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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Josué Acosta Ramos | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nashville SC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Real España | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Real España | 129 | (19) |
| 2017–2019 | Tenerife | 47 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Dallas | 60 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Colorado Rapids | 40 | (0) |
| 2022 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Portland Timbers | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Gaziantep | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Real España | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Nashville SC | 9 | (0) |
| 2025 | →Huntsville City FC (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Honduras U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Honduras U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2014– | Honduras | 70 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Bryan Josué Acosta Ramos (born 24 November 1993) is a Honduran professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forMajor League Soccer clubNashville SC and theHonduras national team.
Born inLa Ceiba,Honduras, Acosta started his professional career withReal C.D. España. He made his debut on 23 September 2013 in a 1–1 draw withC.D.S. Vida.[1] He scored his first goal on 16 April 2014 in a 2–1 loss toC.D. Victoria.[2]
On 12 July 2017, Acosta signed a four-year deal with Spanish sideCD Tenerife.[3][4] He made his debut on 18 August 2017 in theSegunda División againstReal Zaragoza in a 2–1 win.[5] He scored his first goal the following 30 November in a 2–1 loss toRCD Espanyol in the first leg of theround of 32 tie in theCopa del Rey.[6]
On 8 January 2019, Acosta signed forMajor League Soccer sideFC Dallas as aDesignated Player.[7][8] He made his debut on the following 2 March in a 1–1 draw withNew England Revolution and scored his first goal seven days later in the 2–0 win against theLA Galaxy.[9][10] Following the2021 season, Acosta's contract option was declined by Dallas.[11]
During the2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft, Acosta's rights were selected by theColorado Rapids.[12] He officially signed with the Rapids on 19 January 2022.[13]
On 1 August 2023, the Portland Timbers acquired Acosta from the Rapids for $350,000 in General Allocation Money.[14]
Acosta was chosen to representHonduras at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro.[15] Hecaptained his team throughout thetournament and played in all 6 matches, including thebronze medal match, in which Honduras 3–2 toNigeria.[16][17]
On 26 February 2014, Acosta was called up for afriendly againstVenezuela. He made his debut for thenational team the following 6 March after coming off the bench to replaceWalter Williams in a 2–1 win.[18][19]
He was born to Raymundo Acosta and Adilia Ramos.
Acosta had to receive permission fromReal España to get a few hours off to marry his fiancée Mavis Hernández on Friday 21 August 2015,[20]a day before the club had to play theClásico Sampedrano againstMarathón. The ceremony was led by former footballerCarlos Oliva, but was not attended by any of his teammates because of the forthcoming derby game.[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real España | 2013–14 | Liga Nacional | 30 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga Nacional | 38 | 4 | — | 4[a] | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16 | Liga Nacional | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Liga Nacional | 33 | 9 | — | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 129 | 19 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 133 | 19 | ||||
| Tenerife | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 6 | ||||
| FC Dallas | 2019 | MLS | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2020 | MLS | 11 | 0 | —[c] | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | MLS | 23 | 0 | —[d] | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 3 | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 2022 | MLS | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 276 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 290 | 28 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 2 | |
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2016 | FFB Field,Belmopan, Belize |  Belize | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 25 June 2019 | Banc of California Stadium,Los Angeles, United States |  El Salvador | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
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