Lautaro Acosta

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Personal information
Lautaro Acosta
Full name	Lautaro Germán Acosta
Date of birth	March 14, 1988 (1988-03-14) (age 20)
Place of birth	Glew, Argentina
Playing position	midfielder/striker
Club information
Current club	Sevilla
Number	TBD
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-2008 2008-	Lanús Sevilla	49 (5) 0 (0)
National team²
2007	Argentina U-20	12 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 14 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Lautaro Acosta (born March 14, 1988, in Glew, Almirante Brown Partido) is an Argentine football midfielder/striker. He currently plays for Club Atlético Lanús of the Primera Division Argentina.

Acosta came through the youth system at Lanús to make his professional debut in 2006. He is quickly becoming an important part of the first team due to the fact that Lanús are a club that often sell their best players.

In 2007 Acosta was picked to join the Argentina Under-20 squad to compete in the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. He headed the only goal in the last game against Uruguay to secure Argentina's qualification for both 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2008 Olympic Games.

Later in 2007 he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2007 U-20 World Cup title in Canada.

Acosta was part of the Lanús squad that won the Apertura 2007 tournament, the clubs first ever top flight league title.

On May 29 2008, Acosta signed for Spanish team Sevilla FC on a five-year contract for a reported fee of 7 million Euros subject to a medical.^[1]

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
2007	Argentina U-20	FIFA U-20 World Cup
Apertura 2007	Lanús	Primera División Argentina

[edit] References

^ Football 365

[edit] External links

Player profile on the Lanús website (Spanish)

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