Jhonny Acosta

Jhonny Acosta
	Acosta being presented as a Saprissa player in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Jhonny Acosta Zamora
Date of birth	21 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Santa Ana
Number	3
Youth career
	Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2010	Santos de Guápiles
2010–2016	Alajuelense
2013	→ Dorados (loan)
2016–2018	Herediano
2018	Rionegro Águilas
2018–2019	East Bengal
2019–2020	UCR
2020	East Bengal
2020	Deportivo Saprissa
2021	Pérez Zeledón
2023-	Santa Ana
International career‡
2011–2020	Costa Rica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 June 2018

Jhonny Acosta Zamora (born 21 July 1983) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Santa Ana.^[2]^[3]

Club career

Acosta made his professional debut for Santos de Guápiles in the 2004/05 season and left them in 2010 for Alajuelense with whom he won three league titles. In January 2013, he moved abroad to have a six-month loan spell at Mexican second division side Dorados.^[4]

On 8 September 2016, Acosta joined Herediano.^[5] On 29 November 2017, he renewed his contract for another year.^[6] On 10 January, he switched to Colombian club Rionegro Águilas.^[7]

East Bengal

On 11 July 2018, Acosta joined Indian club East Bengal Club for a fee of ₹1.36 crore (US$160,000).^[8]^[9] He was issued the number 2 jersey.^[10] On 2 September, he made his debut for the club and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Mohun Bagan in the Kolkata derby at the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta Football League.^[11] On 16 April 2019, he left the club.^[12]

On 26 June 2019, Acosta signed with Costa Rican club UCR.^[13] On 6 March 2020, he returned to East Bengal until the end of the season as a replacement for Liberian Ansumana Kromah.^[14]

International career

A relatively late newcomer to the national team set-up, Acosta made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 2011 friendly match against Argentina, aged 27. He has represented his country in seven FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[15] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup^[16] and the 2011 Copa América.^[17] On 6 September 2013, he scored his first goal for Los Ticos in a 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying victory against the United States in San José.

In June 2014, Acosta was included in Costa Rica's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup^[18] and made his debut in the competition during the round of 16 match against Greece as a substitute after the sending off of teammate Óscar Duarte.^[19] He was in the starting line-up for the quarter-final against the Netherlands, where he helped the team to a clean sheet in a 3–4 penalty shoot-out loss.^[20]

In May 2018, Acosta was named in Costa Rica’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[21] He played the whole of the team's group stage matches against Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland.^[22]

Career statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 June 2018.^[23]

Costa Rica
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	12	0
2012	4	0
2013	7	1
2014	9	0
2015	6	0
2016	11	1
2017	15	0
2018	7	0
Total	71	2

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2013	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica	United States	1–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	26 March 2016	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	1–1	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

^ ^a ^b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "Profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
^ Johnny Acosta se convierte en nuevo jugador de Herediano Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine‚ everardoherrera.com, 28 August 2016
^ "Johnny Acosta jugará con Dorados de Sinaloa" (in Spanish). Nación. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ "Johnny Acosta llega al Herediano para ser campeon" [Johnny Acosta arrives at Herediano to be champion] (in Spanish). Amprensa. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ "Johnny Acosta renovó un año con el Herediano" [Johnny Acosta renewed a year with the Herediano] (in Spanish). Monumental. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ "Johnny Acosta deja Herediano para jugar en Colombia" [Johnny Acosta leaves Herediano to play in Colombia] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ "রাশিয়ায় নেমারকে সামলানো ফুটবলার এবার ইস্টবেঙ্গলে! লাল-হলুদে বিশ্বকাপার" [Footballer who played against Neymar in Russia is now in East Bengal! A world cupper at Red and Gold] (in Bengali). এবেলা. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ "Johnny Acosta se fue al exótico torneo de India" [Johnny Acosta went to the exotic tournament in India] (in Spanish). Bolavip. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ "Johnny Acosta - I came to India because East Bengal are a big club". Goal. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ "Johnny Acosta makes promising debut for East Bengal in nail-biting Kolkata derby". Goal. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
^ "Johnny Acosta parts ways with East Bengal". Goal.com. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ "Johnny Acosta vuelve al país parar reforzar a la UCR" [Johnny Acosta returns to the country to reinforce the UCR]. Yashin Quesada (in Spanish). No. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ "ক্রোমার বিদায়, সই জনির" [Kromah leaves, Acosta joins]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
^ Jhonny Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ Copa América 2011 Archived 5 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
^ "World Cup 2014: Costa Rica name final squad for Brazil". BBC. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
^ "Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica". BBC News. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ "Came to India because East Bengal is a big club: Costa Rican defender Johnny Acosta". The Indian Express. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^ "Acosta, Jhonny". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

External links

Jhonny Acosta at National-Football-Teams.com
Jhonny Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)
Profile - LD Alajuelense
Jhonny Acosta at Soccerway

[FIFA-1] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[2] "Profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2011.

[3] Johnny Acosta se convierte en nuevo jugador de Herediano Archived 21 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine‚ everardoherrera.com, 28 August 2016

[4] "Johnny Acosta jugará con Dorados de Sinaloa" (in Spanish). Nación. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[5] "Johnny Acosta llega al Herediano para ser campeon" [Johnny Acosta arrives at Herediano to be champion] (in Spanish). Amprensa. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[6] "Johnny Acosta renovó un año con el Herediano" [Johnny Acosta renewed a year with the Herediano] (in Spanish). Monumental. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[7] "Johnny Acosta deja Herediano para jugar en Colombia" [Johnny Acosta leaves Herediano to play in Colombia] (in Spanish). La Nacion. 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[8] "রাশিয়ায় নেমারকে সামলানো ফুটবলার এবার ইস্টবেঙ্গলে! লাল-হলুদে বিশ্বকাপার" [Footballer who played against Neymar in Russia is now in East Bengal! A world cupper at Red and Gold] (in Bengali). এবেলা. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[9] "Johnny Acosta se fue al exótico torneo de India" [Johnny Acosta went to the exotic tournament in India] (in Spanish). Bolavip. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[10] "Johnny Acosta - I came to India because East Bengal are a big club". Goal. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[11] "Johnny Acosta makes promising debut for East Bengal in nail-biting Kolkata derby". Goal. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

[12] "Johnny Acosta parts ways with East Bengal". Goal.com. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[13] "Johnny Acosta vuelve al país parar reforzar a la UCR" [Johnny Acosta returns to the country to reinforce the UCR]. Yashin Quesada (in Spanish). No. 26 June 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[14] "ক্রোমার বিদায়, সই জনির" [Kromah leaves, Acosta joins]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.

[15] Jhonny Acosta – FIFA competition record (archived)

[16] CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[17] Copa América 2011 Archived 5 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

[18] "World Cup 2014: Costa Rica name final squad for Brazil". BBC. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[19] "Costa Rica 1-1 Greece". BBC. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

[20] "Netherlands 0-0 Costa Rica". BBC News. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[21] "Costa Rica national team World Cup squad: Oscar Ramirez names 23-man roster featuring Keylor Navas, six MLS players | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[22] "Came to India because East Bengal is a big club: Costa Rican defender Johnny Acosta". The Indian Express. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[23] "Acosta, Jhonny". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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