Costinha
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Loureiro da Costa
Date of birth (2000-03-26) March 26, 2000
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Rio Ave
Number 20
Youth career
2009–2010 Cavalões
2010–2011 Aveleda
2011–2013 Porto
2013–2017 Braga
2015–2016 → Palmeiras FC (loan)
2017–2020 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Rio Ave B 6 (2)
2020– Rio Ave 86 (7)
International career
2018 Portugal U18 8 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 22 (0)
2019 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2022 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:32, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

João Pedro Loureiro da Costa (born 26 March 2000), better known as Costinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Rio Ave.

Club career

Costinha is a youth product of Cavalões, Aveleda, Porto, Braga, Palmeiras and Rio Ave. He signed his first professional contract with Rio Ave on 16 May 2018.[1] Costinha made his professional debut with Rio Ave in a 2-0 Primeira Liga loss to Gil Vicente F.C. on 29 November 2020.[2]

International career

Costinha is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 December 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rio Ave B 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 6 2 6 2
Rio Ave 2020–21 Primeira Liga 9 0 1 0 10 0
2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 31 2 3 1 4 0 38 3
2022–23 Primeira Liga 33 3 1 0 2 0 36 3
2023–24 Primeira Liga 13 2 1 0 2 2 16 4
Total 86 7 6 1 8 2 100 10
Career total 92 9 6 1 8 2 106 12

Honours

Rio Ave

References

  1. "Rio Ave assina contrato profissional com internacional sub-18". Maisfutebol.
  2. "Gil Vicente vs. Rio Ave - 29 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "João Costa" (in European Portuguese). FPF. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. Costinha at Soccerway
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