Argentine footballer (born 1988)
Lautaro German Acosta
(born 14 March 1988) is an Argentine professional
footballer
who plays for
Club Atletico Lanus
as a
winger
.
He started his professional career at
Lanus
, making his debut with the first team at 18. He also spent four years in the Spanish
La Liga
, signing with
Sevilla
in 2008.
Acosta played twice for
Argentina
, in 2017.
Club career
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Lanus
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Born in
Glew, Buenos Aires
,
Almirante Brown Partido
, Acosta came through the youth system at
Club Atletico Lanus
, making his senior debut at the age of 18. As the club was often forced to sell its best players, he quickly became an important part of the first team.
Acosta was part of the Lanus squad that won the
2007 Apertura tournament
, their first ever
Primera Division
title.
[2]
In May 2007, he suffered a serious
cheekbone
injury, and had to wear a specially-fitted face mask for two months.
Sevilla
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On 29 May 2008, aged 20, Acosta signed for
La Liga
team
Sevilla FC
on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of
€
7 million subject to a medical.
[3]
Shortly after his arrival in
Andalusia
, he suffered a serious injury and never fully recovered, his best output consisting of ten league games in
2010?11
(267 minutes, only two starts).
[4]
[5]
On 4 February 2009, Acosta scored his first ? and only ? goal for Sevilla, in the first leg of the
Copa del Rey
semi-finals, a
2?1 home win
against
Athletic Bilbao
[6]
but an eventual 4?2 aggregate loss. In July 2011 he was loaned to fellow league side
Racing de Santander
, joining compatriots
Ariel Nahuelpan
and
Hector Cuper
(manager);
[7]
[8]
he started and netted on his official debut for the
Cantabrians
, but in a 4?3 away defeat to
Valencia CF
.
[9]
Return home
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Acosta returned to his country in 2012, going on to represent
Boca Juniors
and former club Lanus. He was a key attacking element in five of the six titles won after his return, including the
2016 national championship
.
[10]
[11]
In October 2014, whilst at the service of the latter, he was kidnapped, threatened at gunpoint, assaulted and robbed after being led to his home.
[12]
International career
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In 2007, Acosta was picked to join the
Argentina under-20
squad to compete in the
2007 South American U-20 Championship
in
Paraguay
. He headed the only goal in the last game against
Uruguay
, to secure the national team's qualification for both the
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
and the
2008 Summer Olympics
.
[3]
After appearing in six out of seven games in the under-20s triumph in
Canada
, Acosta scored against
Ivory Coast
in a 2?1 group stage win in the
Beijing
Olympic tournament,
en route
to
another international conquest
.
[13]
He was selected by
the full side
for a
Copa America Centenario
provisional squad,
[14]
but did not make the final cut.
Acosta received his first senior call-up by coach
Jorge Sampaoli
on 27 August 2017, for
2018 FIFA World Cup
qualifiers
against
Uruguay
and
Venezuela
.
[15]
He earned his first
cap
against the former four days later, coming on as a
substitute
for
Marcos Acuna
at the hour-mark of an eventual 0?0 away draw.
[16]
Career statistics
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- As of match played 29 June 2022
[17]
[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
|
Season
|
League
|
National Cup
|
League Cup
|
Continental
|
Other
|
Total
|
Division
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Lanus
|
2005?06
|
Argentine Primera Division
|
8
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
8
|
0
|
2006?07
|
23
|
3
|
?
|
?
|
3
[a]
|
0
|
?
|
26
|
3
|
2007?08
|
24
|
2
|
?
|
?
|
10
[b]
|
3
|
?
|
34
|
5
|
Total
|
55
|
5
|
?
|
?
|
13
|
3
|
?
|
68
|
8
|
Sevilla
|
2008?09
|
La Liga
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
?
|
9
|
0
|
2009?10
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
1
|
0
|
?
|
7
|
0
|
2010?11
|
10
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
?
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
13
|
1
|
Total
|
23
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
?
|
3
|
0
|
?
|
29
|
1
|
Racing Santander
(loan)
|
2011?12
|
La Liga
|
21
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
23
|
2
|
Boca Juniors
(loan)
|
2012?13
|
Argentine Primera Division
|
22
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
?
|
5
[c]
|
0
|
1
[d]
|
0
|
29
|
0
|
Lanus
|
2013?14
|
Argentine Primera Division
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
[e]
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
31
|
6
|
2014
|
18
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
[f]
|
1
|
22
|
6
|
2015
|
27
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
6
|
2016
|
14
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
[a]
|
0
|
1
[g]
|
0
|
20
|
3
|
2016?17
|
24
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
1
[d]
|
0
|
34
|
5
|
2017?18
|
21
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
[h]
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
33
|
5
|
2018?19
|
23
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
3
|
2019?20
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
2
|
2020
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
[a]
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
2
|
2021
|
28
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
3
[a]
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
3
|
2022
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
1
|
6
[a]
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
4
|
Total
|
205
|
36
|
15
|
0
|
17
|
1
|
45
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
288
|
47
|
Career total
|
326
|
43
|
21
|
1
|
17
|
1
|
72
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
441
|
56
|
Honours
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Lanus
Argentina
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