Carole Costa

Carole Costa
	Costa in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Carole da Silva Costa
Date of birth	3 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Braga, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Benfica
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	SGS Essen
2013–2015	MSV Duisburg
2015–2017	BV Cloppenburg
2017–2020	Sporting CP
2020–	Benfica
International career‡
2010–	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2022

Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defender for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.^[1]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 September 2021	Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel	Israel	4–0	4–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.	26 October 2021	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	5–0	5–0
3.	12 April 2022	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal	Bulgaria	3–0	3–0
4.	25 June 2022	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal	Greece	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	13 July 2022	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England	Netherlands	1–2	2–3	UEFA Women's Euro 2022
6.	11 October 2022	Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal	Iceland	1–0	4–1 (a.e.t.)	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs