João Costa (footballer, born 1996)

João Paulo Santos da Costa (born 2 February 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Club Recreativo Granada.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is da Costa.
João Costa
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Santos da Costa
Date of birth (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Granada B
Youth career
2004–2006 Núcleo Andorinhas
2006–2015 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Porto B 23 (1)
2016–2019 Porto 0 (0)
2018 → Gil Vicente (loan) 13 (0)
2018–2019 → Cartagena (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2020 Mirandés 1 (0)
2020– Granada B 6 (0)
National team
2011 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U16 9 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 15 (0)
2013 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2014 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

Born in Barcelos, Braga District, Costa joined FC Porto's youth system at the age of 10. On 3 October 2015, he made his debut as a senior with the reserves, in a 2–0 away win against S.C. Olhanense for the LigaPro;[1] he added a further six appearances during the season, as they achieved the feat of being the first B-team to win the championship.[2][3]

On 11 September 2016, in the 94th minute of the league fixture against F.C. Penafiel, Costa scored to help the hosts earn one point after the 2–2 draw.[4] On 29 November, he remained on the bench for the first team during a 0–0 home draw to C.F. Belenenses in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.[5]

Subsequently, Costa went on to serve two loans, his first being with Gil Vicente F.C. still in the second level.[6] Afterwards, he joined Spanish Segunda División B club FC Cartagena.[7]

On 14 August 2019, Costa signed a permanent one-year deal with CD Mirandés, newly promoted to Segunda División.[8] He played two extra-time away wins in the Copa del Rey, and his sole league appearance was a 4–0 loss at Racing de Santander on 17 September. Following the arrival of Raúl Lizoain, he left on 27 January 2020 and moved to Club Recreativo Granada on an 18-month deal.[9]

Honours

Porto B

References
  1. "Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Portistas vencem nos descontos" [Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Porto boys win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. "Os números do Porto B – Campeão da Ledman LigaPro" [The numbers of Porto B – Ledman LigaPro champions] (in Portuguese). Tribunal das Antas. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "Campeão FC Porto B de volta ao trabalho" [Champions FC Porto B back to work]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. "Inédito: FC Porto B salva-se com golo do guarda-redes" [Unheard of: FC Porto save themselves with goal from the goalkeeper]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. "FC Porto empata a zero com Belenenses" [FC Porto draw all-nil with Belenenses] (in Portuguese). TSF. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. "OFICIAL: FC Porto empresta João Costa ao Gil Vicente" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto loan João Costa to Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. "Munúa descarta a una docena de porteros y se decanta por el joven portugués João Costa" [Munúa discards a dozen goalkeepers and goes with Portuguese youngster João Costa]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. "Joao Costa refuerza la portería del CD Mirandés para LaLiga Smartbank" [Joao Costa bolsters the goal of CD Mirandés for LaLiga Smartbank] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. Castillo, Aitor (27 January 2020). "Joao Costa abandona el Mirandés y firma por el Granada" [João Costa quits Mirandés and signs for Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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