Sebastián Acuña
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| Full name | Sebastián Acuña Murillo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Quesada, Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2020 | San Carlos | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | San Carlos | 96 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Costa Rica U23 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Costa Rica | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:01, 29 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 23 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Sebastián Acuña Murillo (born 25 June 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
[edit]Acuña began his career with San Carlos making his professional league debut on 10 June 2020 playing the full match in a 5–2 win over Municipal Grecia.[1] In December 2024, after nearly 11 appearances in all competitions for San Carlos, Acuña agreed to join Deportivo Saprissa on a four-year deal.[2]
International career
[edit]Acuña was part of the Costa Rica U23 that earned a silver medal in the football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Acuña made his senior international debut for Costa Rica on 8 September 2023, playing the first half of a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of matches played 23 January 2025[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Costa Rica | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipal Grecia vs. San Carlos 2 - 5". soccerway.com. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Sebastián Acuña es nuevo jugador del Deportivo Saprissa" (in Spanish). Deportivo Saprissa. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Costa Rica". national-football-teams.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Sebastián Acuña". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Sebastián Acuña at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Costa Rica men's youth international footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- A.D. San Carlos footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Costa Rica
- Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
- 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen