Sebastián Acuña
Costa Rican footballer (born 2002)
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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.
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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 | 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 | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 as of 11:05, 5 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:50, 23 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
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
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]
In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[4]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 23 January 2025[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Costa Rica | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |