Marcos Acuña

Marcos Acuña
Personnel
Surname	Marcos Javier Acuña
birthday	October 28, 1991
place of birth	Zapala ,  Argentina
size	172 cm
position	midfield
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
2010-2014	Ferro Carril Oeste	113 0(5)
2014-2017	Racing Club Avellaneda	75 (15)
2017–	Sporting Lisbon	31 0(4)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals) 2
2016–	Argentina	9 0(0)
1 Only league games are given. As of May 29, 2018 2 As of May 29, 2018

Marcos Javier Acuña (born October 28, 1991 in Zapala , Neuquén Province ) is an Argentine football player .

Career

societies

He started his athletic training at Club Don Bosco in his hometown. At that time he was playing as a left-back. His good performance made him known to scouts, who invited him to tests in various clubs in Buenos Aires. So he tried his hand at the age of 13, but did not stay with Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo de Almagro . Four years later he tried his hand at Quilmes AC , CA River Plate and CA Tigre before being finally taken over by Ferro Carril Oeste . After a few seasons in Ferro's reserve team, he was promoted to first team. He made his debut in 2009 in a game in the Primera B Nacional as a winger under the coach José María Bianco. Back in the 2013/14 season, he stood out for his ability to support his teammates by preparing twelve goals, which attracted the attention of the big clubs. At Ferro, Acuña played a total of 117 games with five goals and 23 assists .

In 2014 he switched to Racing Club de Avellaneda . In the cup against San Martín de San Juan , he played his first game and scored his first goal. Avellaneda won 1-0. After thirteen years without a title , the team was able to win the championship again in 2014 .

In July 2017 he moved to Portugal to Sporting Lisbon . In the 2-0 away win against Desportivo Aves , he made his first competitive appearance here.

National team

On November 6, 2016, he made his international debut in the Argentina national soccer team in the World Cup qualifier against Chile . He is part of the final squad for the 2018 World Cup .

titles and achievements

societies

Avellaneda

• Primera División (Argentina) : 2014

Sporting Lisbon

• Taça da Liga : 2017/18

Web links

• Marcos Acuña in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
• Profile on soccerway.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Argentina: Paulo Dybala completes star quartet as big name misses out . In: The Independent . May 21, 2018 ( independent.co.uk [accessed May 24, 2018]).