Franco Acosta|
| Full name |
Franco Acosta Machado |
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| Date of birth |
(1996-03-05)5 March 1996 |
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| Place of birth |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| Date of death |
6 March 2021(2021-03-06) (aged 25) |
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| Place of death |
Pando, Uruguay |
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| Height |
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Position(s) |
Forward |
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|
| 2009–2013 |
Fénix |
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|
| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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| 2013–2015 |
Fénix |
20 |
(3) |
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| 2015–2020 |
Villarreal B |
48 |
(7) |
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| 2018 |
→ Racing Santander (loan) |
4 |
(0) |
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| 2019–2020 |
→ Plaza Colonia (loan) |
24 |
(3) |
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| 2020–2021 |
Atenas |
7 |
(0) |
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| Total |
|
103 |
(13) |
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|
| 2013 |
Uruguay U17 |
15 |
(12) |
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| 2015 |
Uruguay U20 |
14 |
(6) |
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|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Franco Acosta Machado (5 March 1996 – 6 March 2021) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a striker.
Acosta joined Centro Atlético Fénix's youth setup in 2009, aged 13. On 23 November 2013, he made his first team debut.
On 19 January 2015, he signed a 5 1⁄2-year contract with Villarreal CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]
On 15 January 2018, Acosta joined Segunda Division B team Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season.[2] Acosta was then loaned out to Plaza Colonia for the 2019 season.[3]
On 6 March 2021, a day after his 25th birthday, Acosta disappeared after swimming across the Arroyo Pando, in the Department of Canelones, Uruguay. Two days later, on 8 March 2021, his body was found. He was declared dead at the scene.[4]
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