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 Liga Portugal 2 club Feirense.

In this Portuguese name, 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
Team information
Current team
 Feirense
Number 24
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)
2020–2021 Granada B 27 (0)
2021–2022 Granada 0 (0)
2022–2023 Murcia 21 (0)
2023– Feirense 0 (0)
International career
2011 Portugal U15 2 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U16 9 (0)
2012–2013 Portugal U17 15 (1)
2013 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2014 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2016 Portugal U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:36, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

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 in 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 to 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]

Costa went on to serve two loans subsequently, his first being with Gil Vicente F.C. still in the second tier.[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]

Initially a part of the first team for the 2021 pre-season, Costa spent the 2021–22 campaign unregistered by both the main and reserve squads as he was already 25.[13] In August 2022, he joined Real Murcia of the Primera Federación.[14]

Costa returned to Portugal on 16 August 2023, on a contract at second-tier club C.D. Feirense.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2015–16[16] LigaPro 70——70
2016–17[16] LigaPro 161——161
Total 2310000231
Gil Vicente (loan) 2017–18[16] LigaPro 13000—130
Cartagena (loan) 2018–19[17] Segunda División B 290204[lower-alpha 1]0350
Mirandés 2019–20[17] Segunda División 1020—30
Granada B 2019–20[17] Segunda División B 60——60
2020–21[17] Segunda División B 210——210
Total 2700000270
Granada 2021–22[17] La Liga 0000—00
Career total 93140401011
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

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.
  13. Martos, José Ángel (8 September 2021). "El 'expediente Andorinha', sin ficha en el primer y en el segundo equipo" [The 'Andorinha files', without a place in the first and second teams]. La Gaceta de Granada (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  14. Morais, Pedro (30 August 2022). "João Costa reforça baliza do Real Murcia" [João Costa bolsters goal of Real Murcia]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  15. "João Costa assina pelo CD Feirense" [João Costa signs for CD Feirense] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  16. João Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  17. João Costa at Soccerway
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