Gael Acosta

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Gael Acosta
Personal information
Full name Carlos Gael Acosta Zavala[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kalamata
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2013 Monterrey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Monterrey 10 (0)
2013–2014Atlante (loan) 15 (0)
2015–2017UAT (loan) 53 (7)
2017–2018Oaxaca (loan) 39 (5)
2018–2019 Querétaro 15 (1)
2019–2020 Venados 15 (1)
2020–2022 Atlético Morelia 77 (11)
2022–2023 Celaya 43 (7)
2023– Kalamata 12 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:58, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Carlos Gael Acosta Zavala (born 26 March 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Kalamata.

Career[edit]

Acosta was discovered by C.F. Monterrey while playing in a national U16 tournament in 2008. He played for their developmental team, Rayados de Monterrey, and made his first team debut on 4 May 2013, coming on as a 72' substitute for Omar Arellano in a 5–1 loss against Cruz Azul.[2] He scored his first professional goal on August 21, 2013, during a Copa MX match against Altamira with a 68' left-footed strike.[3]

He was loaned out to Atlante in December 2013, along with Luis Madrigal, and spent six months with the Cancún team before returning in June.[4][5]

Honours[edit]

Monterrey

Morelia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. December 11, 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Imparable La Máquina: golea al Monterrey 5-1 en el Tecnológico". SDPnoticias.com (in Spanish). May 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Martínez, Alejandro (August 21, 2013). "Juveniles Rayados sacan a flote Copa MX". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  4. ^ Méndez, Jessika (December 26, 2013). "Madrigal y Acosta van a préstamo con Atlante". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  5. ^ López, Tomás (June 1, 2014). "Tuve una gran experiencia en Atlante: Gael Acosta". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2015.

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