Diego Emmanuel Acosta Curtido, known as Diego Acosta (born 12 November 2002) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Sportivo Luqueño.

Diego Acosta
Personal information
Full name Diego Emmanuel Acosta Curtido
Date of birth (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Paraguay
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Sportivo Luqueño
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2021 Libertad
2021–2022 Atlético Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny 10 (0)
2022–2023 Orenburg 2 (0)
2023– Sportivo Luqueño 9 (1)
International career
2019 Paraguay U17 8 (0)
2019 Paraguay U18 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2019

Club career

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After making his senior professional debut earlier in 2022 in the Russian second tier with FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, on 10 July 2022 Acosta signed with Russian Premier League club FC Orenburg.[1] He made his RPL debut for Orenburg on 28 August 2022 in a game against FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[2]

International career

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Acosta represented Paraguay at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 27 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KAMAZ 2021–22 Russian First League 10 0 1 0 11 0
Orenburg 2022–23 RPL 2 0 4 0 6 0
Career total 12 0 5 0 0 0 17 0

References

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  1. ^ "Диего Акоста перешёл в ФК "Оренбург"" (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Lokomotiv v Orenburg game report". Russian Premier League. 28 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Netherlands U17 v Paraguay U17 game report". Soccerway. 10 November 2019.
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