Walter Acuña

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Walter Acuña
Personal information
Full name Walter Rubén Acuña
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Deportivo Riestra
Youth career
Rosario Central
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Rosario Central 33 (8)
2015–2016Olimpo (loan) 26 (6)
2016Colón (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Juventud Unida 21 (2)
2018 Ħamrun Spartans 0 (0)
2018–2019 Villa Mitre 4 (0)
2019– Deportivo Riestra 55 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Walter Rubén Acuña (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Deportivo Riestra.[1]

Career[edit]

Acuña began his career with Primera B Nacional club Rosario Central, making two appearances during the club's promotion-winning season of 2012–13.[1] In just his second Argentine Primera División match, Acuña scored his first career goal in a defeat to Vélez Sarsfield. In total, he made twenty appearances in the Primera División and scored five times.[1] Midway through the 2015 campaign, Acuña was loaned out to Olimpo until the end of 2016.[2] He participated in twenty-six matches and scored six goals.[1] In July 2016, Acuña signed for Colón on loan.[3] However, after two games, he returned to Rosario Central and was released.[1][4]

In August 2017, Acuña joined Primera B Nacional side Juventud Unida.[1][5] He made his Juventud debut on 24 September versus Guillermo Brown.[1] Acuña sealed a transfer to Malta in August 2018 by signing for Ħamrun Spartans.[1][6] However, the forward departed soon after; though did appear and score in a friendly match against Żejtun Corinthians on 5 August.[7] Acuña subsequently returned to Argentina with Torneo Federal A's Villa Mitre, whom he would later go on to appear four times for.[1][8] On 12 June 2019, Deportivo Riestra of Primera B Nacional was announced as Acuña's seventh career club; effective for 3 July.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 12 June 2019.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rosario Central 2012–13 Primera B Nacional 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14 Primera División 20 5 0 0 0 0 20 5
2014 10 3 3 0 2[a] 0 0 0 15 3
2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 33 8 3 0 2 0 0 0 38 8
Olimpo (loan) 2015 Primera División 15 4 0 0 0 0 15 4
2016 11 2 0 0 0 0 11 2
Total 26 6 0 0 0 0 26 6
Colón (loan) 2016–17 Primera División 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Juventud Unida 2017–18 Primera B Nacional 21 2 0 0 0 0 21 2
Ħamrun Spartans 2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Villa Mitre 2018–19 Torneo Federal A 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 86 16 3 0 2 0 0 0 91 16
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours[edit]

Rosario Central[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Walter Acuña profile". Soccerway. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Walter Acuña y Elías Borrego firmaron con Olimpo". TyC Sports. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Puso el Cachete". Olé. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Walter Acuña negocia su salida de Central". Via Pais. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Walter "cachete" Acuña: El crack que ilusiona a todo Juventud Unida". El Dia Online. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Live: Football transfer news and rumours – August 5". Times of Malta. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Good Morning Spartans". Ħamrun Spartans. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Video: así juega Walter "Cachete" Acuña, el nuevo refuerzo de Villa Mitre". La Nueva. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Nuevo refuerzo". Deportivo Riestra. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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