João Costa (footballer, born 1996)

João Paulo Santos da Costa (born 2 February 1996), sometimes known as Andorinha,[2] 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[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996[1]
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Granada B
Number 1
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 13 (0)
2020– Granada 0 (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 9 January 2021

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.[3] He added a further six appearances during the season, as they achieved the feat of being the first B team to win the championship.[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Subsequently, Costa went on to serve two loans, his first being with Gil Vicente F.C. still in the second level.[8] Afterwards, he joined Spanish Segunda División B club FC Cartagena.[9]

On 14 August 2019, Costa signed a permanent one-year deal with CD Mirandés, newly promoted to Segunda División.[10] 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.[11] Following the arrival of Raúl Lizoain, he left on 27 January 2020 and moved to Club Recreativo Granada on an 18-month deal.[12]

Honours

Porto B

References
  1. "Andorinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. Garteizgoxeascoa Gil, Aimara (21 April 2020). "Andorinha, el meta del Granada B que vino a España por Casillas" [Andorinha, the Granada B goalie who moved to Spain for Casillas]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "FC Porto empata a zero com Belenenses" [FC Porto draw all-nil with Belenenses] (in Portuguese). TSF. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. Fernández, Pedro (17 September 2019). "El Racing se estrena a lo grande: goleando al Mirandés" [Racing start counting in style: rout of Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  12. 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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