Nicolás Santiago Acosta is an Argentine field hockey player.
Early life Nicolás Acosta was born on 7 July 1996, in Rosario, Santa Fe.
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. Later in the year he represented the team again at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow.
Los Leones Acosta received his first call-up to the Los Leones squad in 2018. He was a member of the squad that won gold at the South American Games in Cochabamba.
Since his debut, Acosta has regularly been included in international squads, appearing in three seasons of the FIH Pro League. 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.
International goals GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 2 June 2018 Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia 3–0 12–0 2018 South American Games 2 19 March 2022 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India 1–1 2–2 2021–22 FIH Pro League 3 3 October 2022 Parque Olímpico, Asunción, Paraguay 5–0 17–0 2022 South American Games 4 5 October 2022 7–0 17–0 5 9 October 2022 3–0 12–0 6 7–0
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