Walter Acuña
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Rubén Acuña | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estudiantes RC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosario Central | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Rosario Central | 33 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | → Olimpo (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2016 | → Colón (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Juventud Unida | 21 | (2) |
| 2018 | Ħamrun Spartans | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Villa Mitre | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Deportivo Riestra | 100 | (21) |
| 2023 | → Almirante Brown (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2024– | Estudiantes RC | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:34, 11 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Walter Rubén Acuña (born 4 March 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Estudiantes RC.[1]
Career
Acuña began his career with Primera B Nacional club Rosario Central, making two appearances during the club's promotion-winning season of 2012–13.[1] In just his second Argentine Primera División match, Acuña scored his first career goal in a defeat to Vélez Sarsfield. In total, he made twenty appearances in the Primera División and scored five times.[1] Midway through the 2015 campaign, Acuña was loaned out to Olimpo until the end of 2016.[2] He participated in twenty-six matches and scored six goals.[1] In July 2016, Acuña signed for Colón on loan.[3] However, after two games, he returned to Rosario Central and was released.[1][4]
In August 2017, Acuña joined Primera B Nacional side Juventud Unida.[1][5] He made his Juventud debut on 24 September versus Guillermo Brown.[1] Acuña sealed a transfer to Malta in August 2018 by signing for Ħamrun Spartans.[1][6] However, the forward departed soon after; though did appear and score in a friendly match against Żejtun Corinthians on 5 August.[7] Acuña subsequently returned to Argentina with Torneo Federal A's Villa Mitre, whom he would later go on to appear four times for.[1][8] On 12 June 2019, Deportivo Riestra of Primera B Nacional was announced as Acuña's seventh career club; effective for 3 July.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 12 June 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Primera División | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2014 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |||
| Olimpo (loan) | 2015 | Primera División | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||||
| Colón (loan) | 2016–17 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Juventud Unida | 2017–18 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Ħamrun Spartans | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Villa Mitre | 2018–19 | Torneo Federal A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 16 | |||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Rosario Central[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Walter Acuña profile". Soccerway. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Walter Acuña y Elías Borrego firmaron con Olimpo". TyC Sports. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Puso el Cachete". Olé. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Walter Acuña negocia su salida de Central". Via Pais. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "Walter "cachete" Acuña: El crack que ilusiona a todo Juventud Unida". El Dia Online. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Live: Football transfer news and rumours – August 5". Times of Malta. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Good Morning Spartans". Ħamrun Spartans. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Video: así juega Walter "Cachete" Acuña, el nuevo refuerzo de Villa Mitre". La Nueva. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Nuevo refuerzo". Deportivo Riestra. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.