Filipe da Costa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2002 | Benfica | ||
1999–2001 | → Belenenses (loan) | ||
2001–2002 | → Amora (loan) | ||
2002–2003 | Braga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 |
Reggiana | 0 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Ionikos | 49 | (5) |
2007 | → AEL (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Leeds United | 4 | (0) |
2008 | Politehnica Timișoara | 0 | (0) |
2008 | CSKA Sofia | 5 | (0) |
2009 | Levski Sofia | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Nacional | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Estoril | 3 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Panserraikos | 19 | (1) |
2012–2013 |
Enosis Neon | 8 | (0) |
2013 | Panserraikos | 18 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Veria | 3 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Panachaiki | 24 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Panserraikos | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Olympiakos Volos | 0 | (0) |
2017 | AEEK INKA | 0 | (0) |
Total | 149 | (15) | |
International career | |||
2002 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa (born 30 August 1984) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career
Early career
Born in Lisbon, Costa began his career at S.L. Benfica, also being loaned to C.F. Os Belenenses and Amora F.C. during his formative years.[1]
In 2003, he moved to Italy's
Greece
In January 2005, Costa joined
During his two-and-a-half-year stay in the country, Costa was voted by fans and league players and coaches for two straight years to the annual All-Star game, held between the best Greek and foreign players.[5][6]
England / Romania
On 1 September 2007, Costa signed a one-year contract with
In mid-January 2008, Costa joined Scottish club Falkirk for a trial, but returned to Elland Road after this proved unsuccessful.[9] He was released in April.[10]
For the 2008–09 campaign, Costa moved to Romania with FC Politehnica Timișoara, with the contract including a special clause that stated it could be terminated if the player suffered an injury. He was released on 4 August 2008.[11]
Bulgaria
In September 2008, Costa signed for
On 28 January 2009, Costa joined PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year deal.[15] He made his competitive debut also against Vihren, in the first game of the second round of the championship, a 3–2 win. On 9 May he appeared in The Eternal Derby against ex-team CSKA, which resulted in a 2–0 away win; in total, he contributed with eight appearances for an eventual league win.[13][16]
On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski were trying to sell Costa.[17] Club coach Emil Velev decided to sell the player due to his poor performances in the second round of the campaign.[18]
Return to Portugal
On 13 July 2009, Costa returned to Portugal after six years, joining
Honours
Larissa
- 2006–07
Levski
References
- ^ "Seniores 2001/2002 – Equipa" [Seniors 2001/2002 – Team] (in Portuguese). Amora FC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Reggiana" (in Italian). Calciatori. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "Filipe da Costa" (in Greek). Ionikos F.C. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Ael1964.gr" Στοιχεία αγώνα [Match details] (in Greek). AEL 1964. 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "All Star Game 2006" (in Greek). All Star Game. 2006. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "All Star Game 2007" (in Greek). All Star Game. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Leeds complete trio of signings". BBC Sport. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Leeds cancel Da Costa's contract". BBC Sport. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Da Costa still on look-out". Leeds United Mad. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ "Da Costa released". The Football Network. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ "Da Costa, pus pe liber de Timişoara" [Da Costa, released by Timişoara] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ "CSKA takes Portugal playmaker". Football 24. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Da Costa facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ "Трима футболисти разтрогнаха договорите си с ЦСКА" [Three players terminate contract with CSKA] (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sportal. January 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "PFC Levski presents Portuguese Filipe Da Costa signing for three years". Levski Sofia. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Levski win 26th title!" (in Bulgarian). Levski Sofia. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Левски гони Да Коща" [Levski offload Costa] (in Bulgarian). Topsport. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Levski sell Da Costa". Paper Standartnews. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "Filipe Da Costa transferred to Nacional Madeira (Portugal)". Levski Sofia. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ "CD Nacional". UEFA. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Futebol profissional: C.D. Nacional acorda rescisão com Filipe da Costa (Professional football: C.D. Nacional agree rescision with Filipe da Costa" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
External links
- Filipe da Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Filipe da Costa at Soccerbase
- Filipe da Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Filipe da Costa at Soccerway
- Filipe da Costa at FootballDatabase.eu
- Levski official profile