João José Pereira da Costa (born 25 August 1992), known as Costinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João José Pereira da Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Coimbra, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tondela | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Esperança Coimbra | ||
| 2006–2009 | Porto | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Padroense (loan) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Académica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Sertanense | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Tocha | 20 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Fredericia | 35 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Lusitano Vildemoinhos | 48 | (18) |
| 2015–2019 | Vitória Setúbal | 100 | (8) |
| 2019 | Chaves | 22 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Santa Clara | 55 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tondela | 28 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:38, 19 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Coimbra, Costinha finished his youth career at local club Académica de Coimbra. His first season as a senior was split between amateurs Sertanense F.C. and U.D. Tocha.[2]
In January 2014, after one and a half seasons in the Danish 1st Division with FC Fredericia,[3] Costinha returned to his country's lower leagues after signing with Lusitano FCV.[4] He moved straight to the Primeira Liga in summer 2015 after agreeing to a contract at Vitória de Setúbal,[5] making his debut in the latter competition on 16 August in a 2–2 home draw against Boavista F.C. where he played the full 90 minutes[6] and scoring his first goal the following weekend in the 4–0 away victory over Académica.[7]
Costinha played 32 matches in both the 2016–17 and 2017–18 campaigns. He scored once[8] and twice[9][10] respectively, as his team managed to consecutively avoid relegation.
On 15 January 2019, Costinha joined fellow top-division side G.D. Chaves on a two-and-a-half-year deal worth €170,000, as his link at the Estádio do Bonfim was about to expire.[11] In his second appearance of a season that ended in relegation, he scored the only goal away to Portimonense SC.[12] On 10 August, in the club's first game back in the Liga Portugal 2, he was sent off in a 3–0 loss at C.D. Nacional.[13]
Costinha returned to the top flight at the start of 2020, on a three-year contract at C.D. Santa Clara.[14] On 22 July the following year, he scored on his European debut as a late substitute at KF Shkupi, concluding a 3–0 away win in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League.[15] He had an operation in August 2021 on his right Achilles tendon, and was not expected to return until March.[16]
On 23 June 2023, Costinha signed a two-year deal with second-division C.D. Tondela.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Costinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Costinha deixa Setúbal para reforçar Desportivo de Chaves "a título definitivo"" [Costinha leaves Setúbal to bolster Desportivo de Chaves "on a permanent basis"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Banke, Jesper (16 May 2013). "FC Fredericia hjalp AB over stregen" [FC Fredericia helped AB cross the line]. Fredericia Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Vaza, Marco (19 October 2015). "Jogadores que vieram da terceira e tiveram sucesso na primeira" [Players who came from the third and made it big in the first]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Costinha começa a brilhar" [Costinha starts to shine]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "V. Setúbal-Boavista, 2–2: Empate surpresa gelou os sadinos" [V. Setúbal-Boavista, 2–2: Surprise draw froze the sadinos]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Briosa goleada em casa por Vitória eficaz" [Briosa thrashed at home by effective Vitória] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Golo de Costinha permite empate do Vitória de Setúbal com Sporting de Braga" [Costinha goal enables Vitória de Setúbal draw with Sporting de Braga]. Observador (in Portuguese). 26 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Vitória de Setúbal empata em Tondela e deixa último lugar" [Vitória de Setúbal draw in Tondela and leave last place]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Benfica segura a liderança com golo de Jiménez nos descontos" [Benfica hold on to first place with Jiménez goal in injury time] (in Portuguese). TSF. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (15 January 2019). "V. Setúbal encaixa 170 mil euros com venda de Costinha ao Chaves" [V. Setúbal make 170 thousand euros with sale of Costinha to Chaves]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Alves, Ricardo (29 January 2019). "A crónica do Portimonense–Chaves, 0–1: Largar a lanterna bem longe de casa" [Report on Portimonense–Chaves, 0–1: Getting off last place far away from home]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Nacional-Chaves, 3–0: domínio madeirense sem contestação" [Nacional-Chaves, 3–0: Uncontested Madeiran dominance]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 August 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Costinha promete "dar tudo em todos os jogos" pelo Santa Clara" [Costinha promises to "give everything in every game" for Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Conference League: Santa Clara vence primeira mão na Macedónia" [Conference League: Santa Clara win first leg in North Macedonia]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Silva, Luís Pedro (17 August 2021). "Costinha operado só volta em março" [Costinho has operation and will only return in March]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Costinha apresentado como reforço do Tondela: ″Um casamento perfeito″" [Costinha presented as Tondela addition: "A perfect marriage"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
