Bryan Acosta

Bryan Josué Acosta Ramos (born 24 November 1993) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.

Bryan Acosta
Acosta playing for Honduras in 2015
Personal information
Full name Bryan Josué Acosta Ramos
Date of birth (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Dallas
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2013 Real España
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Real España 129 (19)
2017–2019 Tenerife 47 (5)
2019– FC Dallas 28 (3)
National team‡
2013 Honduras U20 4 (0)
2015–2016 Honduras U23 10 (0)
2014– Honduras 42 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:37, 15 August (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:28, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.

Club career

Born in La Ceiba, Honduras, Acosta started his professional career with Real C.D. España. He made his debut on 23 September 2013 in a 1–1 draw with C.D.S. Vida.[1] He scored his first goal on 16 April 2014 in a 2–1 loss to C.D. Victoria.[2]

On 12 July 2017, Acosta signed a four-year deal with Spanish side CD Tenerife.[3][4] He made his debut on 18 August 2017 in the Segunda División against Real Zaragoza in a 2–1 win.[5] He scored his first goal the following 30 November in a 2–1 loss to RCD Espanyol in the first leg of the round of 32 tie in the Copa del Rey.[6]

On 8 January 2019, Acosta signed for Major League Soccer side FC Dallas as a Designated Player.[7][8] He made his debut on the following 2 March in a 1–1 draw with New England Revolution and scored his first goal seven days later in the 2–0 win against LA Galaxy.[9][10]

International career

Honduras U-23

Acosta was chosen to represent Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[11] He captained his team throughout the tournament and played in all 6 matches, including the bronze medal match, in which Honduras 3–2 to Nigeria.[12][13]

Honduras

On 26 February 2014, Acosta was called up for a friendly against Venezuela. He made his debut for the national team the following 6 March after coming off the bench to replace Walter Williams in a 2–1 win.[14][15]

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[16]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2016FFB Field, Belmopan, Belize Belize1–02–1Friendly
2.25 June 2019Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, United States El Salvador3–04–02019 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal life

He was born to Raymundo Acosta and Adilia Ramos.

Acosta had to receive permission from Real España to get a few hours off to marry his fiancée Mavis Hernández on Friday 21 August 2015,[17] a day before the club had to play the Clásico Sampedrano against Marathón. The ceremony was led by former footballer Carlos Oliva, but was not attended by any of his teammates because of the forthcoming derby game.[18]

References
  1. Soccerway – Vida vs Real España 1 - 1 23 September 2013
  2. Soccerway – Victoria vs Real España 2 - 1 17 September 2014
  3. "Bryan Acosta, cuarto fichaje del CD Tenerife" [Bryan Acosta, fourth signing of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  4. "Bryan Acosta llega al Tenerife" [Bryan Acosta arrives at Tenerife] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. Bryan Acosta convence en su debut y Tenerife triunfa ante el Zaragoza (Bryan Acosta convinces in his debut and Tenerife triumphs over Zaragoza); Diario Diez. 18 August 2017, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  6. Bryan Acosta anota golazo en derrota del Tenerife ante el Espanyol (Bryan Acosta scores a wonder goal in the defeat of Tenerife against Espanyol); Diario Diez. 30 August 2017, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  7. "FC Dallas Signs Honduran Midfielder Bryan Acosta as Designated Player". FCDallas.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. "FC Dallas contrata al hondureño Bryan Acosta como Jugador Franquicia". TUDN. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  9. En el debut de Bryan Acosta, el FC Dallas empata ante el New England Revolution (In the ddebut of Bryan Acosta. FC Dallas draws against New England Revolution); Diario Diez. 2 March 2019, Retrieved 15 August 2020
  10. "GOAL: Bryan Acosta Scores First MLS Goal Against LA Galaxy". FCDallas.com. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  11. OFICIAL: Los 18 convocados de Honduras para los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro (OFFICIAL: The 18 selected from Honduras for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games); Diario Diez. 26 July 2016, Retrieved 17 August 2020
  12. Bryan Acosta: "Este pase es para la gente que no creía" (Bryan Acosta: "This passage is for the people who did not believe"); Diario Diez. 13 August 2016, Retrieved 17 August 2020
  13. Nigeria deja a Honduras sin medalla de bronce en los Juegos Olímpicos (Nigeria leaves Honduras without a bronze medal at the Olympics); Diario Diez. 19 August 2016, Retrieved 17 August 2020
  14. Los 23 convocados de Honduras ante Venezuela (The 23 selected for Honduras against Venezuela); Diario Diez. 4 March 2014, Retrieved 17 August 2020
  15. International Friendly: Honduras 2 Venezuela 1; FourFourTwo. 6 March 2014, Retrieved 17 August 2020
  16. "B. Acosta". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  17. Real España da permiso a Bryan Acosta para contraer matrimonio - Diez (in Spanish)
  18. Futbolista Brayan Acosta contrae matrimonio en La Ceiba - Diez (in Spanish)


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