Javier Acuña

Carlos Javier Acuña Caballero (born 23 June 1988) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acuña and the second or maternal family name is Caballero.

Javier Acuña
Personal information
Full name Carlos Javier Acuña Caballero
Date of birth (1988-06-23) 23 June 1988
Place of birth Encarnación, Paraguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2002 22 de Septiembre
2002–2004 Olimpia
2004–2006 Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Cádiz 24 (2)
2007–2008 → Salamanca (loan) 21 (1)
2008–2013 Real Madrid B 26 (7)
2010–2011 → Recreativo (loan) 12 (1)
2011–2013 → Girona (loan) 56 (21)
2013 Udinese 0 (0)
2013–2014 Watford 9 (0)
2014 → Osasuna (loan) 16 (3)
2014–2016 Olimpia 34 (5)
2015–2016 → Mallorca (loan) 20 (0)
2016–2017 Numancia 15 (0)
2017 Ratchaburi 15 (6)
2018–2020 Albacete 79 (7)
National team
2004 Paraguay U17 9 (5)
2007 Paraguay U20 9 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Acuña was born in Encarnación. In 2004, he helped Paraguay win the Under-16 South American Championship, also topping the goal charts. He was immediately bought by Cádiz CF of Spain for a club record of around 100 million pesetas, but had to wait one year in the sidelines, however, to make his official debut, as the Andalusians already had their foreign-players quota full.[1]

From 2006 to 2008, Acuña represented Cádiz and UD Salamanca, both in the second division (the latter on loan). On 16 December 2008, Real Madrid confirmed an agreement for the transfer of the player for five years; he was immediately sent to the B-side, in the third level.[2]

Subsequently, Acuña played three seasons in the Spanish second level, with Recreativo de Huelva[3] and Girona FC.[4][5] He scored a career-best 17 goals – plus one in the unsuccessful promotion playoffs – with the latter in the 2012–13 campaign.[6][7][8]

After seeing out his contract at Real Madrid, Acuña was signed by Serie A's Udinese Calcio in late June 2013. However, within a matter of weeks, he moved to sister club Watford on a three-year contract.[9] He scored his first goal for his new team on 24 September, in a 2–3 home loss to Norwich City for the season's League Cup.[10]

In early January 2014, Acuña returned to Spain, being loaned to CA Osasuna until June.[11] He made his La Liga debut on the 12th, playing the last 32 minutes of a 2–1 away win over Real Betis.[12]

Acuña returned to his country on 1 August 2014, signing with Club Olimpia for an undisclosed fee.[13] On 30 July 2015, he was loaned to RCD Mallorca for one year.[14]

On 17 June 2016, Acuña signed a two-year deal with CD Numancia also in the Spanish second tier.[15] On 2 January 2018, after a six-month spell in Thailand with Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC, he joined Albacete Balompié for the remainder of the season.[16][17] On 4 December 2018 he renewed his contract with the club until 2021.[18]

References
  1. El delantero Carlos Acuña, de 16 años ya está en Cádiz dispuesto a 'triunfar en España' (16-year-old striker Carlos Acuña already in Cádiz, willing to 'make it big in Spain') Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Terra, 16 February 2005 (in Spanish)
  2. Nuevo jugador del Castilla (New Castilla player) Archived 25 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Real Madrid CF, 16 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  3. Javier Acuña, presentado en el Recreativo de Huelva (Javier Acuña, presented with Recreativo de Huelva); ABC Color, 30 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. Javier Acuña, cedido al Girona (Javier Acuña, loaned to Girona); Defensa Central, 13 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. El "Toro" vuelve a Girona (The "Bull" returns to Girona) Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Girona FC, 10 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. El Girona revive gracias a los goles del 'Toro' Acuña (Girona relive thanks to 'Bull' Acuña goals); Marca, 24 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. 1–0. Un gol de Acuña asegura la promoción al Girona (1–0. Acuña goal assures promotion playoffs to Girona) Archived 22 July 2013 at Archive.today; La Liga, 26 May 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. "Acuña anota para Girona, que lucha por ascender" [Acuña scores for Girona, who fight to promote] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  9. Abdi, Battocchio, Angella and Fabbrini just four of eight arrivals... Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Watford FC, 19 July 2013
  10. "Watford 2–3 Norwich (aet)". BBC Sport. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  11. "Osasuna confirm Javier Acuña loan signing". Inside Spanish Football. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  12. Liceras, Ángel (12 January 2014). "El Betis se recrea en su propia desdicha" [Betis find new ways of being unfortunate] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  13. Matthews, Anthony (1 August 2014). "Javier Acuna leaves Watford to rejoin first team Club Olimpia Asuncion for undisclosed fee". Watford Observer. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  14. "El Mallorca anuncia el fichaje del paraguayo Javier Acuña" [Mallorca announce the signing of Paraguayan Javier Acuña] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  15. "El Paraguayo Javier Acuña, segundo fichaje del C. D. Numancia 2016–17" [Paraguayan Javier Acuña, second signing of C. D. Numancia 2016–17] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  16. "Acuña, nuevo jugador del Albacete" [Acuña, new player of Albacete] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  17. "Acuña vuelve al fútbol español de la mano del Albacete". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 January 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  18. "Javier Acuña renueva con el Albacete hasta 2021". AS.com (in Spanish). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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