Marcos Acuña

Marcos Javier Acuña (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾkos aˈkuɲa]; born 28 October 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as left back, left midfielder or left winger for Portuguese club Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Marcos Acuña
Acuña with Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Marcos Javier Acuña[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991[1]
Place of birth Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger, Left wing-back
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Ferro Carril Oeste 117 (5)
2014–2017 Racing Club 78 (16)
2017– Sporting CP 81 (7)
National team‡
2016– Argentina 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:20, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:07, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

He 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 didn't stay at Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo de Almagro. 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 was transferred 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.

International career

On 15 November 2016 he made his international debut 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.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 June 2020[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club League Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Asts Apps Goals Asts Apps Goals Asts Apps Goals Asts
Ferro Carril Oeste
Primera B 2010–11 700------700
2011–12 3120100---3220
2012–13 3610100---3710
2013–14 3920200---4120
Total 1135-40----117523
Racing Club
 Primera Division 2014 162121----1831
2015 27493009003949
2016 1010---10122022
2016–17 25913410311321112
Total 78162392022231092024
Sporting CP
 Primeira Liga 2017–18 3145101113135469
2018–19 301990360045112
2019–20 20205004012921
Total 8171424142314118922
Career Total 2722834373445373443669

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 18 November 2019.[7]
Argentina
YearAppsGoals
201610
201770
201880
2019110
Total270

Honours

Racing Club

Sporting CP

Argentina

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References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Argentina" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 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. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  6. "Marcos Acuña". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  7. "Marcos Acuña". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  8. "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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