João Costa (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Clara | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Clube Atlético e Cultural | ||
| 2016–2018 | Loures | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vitória F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | ACD Bocal | 22 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Estrela Amadora | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Loures (loan) | 24 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Belenenses | 27 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Alverca | 32 | (22) |
| 2024– | Santa Clara | 9 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 15 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa (born 7 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.
Club career
[edit]Costa is a youth product of Clube Atlético e Cultural, Loures, and Vitória F.C. After beginning his senior career in district football with ACD Bocal, he transferred to Estrela Amadora on 8 August 2020.[1] He spent the 2021–22 season on loan with Loures and made the Campeonato de Portugal Team of the Season.[2] On 4 July 2022, he moved to Belenenses in the Liga 3. On 20 July 2023, he rescinded his contract with Belenenses despited helping them achieve promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[3]
On 22 July 2023, Costa moved to Alverca. He achieved 5 promotions in his first 6 seasons as a senior player.[4] He was named the Liga 3 player of the season for the 2023–24 season with 22 goals and 2 assists in 32 matches, and also finished as the top scorer as they achieved promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[5] He made his professional debut with Santa Clara as a late substitute in a 4–1 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 11 August 2024, and scored his side's fourth goal.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ACD Bocal | 2019–20 | Elite Pro National | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | |||
| Estrela Amadora | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Loures (loan) | 2021–22 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 12 | ||
| Belenenses | 2022–23 | Liga 3 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 9 | ||
| Alverca | 2023–24 | Liga 3 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 24 | |
| Santa Clara | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 116 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 55 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Alverca
- Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Estrela da Amadora: Diogo Santos, Filipe Gaspar e João Costa oficializados". www.record.pt.
- ^ "O Campeonato de Portugal está concluído e esta é a equipa do ano! :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt.
- ^ "João Costa rescinde com o Belenenses por mútuo acordo". O Jogo.
- ^ "João Costa Na Frente De Ataque".
- ^ a b c "Liga 3: João Costa foi eleito o melhor jogador da temporada | Flashscore.pt". www.flashscore.pt.
- ^ "Santa Clara back with a bang as Azoreans thrash Estoril 4-1". portugoal.net.
External links
[edit]- João Costa at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lisbon
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
- GS Loures players
- C.F. Os Belenenses players
- F.C. Alverca players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga 3 (Portugal) players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen