Marcos Acuña

Marcos Acuña
Acuña playing for Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Marcos Javier Acuña[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 24
Youth career
Don Bosco de Zapala
2008–2010 Ferro Carril Oeste
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Ferro Carril Oeste 113 (5)
2014–2017 Racing Club 78 (16)
2017–2020 Sporting CP 85 (7)
2020–2024 Sevilla 112 (6)
2024– River Plate 2 (0)
International career‡
2016– Argentina 61 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
Winner 2024 United States
Third place 2019 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 1 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Marcos Javier Acuña (born 28 October 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team.[2]

Club career

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Early career

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Acuña began his athletic training at Club Don Bosco in his hometown. At that time he played as a left wing-back.[3] 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 in 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.[4]

Racing Club

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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

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On 12 June 2017, Racing president Víctor Blanco confirmed that Acuña would be leaving the club for Sporting CP.[5] 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.[6][7] Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend,[8] eventually losing to C.D. Aves.

Sevilla

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On 14 September 2020, Acuña joined Spanish club Sevilla on a four-year deal.[9] On 7 November 2021, Acuña scored his first league goal of the 2021–22 season in the el gran derbi where Sevilla won 2–0 against Real Betis.[10] On 13 February 2021, he extended his contract with Sevilla until 2025.

During Sevilla's match at Getafe on 30 March 2024, Acuña was the victim of racist chanting from behind the coaches' benches. As a result of this chanting, Getafe were ordered to close sections of their stadium for 3 matches.[11]

International career

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On 15 November 2016, Acuña made his international debut with the Argentina national team in a World Cup Qualifier 2018 match against Colombia.[12] He was part of Argentina's squad that won the 2021 Copa América.[13]

Acuña represented Argentina in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[14] He won the latter edition of the tournament, playing all games except for the semifinal against Croatia in which he was suspended.[15][16][17][18][19][20]

In June 2024, Acuña was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 September 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ferro Carril Oeste 2010–11 Primera B 7 0 0 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 – – – 117 5
Racing Club 2014 Argentine Primera División 16 2 2 1 – – – 18 3
2015 27 4 3 0 – 9[c] 0 – 39 4
2016 10 1 0 0 – 10[c] 1 – 20 2
2016–17 25 9 4 1 – 3[d] 1 – 32 11
Total 78 16 9 2 – 22 2 – 109 20
Sporting CP 2017–18 Primeira Liga 31 4 5 0 5 1 13[e] 1 – 54 6
2018–19 30 1 5 0 4 0 6[f] 0 – 45 1
2019–20 24 2 0 0 4 0 6[f] 0 1[g] 0 35 2
Total 85 7 10 0 13 1 25 1 1 0 134 9
Sevilla 2020–21 La Liga 30 1 3 0 – 4[h] 0 0 0 37 1
2021–22 31 1 2 0 – 8[i] 0 – 41 1
2022–23 30 3 3 0 – 12[j] 0 – 45 3
2023–24 21 1 1 0 – 3[h] 0 1[k] 0 26 1
Total 112 6 9 0 – 27 0 1 0 149 6
River Plate 2024 Argentine Primera División 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 2 0
Career total 390 34 32 2 13 1 74 3 2 0 511 40
  1. ^ Includes Copa Argentina, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  8. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  9. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  11. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

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As of match played 10 September 2024[23]
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 11 0
2022 10 0
2023 7 0
2024 5 0
Total 61 0

Honours

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Racing Club

Sporting CP

Sevilla

Argentina

Individual

References

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  1. ^ 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. ^ "Acuña". Sevilla FC. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ Redacción (11 July 2021). "Marcos Acuña, el zapalino que hizo historia con la camiseta de la selección". Diario Río Negro (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ Uria, Maximiliano (18 September 2020). "Don Bosco, el humilde club de Zapala que se hizo 'millonario' gracias a la venta del Huevo Acuña al Sevilla". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Racing pierde una pieza clave: Marcos Acuña se va a Sporting Lisboa por ocho millones de euros - LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Sporting Lisbon to play cup final". 16 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Marcos Acuña signs on a four-year deal". sevillafc.es. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. ^ Nemer, Roy. "Marcos Acuña scores for Sevilla in 2-0 win vs. Real Betis | Mundo Albiceleste". Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  11. ^ Pineda, Rafael. "El Comité de Disciplina ordena el cierre parcial del estadio del Getafe por los insultos racistas a Marcos Acuña". El Pais. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ AS, Diario (26 August 2021). "Marcos Acuña (Marcos Javier Acuña)". AS.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Estadísticas del Partido - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  14. ^ Edwards, Daniel (14 May 2018). "Argentina World Cup squad: Mauro Icardi included in 35-man provisional roster". goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. ^ "ARGENTINA (4) 3 - 3 (2) FRANCE". FIFA.
  16. ^ "Montiel and Acuna suspended for Croatia". www.besoccer.com. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  17. ^ "ARGENTINA 2 - 1 AUSTRALIA". FIFA.
  18. ^ "POLAND 0 - 2 ARGENTINA". FIFA.
  19. ^ "ARGENTINA 2 - 0 MEXICO". FIFA.
  20. ^ "ARGENTINA 1 - 2 SAUDI ARABIA". FIFA.
  21. ^ "Lionel Scaloni dio a conocer la lista de la Selección argentina para la Copa América 2024". Todo Noticias. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  22. ^ "M. Acuña". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Marcos Acuña". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  24. ^ Nogueira, Carlos (26 May 2019). "Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época" [Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  25. ^ "Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown". PortuGOAL.net. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  26. ^ Fitzpatrick, Peter (31 May 2023). "🚨 Sevilla defeat Roma on penalties to win seventh Europa League title". OneFootball. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  27. ^ Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  28. ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Argentina defeats Colombia to Become The Champion of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™". Copa América. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  31. ^ "LaLiga Santader Team of the Season". EA. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  32. ^ "2022/23 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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