Gael Acosta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Gael Acosta Zavala | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Monterrey | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Monterrey | 24 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Atlante (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | → Correcaminos UAT (loan) | 58 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | → Alebrijes (loan) | 46 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Querétaro | 19 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Venados | 21 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Morelia | 77 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Celaya | 43 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Kalamata | 28 | (7) |
| 2024 | AEL | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | Panachaiki | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Carlos Gael Acosta Zavala (born 26 March 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Panachaiki.
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.[1] He scored his first professional goal on 21 August 2013, during a Copa MX match against Altamira with a 68' left-footed strike.[2]
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.[3][4]
After a 10-year career in Mexico, Acosta signed with Greek side Kalamata in 2023.[5]
In July 2024, Acosta joined AEL.[6]
Honours
[edit]Monterrey
Alebrijes de Oaxaca
Morelia
References
[edit]- ^ "Imparable La Máquina: golea al Monterrey 5-1 en el Tecnológico". SDPnoticias.com (in Spanish). 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Martínez, Alejandro (21 August 2013). "Juveniles Rayados sacan a flote Copa MX". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Méndez, Jessika (26 December 2013). "Madrigal y Acosta van a préstamo con Atlante". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ López, Tomás (1 June 2014). "Tuve una gran experiencia en Atlante: Gael Acosta". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Gael Acosta pasa del Celaya de Liga Expansión al futbol griego". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "O Γκαέλ Ακόστα στην ΑΕΛ (Greek)". www.aelfc.gr. 19 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gael Acosta at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Gael Acosta at Soccerway
- Gael Acosta at CF Monterrey profile
  | This biographical article related to association football in Mexico, about a midfielder born in the 1990s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's association football wingers
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- C.F. Monterrey players
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Alebrijes de Oaxaca players
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Venados F.C. players
- Atlético Morelia players
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players
- Panachaiki F.C. players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Liga MX players
- Ascenso MX players
- Liga de Expansión MX players
- Liga Premier de México players
- Tercera División de México players
- Footballers from Sinaloa
- Sportspeople from Los Mochis
- Mexican men's footballers
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen
- Mexican football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs