# Mateo Acosta

Mateo Agustín Acosta (born 22 September 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for San Martín de Tucumán.

## Career

Acosta's career got underway with a 2013–14 spell with Tiro Federal in Torneo Argentino B, where the forward netted thirteen goals in twenty-four matches. Libertad of Torneo Federal A signed him in June 2014, prior to Acosta completing a move to professional football with Juventud Unida on 3 January 2015. His first appearance came against Douglas Haig, with his second match ending with an eighty-ninth minute red card versus Estudiantes. Acosta switched to Guillermo Brown for the 2016 Primera B Nacional, a competition in which he scored in fixtures with Boca Unidos, Los Andes and Gimnasia y Esgrima (J) as they finished in eighth place.
On 7 July 2016, Acosta was signed by Colombia's Alianza Petrolera. He made ten appearances for the Categoría Primera A club, five of which were starts with his final game being an away victory versus Rionegro Águilas on 29 October. In the succeeding February, having terminated his contract in December 2016, Acosta returned to Argentina with Almagro in Primera B Nacional. One goal in thirteen fixtures followed. Guillermo Brown resigned Acosta in August 2017. He bettered his previous season with the club, netting five times across twenty-four matches in 2017–18. July 2018 saw Acosta join Gimnasia y Esgrima on loan.
January 2020 saw Acosta join Deportivo Madryn in Torneo Federal A. His first goal arrived in a win over Deportivo Maipú on 9 February, having made his debut against Atlético Camioneros weeks prior. A move back to the second tier was completed in August as he agreed terms with Brown.
In the second half of 2023, Acosta joined San Martín de Tucumán from Chilean club Huachipato.

## Personal life

His father was Gustavo Jorge Acosta, "Cepillo", a professional futbol player identified with Ferro Carril Oeste, but also played in Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Colombia.

## Career statistics

    As of 12 October 2020.
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Tiro Federal | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino B | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| Libertad | 2014 | Torneo Federal A | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Juventud Unida | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Guillermo Brown | 2016 | Primera B Nacional | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Alianza Petrolera | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Almagro | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Guillermo Brown | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Guillermo Brown | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillermo Brown | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Guillermo Brown | Total | Total | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) | 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Deportivo Madryn | 2019–20 | Torneo Federal A | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Brown | 2020–21 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 151 | 30 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 158 | 30 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in the Torneo Federal A play-offs