Mathías Acuña
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathías Alexander Acuña Maciel | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 4 January 2025 (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Ambato, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sur 2000 | |||
| Liverpool Montevideo | |||
| Danubio | |||
| Boston River | |||
| –2012 | El Tanque Sisley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | El Tanque Sisley | 52 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | → Central Español (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Fénix | 79 | (17) |
| 2019 | Liverpool Montevideo | 18 | (3) |
| 2020 | Montevideo Wanderers | 21 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | AEL | 34 | (9) |
| 2022 | Atenas | 16 | (4) |
| 2022 | Rentistas | 15 | (4) |
| 2023 | Boston River | 13 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Lamia | 15 | (3) |
| 2024 | Fénix | 16 | (4) |
| 2024 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | (8) |
| Total | 309 | (66) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mathías Alexander Acuña Maciel (28 November 1992 – 4 January 2025) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Before becoming a footballer, Acuña worked as a delivery man and musician.[1][2] He played for Greek Super League club Lamia in the 2023–24 season.[3]
Death
Acuña's brother Héctor also played football professionally.[4]
Acuña died on 4 January 2025, at the age of 32.[5] The cause of death was suicide.[5] At the time of his death, he was being investigated for domestic abuse.[5]
References
- ^ Acuña, el delantero de Fénix que se anotará hoy para terminar el liceo elobservador.com.uy (Archived)
- ^ PING PONG con Mathias Acuña: De delivery a ser el goleador de Fénix icndiario.com
- ^ "Ανακοίνωση ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ για Ματίας Ακούνια". Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Parra, Abigail (5 January 2025). "Mathías Acuña, el jugador uruguayo que fue encontrado muerto en un hotel" [Mathías Acuña, the Uruguayan player who was found dead in a hotel]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "Luto en el fútbol por el fallecimiento de Mathías Acuña: el jugador se quitó la vida tras regresar a Ecuador". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
External links
- Mathías Acuña at Soccerway
- Mathías Acuña at WorldFootball.net