Johnny Acosta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johnny Acosta Zamora | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Santos de Guápiles | 77 | (0) |
| 2010– | Alajuelense | 64 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Dorados (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Costa Rica | 25 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2014. | |||
Johnny Acosta Zamora (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝoni aˈkosta]; born 21 July 1983 in Ciudad Quesada) is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Alajuelense, and for the Costa Rica national football team. He plays as a defender.[1]
Club career
Acosta made his professional debut for Santos de Guápiles in the 2004/05 season and left them in 2010 for Alajuelense with whom he won three league titles. In January 2013, he moved abroad to have a six-month loan spell at Mexican second division side Dorados.[2]
International career
A relatively late newcomer to the national team set-up, Acosta made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 2011 friendly match against Argentina aged 29. He has represented his country in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup[4] and the 2011 Copa América.[5] On 6 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying victory against the United States in San José.
In June 2014, Acosta was included in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup[6] and made his debut in the competition during the round of 16 match against Greece as a substitute after the sending off of teammate Óscar Duarte.[7] He was in the starting line-up for the quarter-final against the Netherlands, where he helped the team to a clean sheet in a 3–4 penalty shootout loss.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  United States | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ↑ "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta jugará con Dorados de Sinaloa" (in Spanish). Nación. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Johnny Acosta – FIFA competition record
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ Copa América 2011 - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "World Cup 2014: Costa Rica name final squad for Brazil". BBC. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica". BBC News. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
External links
- Johnny Acosta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - LD Alajuelense
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