Miguel Acosta (footballer, born 1998)

Miguel Acosta Mateos (born 16 March 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Acosta and the second or maternal family name is Mateos.
Miguel Acosta
Personal information
Full name Miguel Acosta Mateos
Date of birth (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2017 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Atlético Madrid B 8 (0)
2017–2020 Getafe B 88 (2)
2020–2021 Atlético Baleares 13 (0)
2021– Atlético Ottawa 78 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023

Early life

Born in Madrid, Spain, Acosta joined the Atlético Madrid academy in 2010, where he remained until 2017.[1][2]

Club career

On 29 January 2017, he made his senior debut with Atlético Madrid B in the Tercera División against Unión Adarve.[3]

In July 2017, Acosta signed with fellow Tercera División side Getafe B.[4]

In August 2020, Acosta signed with Atlético Baleares in the Segunda División B.[5][6] After one season, he departed the club.[7][8]

In May 2021, Acosta signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa.[9][10] He led the league in minutes played in 2021, with 2,430, playing the full 90 in every match, except for one match in which he was suspended due to yellow card accumulation.[11] In January 2022, he extended his contract with the club through 2023, with a contract option for 2024.[12] In July 2022, he was named CPL Payer of the Week for Week 13.[13]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa

Career statistics
As of 7 October 2023[3][14]
Club statistics
Club Season League Playoffs[lower-alpha 1] National Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2016–17 Tercera División 8000—80
Getafe B 2017–18 Tercera División 38200—382
2018–19 33010—340
2019–20 Segunda División B 170——170
Total 8821000892
Atlético Baleares 2020–21 Segunda División B 130—00130
Atlético Ottawa 2021 Canadian Premier League 272—10282
2022 2613010301
2023 251—20271
Total 7843040853
Career total 187640401956
  1. Includes appearances in the Tercera División promotion playoffs and Canadian Premier League play-offs.

References
  1. "Atlético Ottawa Signs Spanish Right Back Miguel Acosta". Atlético Ottawa. 20 May 2021.
  2. "Spanish fullback Miguel Acosta joins Atletico Ottawa". Ottawa Sun. 20 May 2021.
  3. "Miguel Acosta profile". La Preferente.
  4. "Miguel Acosta formará parte en la temporada 2017/18 del Getafe C.F. "B"" [Miguel Acosta will be part of Getafe CF "B" in the 2017/18 season]. Futmadrid (in Spanish). 3 July 2017.
  5. Fernández, Fernando (23 August 2020). "El Atlético Baleares incorpora al lateral derecho Miguel Acosta" [Atlético Baleares incorporates the right-back Miguel Acosta]. Última Hora (in Spanish).
  6. Bonet, Pedro (4 September 2020). "El At.Balears presenta a sus dos últimos fichajes, Barrera y Acostas" [At.Balears presents its last two signings, Barrera and Acostas]. El Mundo (in Spanish).
  7. "Miguel Acosta y Liam Ayad no seguirán en el Atlético Baleares" [Miguel Acosta and Liam Ayad will not continue at Atlético Baleares]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 14 May 2021.
  8. "El lateral Miguel Acosta emprende una nueva etapa en el fútbol de Canadá" [The winger Miguel Acosta begins a new stage in Canadian soccer]. Gols Media (in Spanish).
  9. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (20 May 2021). "Atlético Ottawa signs Spanish fullback Miguel Acosta". Canadian Premier League.
  10. Jacques, John (20 May 2021). "Atletico Ottawa Adds Spanish Full-Back Miguel Acosta". Northern Tribune.
  11. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (9 December 2021). "CPL50 – 44. Miguel Acosta (Atlético Ottawa)". Canadian Premier League.
  12. "Miguel Acosta Extended!". Atlético Ottawa. 13 January 2022.
  13. "Atlético Ottawa's Miguel Acosta named CPL Player of the Week for Week 13". Canadian Premier League. 6 July 2022.
  14. Miguel Acosta at Soccerway
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