Waldemar Jesus Acosta Ferreira (born August 25, 1986, in

Juan Lacaze Juan Lacaze, or Juan L. Lacaze, is a city located in southwestern Uruguay, within the Colonia Department. Geography The city is located on Route 54 in southern Colonia, (by road) east of the city of Colonia del Sacramento, and west of Montevid ...

) is a

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an professional

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who plays as a forward for C.D. Águila.

Club career

Acosta has had a journeyman's career with several spells outside

, including

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, El Salvador, Guatemala,

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and

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Águila

Acosta signed with Águila of the Salvadoran Primera División for the Apertura 2018 tournament. Acosta finished the tournament as one of the best goal scorers, scoring 12 goals in 21 matches. In November 2018, Acosta suffered a severe injury in a match against Audaz (2–2 draw) in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Apertura 2018.

Honours

;Técnico Universitario *

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: 2011 ;C.D. Águila * Primera División: Clausura 2019

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* * 1986 births Living people People from Juan Lacaze Footballers from Colonia Department Men's association football forwards Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Deportivo Colonia players C.D. Técnico Universitario footballers S.D. Quito footballers Celaya F.C. footballers C.S.D. Macará footballers Fuerza Amarilla S.C. footballers Guayaquil City F.C. footballers Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes players C.S.D. Xelajú MC players L.D.U. Portoviejo footballers Birkirkara F.C. players C.D. Águila footballers Club Deportivo Guabirá players Ecuadorian Serie A players Ecuadorian Serie B players Ascenso MX players Uruguayan Primera División players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Maltese Premier League players Salvadoran Primera División players Bolivian Primera División players Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1980s-stub