Briam Acosta
Uruguayan footballer (born 1997)
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Briam Eduardo Acosta Arellano (born 7 September 1997) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean club Deportes Copiapó.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Briam Eduardo Acosta Arellano | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Copiapó | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Lorenzo 33 | |||
| 2015–2017 | Juventud Las Piedras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Juventud Las Piedras | 38 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Danubio | 40 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Atenas (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Atenas | 31 | (2) |
| 2023 | Rampla Juniors | 31 | (2) |
| 2024 | Cerro Largo | 19 | (0) |
| 2024 | Deportivo Maldonado | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Deportes Copiapó | 8 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2025 | |||
Club career
As a youth player, Acosta was with San Lorenzo de Treinta y Tres and Juventud de Las Piedras.[2][3] He made his senior debut with Juventud in the 0–3 loss against Nacional on 19 August 2017.[4]
In 2019, Acosta signed with Danubio in the Uruguayan Primera División[5][6] and was loaned out to Atenas de San Carlos in the second half of 2020.[7] Out of Danubio, he rejoined Atenas in 2021[8] and switched to Rampla Juniors in 2023.[9] During 2024, he played for Cerro Largo and Deportivo Maldonado.[10]
In 2025, Acosta moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Copiapó alongside his compatriot Jairo Coronel.[11][12][13]