Johnny Acosta
Acosta with Costa Rica at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jhonny Gerardo Acosta Zamora[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportivo Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2010 | Santos de Guápiles | 77 | (0) |
2010–2016 | Alajuelense | 192 | (12) |
2013 | → Dorados (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Herediano | 32 | (4) |
2018 | Rionegro Águilas | 15 | (0) |
2018– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2011– | Costa Rica | 71 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2018 |
Jhonny Gerardo Acosta Zamora (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʝoni aˈkosta]; born 21 July 1983), commonly known as Johnny Acosta,[1][2] is a Costa Rican football player who plays for Indian club East Bengal and the Costa Rica national football team. He plays as a defender.[3][4]
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.[5]
On 8 September 2016, Acosta joined Herediano.[6] On 29 November 2017, he renewed his contract for another year.[7] On 10 January, he switched to Colombian club Rionegro Águilas.[8]
East Bengal
On 11 July 2018, Acosta joined Indian club East Bengal Club for a fee of 13.6 million INR.[9][10] He was issued the number 2 jersey.[11] On 2 September, he made his debut for the club and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Mohun Bagan in the Kolkata derby in Calcutta Football League.[12]
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 27. He has represented his country in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches[13] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup[14] and the 2011 Copa América.[15] 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[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]
In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[19] He played the whole of the team's group stage matches against Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland.[20]
Career statistics
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2018.[21]
Costa Rica | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 12 | 0 |
2012 | 4 | 0 |
2013 | 7 | 1 |
2014 | 9 | 0 |
2015 | 6 | 0 |
2016 | 11 | 1 |
2017 | 15 | 0 |
2018 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 71 | 2 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
2. | 26 March 2016 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- 1 2 Johnny Acosta at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ Johnny Acosta se convierte en nuevo jugador de Herediano‚ everardoherrera.com, 28 August 2016
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta jugará con Dorados de Sinaloa" (in Spanish). Nación. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta llega al Herediano para ser campeon" [Johnny Acosta arrives at Herediano to be champion] (in Spanish). Amprensa. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta renovó un año con el Herediano" [Johnny Acosta renewed a year with the Herediano] (in Spanish). Monumental. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta deja Herediano para jugar en Colombia" [Johnny Acosta leaves Herediano to play in Colombia] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "রাশিয়ায় নেমারকে সামলানো ফুটবলার এবার ইস্টবেঙ্গলে! লাল-হলুদে বিশ্বকাপার" [Footballer who played against Neymar in Russia is now in East Bengal! A world cupper at Red and Gold] (in Bengali). এবেলা. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta se fue al exótico torneo de India" [Johnny Acosta went to the exotic tournament in India] (in Spanish). Bolavip. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta - I came to India because East Bengal are a big club". Goal. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta makes promising debut for East Bengal in nail-biting Kolkata derby". Goal. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ Johnny Acosta – FIFA competition record (archive)
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine. - 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.
- ↑ https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/costa-rica-names-23-man-world-cup-squad-featuring-keylor/1bw2iz8pkma5614bzushqyyo7g
- ↑ "Came to India because East Bengal is a big club: Costa Rican defender Johnny Acosta". The Indian Express. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "Johnny Acosta". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
External links
- Johnny Acosta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Johnny Acosta – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Profile - LD Alajuelense