Nicolás Acosta

Nicolás Acosta
Personal information
Full nameNicolás Santiago Acosta
Born (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996
Rosario, Argentina
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfield
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
– Jockey Club - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016 Argentina U–21 12 (8)
2018– Argentina 30 (6)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Argentina
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2018 CochabambaTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónTeam
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 TorontoTeam

Nicolás Santiago Acosta is an Argentine field hockey player.[1][2]

Early life

Nicolás Acosta was born on 7 July 1996, in Rosario, Santa Fe.[3][4]

Career

Under–21

Acosta made his international debut at under-21 level, making his first appearance in 2016. He was a member of the gold medal-winning squad at the Pan American Junior Championship in Toronto.[5][6] Later in the year he represented the team again at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow.[7]

Los Leones

Acosta received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2018.[1] He was a member of the squad that won gold at the South American Games in Cochabamba.[7][8][9]

Since his debut, Acosta has regularly been included in international squads, appearing in three seasons of the FIH Pro League.[7] In 2022 he won his second medal at a major tournament, taking home gold at his second South American Games from the tournament in Asunción.[10]

International goals


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
12 June 2018Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia Bolivia3–012–02018 South American Games[11]
219 March 2022Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India India1–12–22021–22 FIH Pro League[12]
33 October 2022Parque Olímpico, Asunción, Paraguay Uruguay5–017–02022 South American Games[13]
45 October 2022 Peru7–017–0[14]
59 October 2022 Brazil3–012–0[15]
67–0

References

  1. 1 2 "Nicolás Acosta". cahockey.org.ar (in Spanish). Confederación Argentina de Hockey. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Nicolás Acosta – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Team Details – Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "ACOSTA, NICOLÁS – HOCKEY SOBRE CÉSPED". coarg.org.ar (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Argentino. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Argentina Take Home Gold at the Pan American Juniors". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Guyana crushed 12-0 by Argentina in Junior Pan Am hockey championship". newsroom.gy. News Room Guyana. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "ACOSTA Nicolás". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Argentina champion of the South American Games". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nico Acosta a Los Leones". jockeyclubderosario.com.ar (in Spanish). Jockey Club de Rosario. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "2022 ODESUR Games - Day 9 (Final day men)". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 11 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Argentina 12–0 Bolivia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "India 2–0 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Argentina 17–0 Uruguay". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Peru 0–17 Argentina". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Argentina 12–0 Brazil". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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