Nelson Fernando Acevedo (born 11 July 1988) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Club

Acevedo began his professional career in the Argentine second division, the Primera B Nacional, with

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

. He made his first-team debut for the team towards the end of the

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season, with his first match coming against Platense. He played three games in total in 2008–09. In the following season he played 18 times in the league before making just one Primera B Nacional appearance in

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, against Almirante Brown in a game where he was sent off, and seven in 2011–12. He featured much more in his next two seasons (

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and 2013–14) as he participated in 72 league matches and scored four goals. 2013–14 proved to be Acevedo's final season with Defensa y Justicia but it ended on a high as the club finished second to gain promotion into the

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. As Defensa y Justicia moved up a division, Acevedo did too as he agreed to join Racing Club de Avellaneda in July 2014. His Racing debut actually came against his former club, Defensa y Justicia, on 9 August 2014 as his new side beat his old one 1–3. 13 appearances followed for him in 2014 before he played 10 times in

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. Ahead of the

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season, Acevedo was loaned to Unión Santa Fe. Just like his debut for Racing, his Unión debut came against former club Defensa y Justicia; this time the match ended 2–2. He scored his first goal for Unión on 7 May 2016 versus Argentinos Juniors. In July 2018, he signed a two-year permanent contract with Union. On 20 January 2020, Acevedo was loaned out to his former club

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

for one year. In the summer 2021, Acevedo signed a 1,5-year deal with Godoy Cruz.Nelson Acevedo, ilusionado tras su llegada a Godoy Cruz: "Es un lindo desafío para mi"
tycsports.com, 2 July 2021

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Racing Club de Avellaneda *

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References

External links

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Nelson Acevedo
at RacingClub.com.ar * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Acevedo, Nelson Living people Sportspeople from Resistencia, Chaco Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Defensa y Justicia footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Unión de Santa Fe footballers Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players 1988 births Footballers from Chaco Province