Sebastián Acuña
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| Full name | Sebastián Acuña Murillo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Quesada, Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Deportivo Saprissa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2020 | San Carlos | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | San Carlos | 96 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Deportivo Saprissa | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Costa Rica U23 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Costa Rica | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:38, 21 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 23 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Sebastián Acuña Murillo (born 25 June 2002) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga FPD club Deportivo Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
Acuña began his career with San Carlos making his professional league debut on 10 June 2020 playing the full match in a 5–2 win over Municipal Grecia.[1] In December 2024, after nearly 11 appearances in all competitions for San Carlos, Acuña agreed to join Deportivo Saprissa on a four-year deal.[2]
International career
Acuña was part of the Costa Rica U23 that earned a silver medal in the football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. Acuña made his senior international debut for Costa Rica on 8 September 2023, playing the first half of a friendly against Saudi Arabia.[3]
In June 2023, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[4]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 23 January 2025[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Costa Rica | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Municipal Grecia vs. San Carlos 2 - 5". soccerway.com. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Sebastián Acuña es nuevo jugador del Deportivo Saprissa" (in Spanish). Deportivo Saprissa. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Costa Rica". national-football-teams.com. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Sebastián Acuña". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 January 2025.