Marcos Acuña
{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Marcos Acuña
| image = Marcos acuna vs mexico 2022.jpg
| caption = Acuña playing for Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Zapala, Neuquén, Argentina
| position = Left back
| currentclub = River Plate
| clubnumber = 21
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Don Bosco de Zapala
| youthyears2 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs2 = Ferro Carril Oeste
| years1 = 2010–2014
| clubs1 = Ferro Carril Oeste
| caps1 = 113
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2014–2017
| clubs2 = Racing Club
| caps2 = 78
| goals2 = 16
| years3 = 2017–2020
| clubs3 = Sporting CP
| caps3 = 85
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 2020–2024
| clubs4 = Sevilla
| caps4 = 112
| goals4 = 6
| years5= 2024–
| clubs5 = River Plate
| caps5 = 26
| goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2024
| nationalteam1 = Argentina
| nationalcaps1 = 61
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}
{{Medal|Winner|2022 Qatar|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Copa América}}
{{Medal|W|2021 Brazil|}}
{{Medal|Winner|2024 United States|}}
{{Medal|3rd|2019 Brazil|}}
{{MedalComp|CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions}}
{{Medal|W|2022 England|}}
| club-update = 03:07, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:12, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
Marcos Javier Acuña (born 28 October 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team.{{cite web|title=Acuña|url=https://sevillafc.es/en/teams/first-team/acuna|access-date=25 August 2021|publisher=Sevilla FC}}
Club career
=Early career=
Acuña began his athletic training at Club Don Bosco in his hometown. At that time he played as a left wing-back.{{Cite web|last=Redacción|date=11 July 2021|title=Marcos Acuña, el zapalino que hizo historia con la camiseta de la selección|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/marcos-acuna-el-zapalino-que-hizo-historia-con-la-camiseta-de-la-seleccion-1881151/|access-date=25 August 2021|website=Diario Río Negro|language=es-AR}} His good performance got him noticed by scouts who invited him to perform tests at various clubs in Buenos Aires. Thus, at age 13 he tried out for but did not stay at Boca Juniors and San Lorenzo de Almagro.{{Citation needed|date=July 2017}} Four years later he tried out for Quilmes, River Plate and Tigre before ultimately being taken by Ferro Carril Oeste. After a few seasons in Ferro's reserve team, he was promoted to the first team. He made his debut in 2009 in a match in the Primera B Nacional playing as a winger under coach José María Bianco. Already in the 2013–14 season he stood out for his ability to assist his peers, providing 12 assists, which caught the attention of major clubs. At Ferro, Acuña played a total of 117 matches, with 5 goals and 23 assists.{{Cite web|last=Uria|first=Maximiliano|date=18 September 2020|title=Don Bosco, el humilde club de Zapala que se hizo 'millonario' gracias a la venta del Huevo Acuña al Sevilla|url=https://www.clarin.com/deportes/don-bosco-humilde-club-zapala-recibira-miles-euros-venta-huevo-acuna_0_QNJv3D4zo.html|access-date=25 August 2021|website=www.clarin.com|language=es}}
=Racing Club=
On 18 July 2014, Acuña moved to Racing Club for a net fee of 4,900,000 pesos for 50% of his rights, with the option to buy another 25% at $750,000. On 27 July 2014, he played his first game with the Academia in a match for the knockout phase of the 2013–14 Copa Argentina against San Martín de San Juan, in which he also scored the winning goal on a header to give Racing a 1–0 victory. Later that year he was part of Racing's championship team that won the 2014 Argentine Primera División, cutting a streak of 13 years without titles for the Avellaneda side, in which Acuña played 15 games and scored two goals.
=Sporting CP=
On 12 June 2017, Racing president Víctor Blanco confirmed that Acuña would be leaving the club for Sporting CP.{{Cite news|title=Racing pierde una pieza clave: Marcos Acuña se va a Sporting Lisboa por ocho millones de euros - LA NACION|language=es-AR|work=La Nación|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/racing-pierde-una-pieza-clave-marcos-acuna-se-va-a-sporting-lisboa-por-ocho-millones-de-euros-nid2042237/|access-date=25 August 2021|issn=0325-0946}} He made his debut for the Portuguese team in a 2–0 away victory over Desportivo Aves. On 15 May 2018, Acuña and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.{{cite news|date=15 May 2018|title=Jesus e jogadores agredidos na Academia|trans-title=Jesus and players attacked at Academy|url=https://www.abola.pt/Nnh/Noticias/Ver/730529|url-status=dead|language=pt|newspaper=A Bola|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517024802/https://www.abola.pt/Nnh/Noticias/Ver/730529|archive-date=17 May 2018|access-date=16 May 2018}}{{cite news|last=Kiley|first=Ben|date=15 May 2018|title=Sporting Lisbon players attacked at training ground after failing to secure Champions League spot|url=https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/sporting-lisbon-attack-160186|website=Sports Joe|access-date=16 May 2018}} Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44142885|title = Sporting Lisbon to play cup final|date = 16 May 2018}} eventually losing to C.D. Aves.
=Sevilla=
On 14 September 2020, Acuña joined Spanish club Sevilla on a four-year deal.{{cite news|date=14 September 2020|title=Marcos Acuña signs on a four-year deal
|url=https://www.sevillafc.es/en/actual/news/marcos-acuna-signs|website=sevillafc.es|access-date=14 September 2020}} On 7 November 2021, Acuña scored his first league goal of the 2021–22 season in the el gran derbi where Sevilla won 2–0 against Real Betis.{{Cite web|last=Nemer|first=Roy|title=Marcos Acuña scores for Sevilla in 2-0 win vs. Real Betis {{!}} Mundo Albiceleste|url=https://mundoalbiceleste.com/2021/11/07/marcos-acuna-scores-for-sevilla-in-2-0-win-vs-real-betis/|access-date=9 November 2021|language=en-US}}
On 13 February 2021, he extended his contract with Sevilla until 2025.
During Sevilla's match at Getafe on 30 March 2024, Acuña was the victim of racist chanting from behind the coaches' benches. As a result of this chanting, Getafe were ordered to close sections of their stadium for 3 matches.{{cite news |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael |title=El Comité de Disciplina ordena el cierre parcial del estadio del Getafe por los insultos racistas a Marcos Acuña |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/futbol/2024-04-03/competicion-ordena-el-cierre-parcial-del-estadio-del-getafe-por-los-insultos-racistas-a-marcos-acuna.html |access-date=4 April 2024 |publisher=El Pais}}
= River Plate =
On August 18, Sevilla and River Plate began to negotiate Acuña's transfer. The operation was closed for just over three million euros to acquire 100% of the player's economical rights, with contract running until December 2027. On August 20, Acuña was officially presented as a River reinforcement.
International career
On 15 November 2016, Acuña made his international debut with the Argentina national team in a 2018 World Cup qualifier match against Colombia.{{Cite web|last=AS|first=Diario|date=26 August 2021|title=Marcos Acuña (Marcos Javier Acuña)|url=https://en.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/marcos_acuna/29710/|access-date=25 August 2021|website=AS.com|language=en}} He was part of Argentina's squad that won the 2021 Copa América.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-12 |title=Estadísticas del Partido - CONMEBOL |url=https://www.conmebol.com/analisis-del-partido/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.conmebol.com |language=es-ES}}
Acuña represented Argentina in the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Daniel |title=Argentina World Cup squad: Mauro Icardi included in 35-man provisional roster |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/icardi-named-in-argentinas-35-man-world-cup-squad/1hwj01ivyaqjv14nch7p85jrt2 |website=goal.com |access-date=26 February 2021 |date=14 May 2018}} He won the latter edition of the tournament, playing all games except for the semifinal against Croatia in which he was suspended.{{Cite news |title=ARGENTINA (4) 3 - 3 (2) FRANCE |work=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285077/400128145}}{{Cite web |title=Montiel and Acuna suspended for Croatia |url=https://www.besoccer.com/new/montiel-and-acuna-suspended-for-croatia-1210948 |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=www.besoccer.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=ARGENTINA 2 - 1 AUSTRALIA |work=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285073/400128131}}{{Cite news |title=POLAND 0 - 2 ARGENTINA |work=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235464}}{{Cite news |title=ARGENTINA 2 - 0 MEXICO |work=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235462}}{{Cite news |title=ARGENTINA 1 - 2 SAUDI ARABIA |work=FIFA |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285063/400235461 |access-date=}}
In June 2024, Acuña was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.{{Cite news |date=15 June 2024 |title=Lionel Scaloni dio a conocer la lista de la Selección argentina para la Copa América 2024 |url=https://tn.com.ar/deportes/futbol/2024/06/15/lionel-scaloni-dio-a-conocer-la-lista-de-la-seleccion-argentina-para-la-copa-america-2024/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwqf20BhBwEiwAt7dtdeK13_I24H4iqEBua7UtmDLn6_x-FfDm-gzEseLS8vJCnOlmjC3PlBoCHEwQAvD_BwE |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=Todo Noticias}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 25 June 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marcos-acuna/185912/|title=M. Acuña|website=Soccerway|access-date=26 April 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Copa Argentina, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Ferro Carril Oeste
|rowspan="4"|Primera B |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12
|31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2012–13
|36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14
|39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 41 | 2 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!113 | 5 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 117 | 5 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Racing Club
|2014 |rowspan="4"|Argentine Primera División |16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 2015
|27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 9{{efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores|name=LIB}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2016
|10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 10{{efn|name=LIB}} | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17
|25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 3{{efn|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana|name=SUD}} | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 11 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 16 | 9 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 109 | 20 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Sporting CP
|rowspan="3"|Primeira Liga |31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13{{efn|Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 54 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19
|30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira}} | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!85 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 9 | |
| rowspan="5"|Sevilla
|rowspan="4"|La Liga |30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22
|31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8{{efn|Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 45 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24
|21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Super Cup}} | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!112 | 6 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="3"|River Plate
|2024 |rowspan="2"|Argentine Primera División |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 3{{efn|name=LIB}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2025
|15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4{{efn|name=LIB}} | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!414 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 545 | 41 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 September 2024}}{{NFT|65924|Marcos Acuña|access-date=21 June 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="9"|Argentina
|2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 61 | 0 |
|---|
Honours
Racing Club
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal: 2018–19{{cite news |last=Nogueira |first=Carlos |date=26 May 2019 |title=Leão rei dos penáltis leva para casa o segundo troféu da época |language=pt |trans-title=Penalty-king lion takes home second trophy of the season |newspaper=Diário de Notícias |location=Lisbon |url=https://www.dn.pt/desportos/interior/leao-rei-dos-penaltis-e-leva-para-casa-o-segundo-trofeu-da-epoca-10941375.html |access-date=16 January 2023}}
- Taça da Liga: 2017–18, 2018–19{{cite web|title=Penalties smile on Sporting again as Lions retain Taça da Liga crown|url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/1045-penalties-give-sporting-the-taca-da-liga|access-date=26 January 2019|publisher=PortuGOAL.net|date=26 January 2019}}
Sevilla
- UEFA Europa League: 2022–23{{Cite web |title=🚨 Sevilla defeat Roma on penalties to win seventh Europa League title |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/sevilla-defeat-roma-on-penalties-to-win-seventh-europa-league-title-37590727 |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=Peter |website=OneFootball |access-date=31 May 2023 |date=31 May 2023}}
Argentina
- FIFA World Cup: 2022{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Scott |date=18 December 2022 |title=Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2022/dec/18/argentina-france-world-cup-2022-final-live |access-date=18 December 2022 |work=The Guardian}}
- Copa América: 2021,{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2021/jul/10/argentina-v-brazil-copa-america-final-live |title=Argentina 1-0 Brazil: Copa América final – live! |work=The Guardian |last1=Graham |first1=Bryan Armen |date=11 July 2021 |access-date=11 July 2021 }} 2024{{cite news|url=https://copaamerica.com/en/news/argentina-champion-colombia-copa-america-lautaro-martinez|title=Argentina defeats Colombia to Become The Champion of CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™|website=Copa América|date=15 July 2024|access-date=15 July 2024}}
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61653337|title=Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}
Individual
- Argentine Primera División top assist provider: 2016–17
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2021–22{{cite web|url=https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-22/ultimate-team/tots/laliga-santander|title=LaLiga Santader Team of the Season|website=EA|date=19 May 2022|access-date=21 August 2022}}
- UEFA Europa League Team of the Season: 2022–23{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0282-182d1295f910-056c87a02b5e-1000--europa-league-all-star-xi/|title=2022/23 UEFA Europa League Team of the Season|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=4 June 2023 |access-date=4 June 2023}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.sevillafc.es/en/teams/first-team/acuna Profile] at the Sevilla FC website
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