- Lautaro Acosta
Football player infobox
playername = Lautaro Acosta
fullname = Lautaro Germán Acosta
height = height|m=1.68
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|3|14
cityofbirth = Glew
countryofbirth =Argentina
currentclub =Sevilla FC
clubnumber = 21
position = midfielder/striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2006-2008
2008-
clubs = LanúsSevilla FC
caps(goals) = 49 (5)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 2007- 2008-
nationalteam = Argentina U-20Argentina U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 12 (1) 4 (3)
ntupdate = 14 April 2008
pcupdate = 14 April 2008Lautaro Acosta (born
March 14 1988 , in Glew,Almirante Brown Partido ) is an Argentine football midfielder/striker. He currently plays forSevilla FC ofLa Liga . He is an incredibly quick and incisive player who cuts in from the flanks but can also play as a central striker.Club career
Lanús
Acosta came through the youth system at Lanús to make his professional debut in 2006. He quickly became an important part of the first team due to the fact that Lanús are a club that often sell their best players.
Acosta was part of the Lanús squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, the clubs first ever top flight league title.
evilla FC
On May 29 2008, Acosta signed for Spanish team Sevilla FC on a five-year contract for a reported fee of 7 million Euros subject to a medical. [ [http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,14018_3624017,00.html Football 365] ]
International
In 2007 Acosta was picked to join the Argentina Under-20 squad to compete in the
2007 South American Youth Championship inParaguay . He headed the only goal in the last game against Uruguay to secure Argentina's qualification for both2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympic Games.Later in 2007 he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2007 U-20 World Cup title in Canada. He also scored a goal for his country in the first group league game against Côte d'Ivoire in a 2–1 win in the Beijing Olympics.
Titles
References
External links
* [http://www.clublanus.com/interior.php?pag=futbol_ficha_jugador.php&id=51 Player profile on the Lanús website] es icon
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