Jaume Costa

Jaume Vicent Costa Jordá (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈdʒawme ˈkɔsta]; born 18 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Villarreal CF.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Costa and the second or maternal family name is Jordá.

Jaume Costa

Costa with Villarreal in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jaume Vicent Costa Jordá
Date of birth	(1988-03-18) 18 March 1988
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Villarreal
Youth career
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Valencia B	71	(4)
2009–2010	→ Cádiz (loan)	15	(0)
2010–2012	Villarreal B	65	(3)
2012–	Villarreal	197	(5)
2019–2020	→ Valencia (loan)	19	(0)
National team
2004	Spain U16	4	(0)
2004–2005	Spain U17	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020

Club career

Valencia

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Costa played youth football with local giants Valencia CF, but never made it past the B-team, with which he competed in both Segunda División B and Tercera División. He made his professional debut with Cádiz CF in the 2009–10 season, on loan,[1] appearing in less than half of the matches and also suffering Segunda División relegation.

Villarreal

In the summer of 2010, Costa joined neighbours Villarreal CF, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the second level. He played his first match in La Liga with the main squad on 4 March 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza;[2] at the end of the campaign both the first and the second squads dropped down a tier, even though the latter finished in a comfortable 12th position,[3] with 29 games and one goal from the player.[4]

In late August 2013, with the Yellow Submarine back in the top flight, Costa renewed his contract with the club until June 2017.[5] He scored his first goal in the competition on 10 May 2014, netting his team's last in a 4–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano.[6]

On 13 August 2019, Costa returned to Valencia on a season-long loan.[7] He made his debut four days later, starting in a 1–1 draw against Real Sociedad at the Mestalla Stadium.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 July 2020[9][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valencia B	2007–08	Tercera División	35	0	—		—		—		35	0
	2008–09	Segunda División B	36	4	—		—		—		36	4
	Total		71	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	4
Valencia	2008–09	La Liga	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Cádiz (loan)	2009–10	Segunda División	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Villarreal B	2010–11	Segunda División B	36	1	—		—		—		36	1
	2011–12		29	1	—		—		—		29	1
	Total		65	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	2
Villarreal	2011–12	La Liga	6	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2012–13	Segunda División	32	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
	2013–14	La Liga	30	1	2	0	—		—		32	1
	2014–15		29	1	7	0	7	0	—		43	1
	2015–16		18	1	1	0	8	0	—		27	1
	2016–17		31	1	2	0	3	0	—		36	1
	2017–18		30	0	1	0	5	0	—		36	0
	2018–19		21	1	2	0	6	0	—		29	1
	Total		197	5	17	0	29	0	0	0	243	5
Valencia (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	19	0	3	0	3	0	—		25	0
Career total			365	11	20	0	32	2	0	0	418	11

References

1. Martínez, Dani (8 July 2009). "Jaume Costa llega cedido al Carranza" [Jaume Costa arrives at the Carranza on loan]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
2. "El Zaragoza tumba al Villarreal en el descuento" [Zaragoza down Villarreal in injury time] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
3. Aguilar, Àxel (13 May 2012). "El Villarreal provoca el descenso de su filial a Segunda B" [Villarreal cause reserve team to relegate to Segunda B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
4. "El Villarreal B silencia el Rico Pérez" [Villarreal quiet Rico Pérez]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
5. "El Villarreal ata a sus jóvenes promesas" [Villarreal tie young prospects] (in Spanish). Terra. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
6. "Villarreal 4–0 Rayo Vallecano". ESPN FC. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
7. "Official statement | Jaume Costa". Valencia CF. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
8. "Valencia CF denied opening day victory by late Real Sociedad penalty (1–1)". Valencia CF. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
9. Jaume Costa at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
10. "Jaume Costa". Sofa Score. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

External links

• Villarreal official profile (in Spanish)
• Jaume Costa at BDFutbol
• CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)