Jhonny Acosta
![]() Acosta being presented as a Saprissa player in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jhonny Acosta Zamora[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Ana | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Deportivo Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2010 | Santos de Guápiles | 77 | (0) |
2010–2016 | Alajuelense | 192 | (12) |
2013 | → Dorados (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Herediano | 32 | (4) |
2018 | Rionegro Águilas | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | East Bengal | 21 | (2) |
2019–2020 | UCR | 15 | (0) |
2020 | East Bengal | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Deportivo Saprissa | 13 | (1) |
2021 | Pérez Zeledón | 8 | (0) |
2023- | Santa Ana | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2020 | Costa Rica | 71 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018 |
Jhonny Acosta Zamora (born 21 July 1983) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Santa Ana.[2][3]
Club career
Acosta made his professional debut for Santos de Guápiles in the 2004/05 season and left them in 2010 for Alajuelense with whom he won three league titles. In January 2013, he moved abroad to have a six-month loan spell at Mexican second division side Dorados.[4]
On 8 September 2016, Acosta joined Herediano.[5] On 29 November 2017, he renewed his contract for another year.[6] On 10 January, he switched to Colombian club Rionegro Águilas.[7]
East Bengal
On 11 July 2018, Acosta joined Indian club East Bengal Club for a fee of ₹1.36 crore (US$160,000).[8][9] He was issued the number 2 jersey.[10] On 2 September, he made his debut for the club and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Mohun Bagan in the Kolkata derby at the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta Football League.[11] On 16 April 2019, he left the club.[12]
On 26 June 2019, Acosta signed with Costa Rican club UCR.[13] On 6 March 2020, he returned to East Bengal until the end of the season as a replacement for Liberian Ansumana Kromah.[14]
International career
A relatively late newcomer to the national team set-up, Acosta made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 2011 friendly match against Argentina, aged 27. He has represented his country in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches[15] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup[16] and the 2011 Copa América.[17] On 6 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying victory against the United States in San José.
In June 2014, Acosta was included in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup[18] and made his debut in the competition during the round of 16 match against Greece as a substitute after the sending off of teammate Óscar Duarte.[19] He was in the starting line-up for the quarter-final against the Netherlands, where he helped the team to a clean sheet in a 3–4 penalty shoot-out loss.[20]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Johnny_Acosta_%282018_FIFA_World_Cup%29.jpg/170px-Johnny_Acosta_%282018_FIFA_World_Cup%29.jpg)
In May 2018, Acosta was named in Costa Rica’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[21] He played the whole of the team's group stage matches against Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland.[22]
Career statistics
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2018.[23]
Costa Rica | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 12 | 0 |
2012 | 4 | 0 |
2013 | 7 | 1 |
2014 | 9 | 0 |
2015 | 6 | 0 |
2016 | 11 | 1 |
2017 | 15 | 0 |
2018 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 71 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 26 March 2016 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ Johnny Acosta se convierte en nuevo jugador de Herediano Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine‚ everardoherrera.com, 28 August 2016
- ^ "Johnny Acosta jugará con Dorados de Sinaloa" (in Spanish). Nación. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta llega al Herediano para ser campeon" [Johnny Acosta arrives at Herediano to be champion] (in Spanish). Amprensa. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta renovó un año con el Herediano" [Johnny Acosta renewed a year with the Herediano] (in Spanish). Monumental. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta deja Herediano para jugar en Colombia" [Johnny Acosta leaves Herediano to play in Colombia] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "রাশিয়ায় নেমারকে সামলানো ফুটবলার এবার ইস্টবেঙ্গলে! লাল-হলুদে বিশ্বকাপার" [Footballer who played against Neymar in Russia is now in East Bengal! A world cupper at Red and Gold] (in Bengali). এবেলা. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta se fue al exótico torneo de India" [Johnny Acosta went to the exotic tournament in India] (in Spanish). Bolavip. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta - I came to India because East Bengal are a big club". Goal. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta makes promising debut for East Bengal in nail-biting Kolkata derby". Goal. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta parts ways with East Bengal". Goal.com. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Acosta vuelve al país parar reforzar a la UCR" [Johnny Acosta returns to the country to reinforce the UCR]. Yashin Quesada (in Spanish). No. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "ক্রোমার বিদায়, সই জনির" [Kromah leaves, Acosta joins]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Jhonny Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Copa América 2011 Archived 5 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "World Cup 2014: Costa Rica name final squad for Brazil". BBC. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica". BBC News. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Came to India because East Bengal is a big club: Costa Rican defender Johnny Acosta". The Indian Express. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Acosta, Jhonny". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
External links
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- Jhonny Acosta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jhonny Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile - LD Alajuelense
- Jhonny Acosta at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from San Carlos (canton)
- Sportspeople from Alajuela Province
- Men's association football defenders
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 Copa América players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- Copa América Centenario players
- 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- Dorados de Sinaloa footballers
- Águilas Doradas players
- La U Universitarios footballers
- East Bengal Club players
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- I-League players
- Liga FPD players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in India
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Colombia
- Expatriate men's footballers in India
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia
- Calcutta Football League players