Costinha (footballer, born 2000)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Loureiro da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | March 26, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Cavalões | ||
| 2010–2011 | Aveleda | ||
| 2011–2013 | Porto | ||
| 2013–2017 | Braga | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Palmeiras FC (loan) | ||
| 2017–2020 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Rio Ave B | 6 | (2) |
| 2020– | Rio Ave | 86 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 22 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:32, 30 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
João Pedro Loureiro da Costa (born 26 March 2000), better known as Costinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Rio Ave.
Club career
Costinha is a youth product of Cavalões, Aveleda, Porto, Braga, Palmeiras and Rio Ave. He signed his first professional contract with Rio Ave on 16 May 2018.[1] Costinha made his professional debut with Rio Ave in a 2-0 Primeira Liga loss to Gil Vicente F.C. on 29 November 2020.[2]
International career
Costinha is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 December 2023[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rio Ave B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| Rio Ave | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 86 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 106 | 12 | ||
Honours
Rio Ave
References
- ^ "Rio Ave assina contrato profissional com internacional sub-18". Maisfutebol.
- ^ "Gil Vicente vs. Rio Ave - 29 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "João Costa" (in European Portuguese). FPF. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Costinha at Soccerway
External links
- Costinha at Soccerway
- Costinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rio Ave Profile
- Costinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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