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Luciano Acosta

Experienced headFluminense · 32 yrs

Profile

Full nameLuciano Federico Acosta
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityArgentina
Age32
Date of birth31 May 1994
BirthplaceBuenos Aires
Height161 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubFluminense
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
16
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
1219
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fluminense.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Fluminense's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (yellow cards, inactive, injury). He still appeared 16 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccerat FC Dallas215117047.21
Serie A163212197.08
Copa Do Brasil2001776.77
CONMEBOL Sudamericana2011066.87

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

L. Acosta is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder at Fluminense, rated 29 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 293rd of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (46.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Acosta.

Judged on this season alone, Acosta graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 57 of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 16 appearances (0.369 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 65 → 22). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 45th of 57 of the 57 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 32 Acosta is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Acosta missed 4 games through injury (yellow cards, inactive, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 16 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending down
Current potential45th of 57 attacking midfielders · Serie ACurrent season27th of 57 attacking midfielders · Serie A27th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A293rd in the Serie A · potential45th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A
29
Ratingi
45th of 57 attacking midfielders
22.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.37
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Fluminense finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.19
Goals / app

3 goals in 16 appearances (0.19 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.37 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.55 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29, Acosta carries the 45th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A of 57. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.37 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target8
Shots17

Passing

Assists2

Possession

Successful dribbles21
Dribble success45.7%
Fouls won25

Defending

Tackles21
Fouls committed27

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.