Bruno Costa (footballer, born 1997)

Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa (born 19 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira on loan from Portimonense S.C. as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Bruno Costa
Personal information
Full name Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997[1]
Place of birth Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paços Ferreira
(on loan from Portimonense)
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2009 Feirense
2009–2016 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Porto B 50 (4)
2018–2020 Porto 4 (0)
2020– Portimonense 17 (0)
2020– → Paços Ferreira (loan) 13 (3)
National team
2012 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U16 6 (0)
2013 Portugal U17 2 (1)
2016 Portugal U19 4 (1)
2016–2017 Portugal U20 9 (1)
2018 Portugal U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2021

Club career

Porto

Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District, Costa joined FC Porto in 2009 at the age of 12, from C.D. Feirense.[2] On 14 August 2016, he made his professional debut with the former's reserves in a 1–0 home win against Académico de Viseu F.C. for the LigaPro where he played 35 minutes.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 October 2017, helping the hosts defeat Varzim S.C. 3–0.[4]

Costa appeared in his first competitive match with the first team debut on 6 March 2018 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.[5][6] His Primeira Liga bow took place on 13 April 2019, in a 3–0 away victory over Portimonense S.C. in which he was an 82nd-minute substitute for Yacine Brahimi.[7][8]

Portimonense

It was reported on 8 January 2020 that Costa had signed for Portimonense also of the top division on loan for the rest of the season.[9] Two days later, the Algarvean club's president confirmed this was instead an 18-month transfer.[10] He made his debut on 11 January in a goalless home game with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, replacing Fernando Medeiros at half-time.[11]

Costa joined Paços de Ferreira on 17 August 2020, on a season-long loan.[12] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 30 October, from a penalty in a 3–2 home defeat of former side Porto.[13]

International career

Costa earned the first of his three caps for Portugal at under-21 level on 25 May 2018, playing 45 minutes in the 3–2 friendly win over Italy in Estoril.[14]

References
  1. "Bruno Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. Marques, Sara (10 April 2019). "Bruno Costa: conheça o miúdo com mais minutos em Anfield do que no Dragão" [Bruno Costa: meet the kid with more minutes at Anfield than at the Dragão] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. "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 (in Portuguese). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  4. "FC Porto B-Varzim, 3–0: Fede Varela em destaque" [FC Porto B-Varzim, 3–0: Fede Varela highlighted]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. Andrade, David (6 March 2018). "Formalidade de Anfield resolvida com um diplomático empate" [Anfield formality settled with diplomatic draw]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  6. Lima, Fábio (6 March 2018). "Sérgio Conceição e a estreia de Bruno Costa: «É uma maravilha»" [Sérgio Conceição and Bruno Costa's debut: "He's marvellous"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. Frias, Rui (13 April 2019). "Com Marega se morre, com Marega se mata" [He who dies by Marega, lives by Marega]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. "Depois da Champions, Bruno Costa estreou-se na I Liga" [After the Champions League, Bruno Costa debuted in the I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  9. Alves, Armando (8 January 2020). "Bruno Costa chega ao Portimonense cedido pelo FC Porto" [Bruno Costa arrives at Portimonense on loan from FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  10. "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.
  11. "Portimonense e Paços de Ferreira empatam a zero" [Portimonense and Paços de Ferreira draw nil-nil]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  12. "Bruno Costa chega à Mata Real" [Bruno Costa arrives at Mata Real] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  13. "Paços de Ferreira impõe segunda derrota ao F. C. Porto. Veja os casos e os golos" [Paços de Ferreira impose second loss on F. C. Porto. Watch controversies and goals]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  14. "Seleção Sub-21 de Portugal vence Itália em amigável disputado no Estoril" [Portugal Under-21 national team defeat Italy in friendly held in Estoril] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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