Bruno Costa (footballer, born 1997)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portimonense | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Feirense | ||
| 2009–2017 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Porto B | 50 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Porto | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Portimonense | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018– | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2018 | |||
Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa (born 19 April 1997) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Portimonense as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District, Costa joined FC Porto in 2009 from C.D. Feirense. On 14 August 2016, he made his professional debut with the reserves in a 1–0 home victory against Académico Viseu for the 2016–17 LigaPro.[1]
On 6 March 2018, Costa made his first-team debut in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League away to Liverpool, a goalless draw in the second leg following a 5–0 loss at the Estádio do Dragão.[2] He played his first Primeira Liga game on 13 April 2019 in a 3–0 win at Portimonense S.C. in which he was an 82nd-minute substitute for Yacine Brahimi.[3]
It was reported on 8 January 2020 that Costa had signed for fellow top-flight club Portimonense S.C. on loan for the rest of the season.[4] Two days later, the Algarvean club's president confirmed this was instead an 18-month transfer.[5] He made his debut on 11 January in a goalless home game with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, replacing Fernando Medeiros at half time.[6]
References
- ^ "FC Porto B-Ac. Viseu, 1-0: Penálti de Fede Varela dá primeiros pontos" [FC Porto B-Ac. Viseu, 1-0: Penalty by Fede Varela gives first points]. Record. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Sérgio Conceição e a estreia de Bruno Costa: «É uma maravilha»" [Sérgio Conceição and Bruno Costa's debut: "He's marvellous"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Depois da Champions, Bruno Costa estreou-se na I Liga" [After the Champions League, Bruno Costa debuted in the I Liga]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Bruno Costa chega ao Portimonense cedido pelo FC Porto" [Bruno Costa arrives at Portimonense on loan from FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Portimonense confirma três reforços e duração do vínculo de Bruno Costa chama a atenção" [Portimonense confirm three additions and the duration of Bruno Costa's link draws attention]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Portimonense e Paços de Ferreira empatam a zero" [Portimonense and Paços de Ferreira draw 0–0]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
External links
- Bruno Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bruno Costa at Soccerway
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- National team data at FPF (in Portuguese)