Franco Acosta

Franco Acosta Machado (born 5 March 1996) is an Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Atenas.

Franco Acosta
Personal information
Full name Franco Acosta Machado
Date of birth (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Atenas
Number 31
Youth career
2009–2013 Fénix
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Fénix 20 (3)
2015–2020 Villarreal B 48 (7)
2018Racing Santander (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020Plaza Colonia (loan) 24 (3)
2020– Atenas 7 (0)
National team
2013 Uruguay U17 15 (12)
2015 Uruguay U20 14 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:49, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Montevideo, Acosta joined Centro Atlético Fénix's youth setup in 2009, aged 13. On 23 November 2013 he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Liverpool F.C. for the Primera División championship.[1]

Acosta scored his first professional goal on 16 February 2014, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Racing Club de Montevideo.[2] On 1 July he agreed a deal with S.C. Braga,[3] but returned to Fénix in September.[4]

Acosta was eventually included in the main squad and appeared in eight matches, scoring once. On 19 January 2015 he signed a 5 12-year contract with Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]

On 15 January 2018 Acosta joined Segunda Division B team Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season.[6] Acosta was then loaned out to Plaza Colonia for the 2019 season.[7] He left Villarreal at the end of 2019 and remained without club until 10 August 2020, where he signed with Atenas de San Carlos.

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