His first MLS goal against Orlando City SC showed the Danish-Moroccan midfielder’s best qualities – creativity, vision and drive
Tag: Kellyn Acosta
The Colorado Rapids earned their second-straight home win on Saturday night, dispatching the visiting San Jose Earthquakes, 2-1. Despite several early chances from the visitors, Colorado took a 1-0 first half lead on a 44th minute strike from Kellyn Acosta. San Jose equalized in the second half with a strike from Vako in the 62nd […]
Kei Kamara scored a hat trick in a wild nine-goal affair at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando City winger Nani had a brief confrontation with Colorado Rapids midfielder Kellyn Acosta, and both Acosta and Colorado coach Anthony Hudson took issue with the fact referee Jair Marrufo didn’t send Nani off for a head-butt. Nani went down in the penalty area with the Lions down 3-2 in the 74th […]
Saturday’s match between the Colorado Rapids and Orlando City was an exciting and high-scoring affair for spectators with seven combined goals in what ended a 4-3 victory for Orlando. After Kei Kamara opened the scoring to move into sole possession of 5th place on the MLS all-time scoring list, Orlando saw goals from Nani, who […]
Three Houston Dynamo goals in the first half, including two own goals – all propelled by Alberth Elis passing – gave the visitors an early 3-0 lead over the Colorado Rapids Saturday night. Elis bagged one of his own to open the second half and extend the lead to 4-0 before Kei Kamara pulled one […]
After being traded from his hometown FC Dallas in July 2018, Kellyn Acosta is finally getting acclimated to life in Colorado. That includes adjusting from life in downtown compared to the spread out suburbs in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. Acosta wants to continue learning about his new home, planning cities to visit within the state. […]
Major League Soccer is no stranger to playing through FIFA international windows. Every season, the issue of missing players comes up during a shortened slate of games, and Week 4 is no different than that. This is just the first of many international windows MLS is going to have to play through with the regular […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – The Colorado Rapids enter the 2019 season on the back of an extensive roster overhaul and the team’s front office is hoping it will pay off not just this season, but for the long-term future of the club. The Rapids announced three-year contract extensions for midfielders Kellyn Acosta and Diego Rubio, […]
The Colorado Rapids will reportedly make a sizable investment in the midfield by re-signing Kellyn Acosta to a three-year deal. Acosta’s new contract will pay him an average of $800,000 per season, according to an MLSsoccer.com report. Colorado will use Targeted Allocation Money to buy down Acosta’s new salary because it’s higher than the league maximum, the […]