Bismar Acosta

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bismar Acosta

| fullname = Bismar Gilberto Acosta Evans

| image = Bismar Acosta 2018 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Bismar Acosta

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|12|19}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz, Costa Rica

| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Pitbulls FC

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| years1 = 2005–2007 | clubs1 = Santacruceña | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = San Carlos | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008–2011 | clubs3 = Herediano | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2011–2013 | clubs4 = Belén | caps4 = 61 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2013–2015 | clubs5 = Start | caps5 = 52 | goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2015– | clubs6 = Brann | caps6 =139 | goals6 = 7

| nationalyears1= 2010– | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica |nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 17 September 2020

}}

Bismar Gilberto Acosta Evans (born 19 December 1986) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Costa Rican club Pitbulls FC.

Club career

Acosta spent eight years in the Costa Rican league, most notably with Herediano. He moved abroad to join Norwegian side Start in January 2013,[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Bismark-Acosta-IK-Start-Noruega_0_1320268082.html Bismark Acosta fue presentado en el IK Start de Noruega] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070723/http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Bismark-Acosta-IK-Start-Noruega_0_1320268082.html |date=2016-03-04 }} - Nación {{in lang|es}} and then SK Brann in March 2015.{{cite web|title=Acosta og Castro går til Brann|url=http://www.nrk.no/hordaland/acosta-og-castro-gar-til-brann-1.12283322|website=www.nrk.no/|publisher=nrk.no|accessdate=22 April 2015|language=Norwegian|date=26 March 2015}}

Career statistics

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rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" \|Herediano \|2009–10 \|rowspan="2" \|Liga FPD \|25	1	0	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|27	1
2010–11 \|23	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|23	1
colspan="2"\|Total !48	2	0	0	2	0	-	-	50	2
rowspan="3" \|Belén \|2011–12 \|rowspan="2" \|Liga FPD \|40	3	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|40	3
2012–13 \|21	1	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|21	1
colspan="2"\|Total !61	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	61	4
rowspan="3" \|Start \|2013 \|rowspan="2" \|Tippeligaen \|27	3	5	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|32	4
2014 \|25	2	3	1	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|28	3
colspan="2"\|Total !52	5	8	2	-	-	-	-	60	7
rowspan="7" \|Brann \|2015 \|rowspan="1" \|OBOS-ligaen \|28	1	4	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|32	1
2016 \|rowspan="1" \|Tippeligaen \|20	2	1	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|21	2
2017 \|rowspan="4" \|Eliteserien \|27	1	3	0	2	1	1	0	33	2
2018 \|27	2	2	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|29	2
2019 \|28	1	3	0	2	0	colspan="2"
\|33	1
2020 \|9	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|9	0
colspan="2"\|Total !139	7	13	0	4	1	1	0	157	8
colspan="3"\|Career total !300	18	21	2	6	1	1	0	328	21

International career

Acosta made his debut for Costa Rica in an October 2010 friendly match against Peru and has, as of January 2014, earned a total of 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.{{FIFA player|300164}}