 2019, making 30 MLS starts and playing 2,619 minutes, both career highs, while adding two goals and two assists.

In a pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, Acosta scored two goals and added one assist as he made 14 starts among 15 league appearances.[7] Acosta scored Colorado's playoff-clinching goal in a 1–0 win at Portland Timbers on Nov. 4.[8] Acosta started and played 81 minutes in Colorado's MLS Cup Playoff first-round loss to Minnesota United FC.[9]

International career[]

Acosta was born in the United States to a Japanese father, and was eligible for Japan or the United States.[10] After having played in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Acosta became the youngest member of the U.S. squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11] He was also part of the squad two years later at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]

Acosta made his senior international debut for the United States in a friendly versus Iceland on January 31, 2016.[13] Acosta scored his first senior international goal in a 2–1 friendly win over Ghana on July 1, 2017, curling a direct free kick into the bottom corner for the eventual game-winner.[14] He was selected to the U.S. squad for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[15] which the U.S. would go on to win. Acosta appeared in five of six games, including all three knock-out matches. Acosta made six appearances in international friendlies in 2018, scoring against Colombia on Oct. 12[16] and assisting Josh Sargent's goal against Peru on Oct. 16.[17]

Following an almost 24 month absence from national team duty, Acosta was selected for a December 2020 camp on Nov. 30, 2020 alongside fellow Rapids teammates Cole Bassett and Sam Vines.[18] Acosta replaced Sebastian Lletget in the 68th minute of a 6–0 friendly win over El Salvador on Dec. 9 at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.[19] Acosta was called up again in January 2021 alongside Rapids teammates Vines and Jonathan Lewis,[20] playing 90 minutes and assisting on Lewis' second goal in a 7–0 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 31.[21]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of November 7, 2021[22][23]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Dallas 2013 Major League Soccer 13 0 – – – 13 0
2014 15 0 – – 1[b] 0 16 0
2015 21 3 2 1 – 3[b] 0 26 4
2016 32 2 5 0 3[c] 0 2[b] 0 42 2
2017 23 3 – 4[c] 3 – 27 6
2018 13 1 2 0 — — 15 1
Total 117 9 9 1 7 3 6 0 139 13
Colorado Rapids 2018 Major League Soccer 12 2 — — – 12 2
2019 31 2 1 0 – — 32 2
2020 15[d] 2 – – 1[b] 0 16 2
2021 21 1 – – 0 0 21 1
Total 79 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 81 7
Career total 196 16 10 1 7 3 7 0 220 20
  1. ^ All appearances in the U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ Includes three appearances and one goal in the MLS is Back Tournament group stage

International[]

As of December 18, 2021[24]
United States
Year Apps Goals
2016 4 0
2017 13 1
2018 6 1
2020 1 0
2021 21 0
Total 45 2
International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 July 1, 2017 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States  Ghana
2–0
2–1
 Friendly
2
 October 11, 2018 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, United States  Colombia
1–1
2–4

Honors[]

FC Dallas

United States

References[]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. May 30, 2015. p. 23. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  2. ^ "Google". google.com.
  3. ^ Drew Epperley (July 11, 2013). "Kellyn Acosta Named U.S. Soccer Development Academy Central Conference Player of the Year". Big D Soccer.
  4. ^ "Acosta pleased with first MLS appearance in Seattle". FC Dallas.
  5. ^ "FC Dallas' Kellyn Acosta traded to Colorado for package including Dom Badji". MLSSoccer.
  6. ^ "Acosta, Rosenberry and Rubio pen long-term deals with the Colorado Rapids".
  7. ^ "Kellyn Acosta".
  8. ^ "MLS Match Center".
  9. ^ "MLS Match Center".
  10. ^ "10 Things: FC Dallas' versatile Kellyn Acosta on playing for his childhood MLS idol". February 22, 2016.
  11. ^ "Kellyn Acosta named to US U-20 World Cup roster". Soccer Blog. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "U-20 2015 World Cup Roster".
  13. ^ "U.S. MNT vs. Iceland".
  14. ^ "USA 2, Ghana 1 | International Friendly Match Recap".
  15. ^ "Bruce Arena Names 23-Player U.S. MNT Roster for 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  16. ^ "MNT Falls to Colombia 4–2 in Spirited Kickoff Series Friendly in Tampa".
  17. ^ "https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/2018/10/16/17987060/usa-vs-peru-recap-americans-concede-late-equalizer-us-soccer-usmnt". October 16, 2018. External link in |title= (help)
  18. ^ "Berhalter Calls 22 Players ahead of USA-El Salvador on Dec. 9 at Inter Miami FC Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale".
  19. ^ "Youthful USMNT Erupts for 6–0 Win Versus El Salvador to Close Out 2020".
  20. ^ "USMNT Preparation Camp to Begin Jan. 9 in Bradenton, Fla".
  21. ^ "Three Players Score Twice as U.S. Men's National Team Opens 2021 With Dominant 7–0 Victory Against Trinidad and Tobago".
  22. ^ Kellyn Acosta at Major League Soccer
  23. ^ Kellyn Acosta at Soccerway. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  24. ^ "Kellyn Acosta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  25. ^ "Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath lead U.S. over Mexico in Nations League final". ESPN. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

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