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Luciano Federico "Lucho" Acosta (born 31 May 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

Luciano Acosta

Acosta with D.C. United in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Luciano Federico Acosta
Date of birth	(1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Cincinnati
Number	10
Youth career
	Comunicaciones
2007–2014	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Boca Juniors	25	(2)
2015	→ Estudiantes (loan)	27	(1)
2016	→ D.C. United (loan)	31	(3)
2017–2019	D.C. United	95	(21)
2020–2021	Atlas	33	(3)
2021–	FC Cincinnati	61	(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2022

Club career

Boca Juniors

Acosta made his professional debut for Boca Juniors on 9 February 2014, when Boca tied against Newell's Old Boys, replacing Juan Manuel Martínez for the 2014 Final.[1] Acosta appeared in the Xeneizes as a starter throughout the 2014 Torneo Final.

D.C. United

In 2016, Acosta went on a season-long loan to D.C. United of Major League Soccer. Acosta made his competitive debut on in a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal match against Queretaro. He scored his first goal for D.C. United in the 86th minute of a league game against the New England Revolution on April 23.

After the 2016 season, D.C. United purchased Acosta’s contract outright for a club record fee.[2] He scored his first professional hat-trick on 13 August 2018 when playing for D.C. United against Orlando City and the match ended 3–2 in favor of D.C. United.[3] On 21 October 2018, Acosta provided an assist for Wayne Rooney following an outstanding dribble, and also scored himself in a 3–1 win over New York City FC which secured a play-off spot in the MLS Cup for D.C. United.[4]

Since Wayne Rooney's arrival to D.C. United, Luciano and Wayne developed a good chemistry together in the field and provided goals and assists to each other. Their chemistry made them to be considered to one of the best duos in all of MLS.^{[citation needed]} D.C. United fans nicknamed their duo "Luchoroo".^{[citation needed]}

Before the 2019 season, Acosta was very close to sign for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Sources said the offer to D.C. United was under US$10 million and Acosta was scheduled to arrive at Paris for his medical.[5] In the 2019 MLS Season, Acosta's form was declining,^{[citation needed]} and was starting to get pushed out of the first team. After the 2019 season, Acosta's contract with D.C. United ended. He played his last game for D.C. on October 19, 2019, in a MLS playoff game against Toronto FC. On November 12, 2019, Acosta told an Argentine radio channel, 'La Mano de Dios', that former D.C. teammate Wayne Rooney told him he wanted to bring him to Derby County, where Rooney was going to become player-coach in 2020.[6] Acosta left D.C. United at the end of the 2019 season when his contract expired.[7][8]

Atlas

On 19 December 2019, it was announced that Acosta would join Liga MX side Atlas on 1 January 2020.[9][10][11] Acosta scored his first goal for Atlas against Tijuana on January 31, 2020.[12]

FC Cincinnati

On 17 March 2021, Acosta returned to Major League Soccer, joining FC Cincinnati on a three-year deal as a designated player. FC Cincinnati acquired his MLS rights from D.C. United in exchange for $250,000 in General Allocation Money plus potential future incentives.[13] He made his debut for the club on 17 April 2021 in their opener against Nashville SC. He scored in the 8th minute as FC Cincinnati drew 2–2 away.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 November 2021[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boca Juniors	2013–14	Primera División	16	2	0	0	—		16	2
	2014	Primera División	9	0	0	0	3	0	12	0
	Total		25	2	0	0	3	0	28	2
Estudiantes (loan)	2015	Primera División	27	1	4	0	7	1	38	2
D.C. United (loan)	2016	Major League Soccer	32	3	1	0	2	0	35	3
D.C. United	2017	Major League Soccer	31	5	1	0	—		32	5
	2018	Major League Soccer	34	10	2	1	—		36	11
	2019	Major League Soccer	32	6	2	0	—		34	6
	Total		129	24	6	1	2	0	137	25
Atlas	2019–20	Liga MX	10	1	0	0	—		10	1
	2020–21	Liga MX	23	2	—		—		23	2
	Total		33	3	0	0	0	0	33	3
FC Cincinnati	2021	Major League Soccer	31	7	—		—		31	7
Career total			245	37	10	1	12	1	267	39

Honours

Individual

• MLS Best XI: 2018,[16] 2022[17]
• MLS All-Star: 2022[18]

Personal

Acosta holds a U.S. green card, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[19]

References

External links

• Luciano Acosta at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Luciano Acosta

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[es] Luciano Acosta

Luciano Acosta (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 31 de mayo de 1994) es un futbolista argentino que juega como enganche o segundo delantero en el Football Club Cincinnati de la Major League Soccer.

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[it] Luciano Acosta

Luciano Federico Acosta (Rosario, 31 maggio 1994) è un calciatore argentino, centrocampista del FC Cincinnati.

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[ru] Акоста, Лусиано

Лусиа́но Федери́ко Ако́ста (исп. Luciano Federico Acosta; 31 мая 1994, Буэнос-Айрес) — аргентинский футболист, атакующий полузащитник клуба «Цинциннати».

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