Marcos Acuña

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Marcos Acuña
Marcos Acuña.jpg
Acuña with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marcos Javier Acuña[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 19
Youth career
Don Bosco de Zapala
00002008–2010 Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Ferro Carril Oeste 117 (5)
2014–2017 Racing Club 78 (16)
2017–2020 Sporting CP 85 (7)
2020– Sevilla 32 (1)
National team‡
2016– Argentina 33 (0)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:45, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

Marcos Javier Acuña (born 28 October 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sevilla and the Argentina national team. He plays as a left back.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Acuña began his athletic training at Club Don Bosco in his hometown. At that time he played as a left wing-back. His good performance got him noticed by scouts who invited him to perform tests at various clubs in Buenos Aires. Thus, at age 13 he tried out for but did not stay at Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo de Almagro.[citation needed] Four years later he tried out for Quilmes, River Plate and Tigre before ultimately being taken by Ferro Carril Oeste. After a few seasons in Ferro's reserve team, he was promoted to the first team. He made his debut in 2009 in a match for the Primera B Nacional playing as a winger under coach José María Bianco. Already in the 2013–14 season he stood out for his ability to assist his peers, providing 12 assists, which caught the attention of major clubs. At Ferro, Acuña played a total of 117 matches, with 5 goals and 23 assists.

Racing Club[]

On 18 July 2014, Acuña moved to Racing Club for a net fee of 4,900,000 pesos for 50% of his rights, with the option to buy another 25% at $750,000. On 27 July 2014, he played his first game with the Academia in a match for the knockout phase of the 2013–14 Copa Argentina against San Martín de San Juan, in which he also scored the winning goal on a header to give Racing a 1–0 victory. Later that year he was part of Racing's championship team that won the 2014 Argentine Primera División, cutting a streak of 13 years without titles for the Avellaneda side, in which Acuña played 15 games and scored two goals.

Sporting CP[]

On 12 June 2017, Racing president Víctor Blanco confirmed that Acuña would be leaving the club for Sporting CP. He made his debut for the Portuguese team in a 2–0 away victory over Desportivo Aves. On 15 May 2018, Acuña and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.[2][3] Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend,[4] eventually losing to C.D. Aves.

Sevilla[]

On 14 September 2020, Acuña joined Spanish club Sevilla on a four-year deal.[5]

International career[]

On 15 November 2016, Acuña made his international debut with the Argentina national team in a World Cup Qualifier 2018 match against Colombia.

In May 2018 he was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 May 2021[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ferro Carril Oeste 2010–11 Primera B 7 0 7 0
2011–12 31 2 1 0 32 2
2012–13 36 1 1 0 37 1
2013–14 39 2 2 0 41 2
Total 113 5 4 0 0 0 117 5
Racing Club
 2014 Argentine Primera División 16 2 2 1 18 3
2015 27 4 3 0 9[a] 0 39 4
2016 10 1 10[a] 1 20 2
2016–17 25 9 4 1 3[b] 1 32 11
Total 78 16 9 2 22 2 109 20
Sporting CP 2017–18 Primeira Liga 31 4 10 1 13[c] 1 54 6
2018–19 30 1 9 0 6[d] 0 45 1
2019–20 24 2 5 0 6[d] 0 35 2
Total 85 7 24 1 25 1 124 9
Sevilla 2020–21 La Liga 30 1 3 0 4[e] 0 37 1
Career total 306 29 40 3 51 3 383 41
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International[]

As of match played 10 July 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2016 1 0
2017 7 0
2018 8 0
2019 11 0
2020 1 0
2021 5 0
Total 33 0

Honours[]

Racing Club

Sporting CP

Argentina

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Jesus e jogadores agredidos na Academia" [Jesus and players attacked at Academy]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 15 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ Kiley, Ben (15 May 2018). "Sporting Lisbon players attacked at training ground after failing to secure Champions League spot". Sports Joe. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/44142885
  5. ^ "Marcos Acuña signs on a four-year deal". sevillafc.es. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ Edwards, Daniel (14 May 2018). "Argentina World Cup squad: Mauro Icardi included in 35-man provisional roster". goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ "M. Acuña". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Marcos Acuña". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL.net. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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