George Acosta

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George Acosta
Personal information
Full name George Anthony Acosta
Date of birth (2000-01-19) January 19, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2017–2018 Weston FC
2018–2019 Boca Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 North Carolina FC U23 3 (1)
2019 Austin Bold 5 (0)
2020–2022 Inter Miami 1 (0)
2021–2022 Inter Miami II 30 (5)
International career
2016–2017 United States U17 24 (5)
2017 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 19, 2022

George Anthony Acosta (born January 19, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder.

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Career

Club

A Miami native, Acosta played for the Weston Academy and for the North Carolina FC U23s right before heading to Argentina signing with Boca Juniors, following his performance at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [2] In the South American country, he played for the Boca Juniors U20 and reserve teams. [3] [4] On August 28, 2019, Acosta signed with Austin Bold FC of the USL Championship. [5] On September 1, 2019, he made his professional debut when he replaced Kris Tyrpak in the 82nd minute of the 3–0 win against Rio Grande Valley FC Toros. [6]

Acosta joined Major League Soccer expansion side Inter Miami CF ahead of their inaugural season in 2020. [7] Following the 2021 season, Acosta's contract option was declined by Miami. [8]

On January 13, 2022, Acosta re-signed with Inter Miami. [9] Acosta's contract option was declined by Miami following the 2022 season. [10]

International

Acosta represented the United States in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. At the tournament, he played two of the five matches the Americans played at the World Cup, and scored a goal in the match against Colombia. [11] [12]

Personal life

Born in the United States, Acosta is of Colombian descent through his father. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "George Acosta". Inter Miami CF. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ Nalton, James. "US Men's National Team Rising Star: George Acosta". International Champions Cup . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Rob, Usry (April 6, 2018). "Report: Boca Juniors sign U.S. U-17 World Cup midfielder". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Echeverri, Carlos; Gutiérrez, Linda. "From Weston to the U.S. National Team George Acosta talks through his goals". Soccer Plus. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bold FC Adds U.S. Youth International Acosta". USLChampionship.com. August 28, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Austin Bold 3 – 0 Rio Grande Valley". Soccerway. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Inter Miami sign US youth international midfielder George Acosta | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  8. ↑ "Inter Miami CF Announces 2021 Roster Decisions | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  9. ↑ "Inter Miami CF Signs Midfielder George Acosta and Defender Aimé Mabika | Inter Miami CF".
  10. ↑ "Inter Miami CF Announces 2022 Roster Decisions | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
  11. ↑ "United States 1 – 3 Colombia". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  12. ↑ "India 0 – 3 United States". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  13. ↑ "US Men's National Team Rising Star: George Acosta". www.internationalchampionscup.com.
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