Jhonny Acosta
Costa Rican football player (born 1983)
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Jhonny Acosta Zamora (born 21 July 1983) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender.[2][3]
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Acosta being presented as a Saprissa player in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Centre-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Santa Ana | 22 | (2) |
| 2025 | Pitbulls | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2018 | Costa Rica | 71 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2018 | |||
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$140,000).[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]
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |  United States | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 26 March 2016 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |  Jamaica | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
