Francisco Javier Acuña Víctor (born 19 January 1988) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career UANL Acuña developed with the youth squads of Tigres UANL. In 2008, he made his debut with the reserves in the Primera División A, making eight appearances that season. He later made his Mexican Primera División debut for UANL on 19 October 2008 as a substitute in a 4–1 win over Monterrey, and scored his first professional goal in the 90th minute of the same match. He also made two appearances for UANL in the 2009 InterLiga.
In the 2009–10 season, Acuña made ten league appearances, scoring two goals. The following year, he played his first full season of professional football, making 27 league appearances and scoring four goals. He also appeared in the second leg of UANL's Clausura Liguilla series against Guadalajara.
In the 2011–12 season, Acuña saw a sharp reduction in playing time, making only seven league appearances and two in the Copa Libertadores, as well as one appearance in the Apertura Liguilla against Pachuca. In the first half of the 2012–13 season, he made two league appearances and two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League before being loaned out until the end of the season.
Loan to San Luis On 6 December 2012, Acuña was loaned to San Luis until the end of the season. He made ten league appearances and three in the Copa Mexico for San Luis that year.
Loan to Morelia In 2014, he went on loan to Monarcas Morelia, where he made two league appearances and one in the Copa Libertadores that season.Francisco Acuña Biografía, Numeritos, Noticias
Atlético Ottawa On 30 March 2020, Acuña signed with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa. He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9.
Necaxa On 5 January 2021, Acuña returned to Mexico, signing with Liga MX side Necaxa.
Personal life Acuña was nicknamed "El Messi" throughout his career, a nickname he would later say generated unrealistic high expectations.
Career statistics
+ Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueNational cupIncludes Interliga and Copa MXContinentalIncludes North American Superliga, Copa Libertadores and CONCACAF Champions LeagueOtherIncludes Liga MX LiguillaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsUANL Premier2008–09Primera División A80———80Tigres UANL2008–09Mexican Primera División91———912009–10Mexican Primera División1022020—1422010–11Mexican Primera División274——102842011–12Mexican Primera División70—20101002012–13Liga MX20—20—40Total557206020657San Luis (loan)2012–13Liga MX10030——130Morelia (loan)2013–14Liga MX20—10—30Puebla2014–15Liga MX2170——912016–17Liga MX15120——1712017–18Liga MX30340——3432018–19Liga MX21191——3022019–20Liga MX3040——70Total7162610000977BUAP (loan)2015–16Ascenso MX152104——2562016–17Ascenso MX10150——151Total2531540000407Atlético Ottawa2020Canadian Premier League72———72Career total17818465702023323
Honours Tigres UANL Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2011
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