Carole Costa
 Costa in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carole da Silva Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Casa Povo Martim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Leixões | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | SGS Essen | 42 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | MSV Duisburg | 41 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | BV Cloppenburg | 33 | (6) |
| 2017–2020 | Sporting CP | 52 | (10) |
| 2020– | Benfica | 69 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2009 | Portugal U19 | 18 | (0) |
| 2010– | Portugal | 169 | (23) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2024 | |||
Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.[1]
Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen where she learned to speak German while playing football.[2]
International career
[edit]On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[3]
Honours
[edit]Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2023–24
- Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2022, 2023
Sporting
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2017–18
- Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2017–18
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2017
International goals
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "Portugal – Carole Costa – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Trennung und Neubeginn - Carole da Silva Costa und Ana Christina Leite" (in German). Lokalkompass. 14 February 2012.
- ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Carole Costa at Soccerway
- Carole Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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- Portuguese women's footballers
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- MSV Duisburg (women) players
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- Women's association football defenders
- Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino players
- Sporting CP (women's football) players
- BV Cloppenburg players
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- S.L. Benfica (women) footballers
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
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