Lautaro Acosta

Lautaro Germán Acosta (born 14 March 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Club Atlético Lanús as a winger.

Lautaro Acosta

Personal information
Full name	Lautaro Germán Acosta[1]
Date of birth	(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Glew, Argentina[1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Lanús
Number	7
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Lanús	55	(5)
2008–2013	Sevilla	23	(0)
2011–2012	→ Racing Santander (loan)	21	(2)
2012–2013	→ Boca Juniors (loan)	22	(0)
2013–	Lanús	268	(39)
International career
2007	Argentina U20	12	(1)
2008	Argentina Olympic	4	(3)
2017	Argentina	2	(0)
Medal record Representing  Argentina Olympic Games 2008 Beijing
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

He started his professional career at Lanús, 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

Lanús

Born in Glew, Buenos Aires, Almirante Brown Partido, Acosta came through the youth system at Club Atlético Lanús, 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 Lanús squad that won the 2007 Apertura tournament, their first ever Primera División title.^[2] In May 2007, he suffered a serious cheekbone injury, and had to wear a specially-fitted face mask for two months.

Sevilla

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 Héctor Cúper (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

Acosta returned to his country in 2012, going on to represent Boca Juniors and former club Lanús. 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

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 América 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 Acuña at the hour-mark of an eventual 0–0 away draw.^[16]

Career statistics

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
Lanús	2005–06	Argentine Primera División	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 División	22	0	1	0	–		5[c]	0	1[d]	0	29	0
Lanús	2013–14	Argentine Primera División	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

1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
2. Seven appearances and three goals in Copa Libertadores, three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
3. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
5. Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, seven appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
7. Appearance in Copa del Bicentenario de la Independencia
8. Eight appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Lanús

• Argentine Primera División: 2007 Apertura, 2016^[17]
• Copa Sudamericana: 2013^[17]
• Supercopa Argentina: 2016^[17]
• Copa Bicentenario: 2016^[17]

Argentina

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007^[18]
• Summer Olympic Games: 2008^[13]

References

1. Lautaro Acosta at WorldFootball.net
2. "El campeón exportó a la figura que pretendía Boca" [Champions exported the star that Boca were after] (in Spanish). Infobae. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
3. "Lautaro Acosta, un joven crack argentino para el Sevilla FC" [Lautaro Acosta, Argentine wonderkid to Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. "Lautaro Acosta supera la revisión de su lesión de tobillo" [Lautaro Acosta has successful ankle injury checkup]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
5. "La rentabilidad de Lautaro Acosta es aterradora" [Lautaro Acosta's price-return relation is terrifying] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
6. "Last-gasp Acosta gives Sevilla narrow advantage". UEFA. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
7. "La cesión de Lautaro Acosta al Racing se hizo oficial" [Loan of Lautaro Acosta to Racing made official]. ABC (in Spanish). 29 July 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
8. "El argentino Ariel Nahuelpan no se siente en forma para un partido completo" [Argentina's Ariel Nahuelpan does not see himself fit for a full match]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
9. "Soldado late show sinks Santander". ESPN Soccernet. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
10. De la Vega, Juana (11 May 2016). "Lautaro Acosta: "Estoy en el mejor momento de mi carrera"" [Lautaro Acosta: "I'm in the best moment of my career"] (in Spanish). Isecpost. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
11. "Entrevista Planetaria con Lautaro Acosta" [Planetarian interview with Lautaro Acosta] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
12. "Acosta vive una pesadilla: "Me apuntaron con un arma"" [Acosta living a nightmare: "I had a gun in my face"]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
13. "2008. Argentina oro en fútbol" [2008. Argentina gold in football]. El Gráfico (in Spanish). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
14. Pisani, Sacha (4 May 2016). "Argentina recalls Tevez for initial Copa America squad". Goal. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
15. "Lista de convocados de Jorge Sampaoli" [Jorge Sampaoli squad] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
16. "Argentina rescató el punto en Uruguay" [Argentina rescued point in Uruguay]. La Nación (in Spanish). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
17. Lautaro Acosta at Soccerway
18. "Todos los planteles argentinos campeones del mundo Sub-20" [All the Argentine Under-20 World champion squads] (in Spanish). Torneos y Competencias. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

External links

• Lautaro Acosta at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Lautaro Acosta at BDFutbol
• Lautaro Acosta at National-Football-Teams.com
• Lautaro Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)