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Uruguayan footballer (1996–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franco Acosta Machado (5 March 1996 – 6 March 2021) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Franco Acosta Machado | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Date of death | 6 March 2021 25) | (aged||
Place of death | Pando, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | Fénix | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Fénix | 20 | (3) |
2015–2020 | Villarreal B | 48 | (7) |
2018 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Plaza Colonia (loan) | 24 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Atenas | 7 | (0) |
Total | 103 | (13) | |
International career | |||
2013 | Uruguay U17 | 15 | (12) |
2015 | Uruguay U20 | 14 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Montevideo, Acosta joined Centro Atlético Fénix's youth setup in 2009, aged 13. On 23 November 2013, he made his first team debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 home loss against Liverpool F.C. for the Primera División championship.[1]
Acosta scored his first professional goal on 16 February 2014, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Racing Club de Montevideo.[2] On 1 July he agreed to a deal with S.C. Braga,[3] but returned to Fénix in September.[4]
Acosta was eventually included in the main squad and appeared in eight matches, scoring once. On 19 January 2015, he signed a 5+1⁄2-year contract with Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]
On 15 January 2018, Acosta joined Segunda División B team Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season.[6] Acosta was then loaned out to Plaza Colonia for the 2019 season.[7] He left Villarreal at the end of 2019 and remained without a club until 10 August 2020, when he signed with Atenas de San Carlos.
On 6 March 2021, a day after his 25th birthday, Acosta disappeared after trying with his brother to swim across the Arroyo Pando, located in the Department of Canelones, Uruguay. Two days later, on 8 March 2021, his body was found, and was declared dead at the scene.[8]
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