Chico (footballer, born 1995)

Chico
Personal information
Full name Francisco da Costa Aragão
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Taquari, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cerro Porteño
Number 9
Youth career
2007 Grêmio
2013–2015 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Atlético Paranaense 0 (0)
2015 → Inter de Lages (loan) 2 (1)
2015 → Tombense (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → São José-RS (loan) 11 (1)
2016 → Operário Ferroviário (loan) 0 (0)
2017 São José-RS 0 (0)
2017 Inter Playa del Carmen 22 (14)
2018 Venados 9 (1)
2019 Inter Playa del Carmen 10 (7)
2019–2020 Atlante 21 (3)
2020–2021 Querétaro 13 (1)
2021 Sol de América 16 (8)
2022–2023 Bolívar 58 (35)
2023 → Atlético Nacional (loan) 10 (1)
2024– Cerro Porteño 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

Francisco da Costa Aragão (born 5 May 1995), commonly known as Chico, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.

Career

Atlético Paranaense

Formed in professional football with Atlético Paranaense, he didn't manage to debut with the first team of "o Furacão," being sent on loan on four occasions.

Inter de Lages

Chico scored on his league debut for Inter de Lages against Chapecoense on 12 April 2015, scoring in the 83rd minute.[1]

Tombense

Chico made his league debut for Tombense against Guarani on 27 July 2015.[2]

Loan to São José-RS

Chico made his league debut for São José-RS against São Bento on 12 June 2016.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against São Paulo RS on 3 April 2016, scoring in the 11th minute.

São José-RS

In 2016, he parted ways with Atlético Paranaense, joining Esporte Clube São José.

After participating in eleven matches and scoring a goal with "Zequinha", he left to join Inter Playa del Carmen.

Venados

After playing in the Apertura 2017 of the Second Division of Mexico with the Playa team (where he scored ten goals), his transfer to Venados Fútbol Club was confirmed to participate in the Clausura 2018 of the Ascenso MX.[4] He made his debut for the club against Cafetaleros de Chiapas on 27 January 2018.[5] He scored his first goal for the club against FC Juárez on 18 February 2018, scoring in the 85th minute.[6]

Second spell at Inter Playa del Carmen

Later, he played the second half of the following season with the Quintana Roo squad, with which he had already played before.[7]

Atlante

In December 2018, the reinforcements of Atlante Fútbol Club were announced, led at that time by Argentine coach Gabriel Ernesto Pereyra, among which Francisco was included.[8] Chico played his first match with "the iron colts" on January 26, 2018, facing Cafetaleros de Tapachula.[9] He scored his first goal for the club against Tampico Madero on 7 February 2020, scoring in the 34th minute.[10] His performances left a good impression on the blue and garnet team, to the point that several media outlets dubbed him "the goal man of Atlante."[9] In fact, one of his most memorable performances was against Cafetaleros (who at that time were already referred to as Cafetaleros de Chiapas instead of Cafetaleros de Tapachula), where "the Team of the People" defeated the Chiapas team with a double by Da Costa Aragão, resulting in a final score of 2–1.[11]

Querétaro

After playing 26 official matches and scoring 4 goals with Atlante, he joined Querétaro to compete in the Guard1anes 2020.[12]

He played his first match with "the white roosters" on August 22, 2020, facing Atlas. He entered the field in the 45th minute, replacing Ángel Sepúlveda. The match ended in a 1–0 victory in favor of "the foxes."[13] He scored his first goal for the club against Atlas F.C. on 18 January 2021, scoring in the 87th minute.[14]

Sol de América

Chico scored on his league debut for Sol de América against Sportivo Luqueño on 24 July 2021, scoring in the 78th minute.[15]

Bolívar

Chico scored a brace on his league debut for Bolívar against Club Blooming on 6 February 2022, scoring a penalty in the 45th+2nd minute and scoring in the 62nd minute.[16]

Chico was an extremely important player for Bolívar in the 2022 Bolivian Primera División season, which Bolívar has won. During the 2022 season, he played 36 times and scored 21 goals.

Loan to Atlético Nacional

Chico scored on his debut for Atlético Nacional against Jaguares de Córdoba on 4 February 2023, scoring in the 52nd minute.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 April 2020.[18]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Athletico Paranaense 2015 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inter de Lages (loan) 2015 Série D 0 0 2[a] 1 0 0 – 0 0 2 1
Tombense (loan) 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
São José-RS (loan) 2016 4 0 7[b] 1 0 0 – 0 0 11 1
Operário Ferroviário (loan) 2016 – 0 0 0 0 – 4[c] 1 4 1
Venados 2017–18 Ascenso MX 9 1 2[d] 1 0 0 – 0 0 11 2
Atlante 2018–19 5 0 3[d] 1 0 0 – 0 0 8 1
2019–20 16 3 2[d] 0 0 0 – 0 0 18 3
Total 21 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 4
Career total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense
  2. ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
  3. ^ Appearances in the Taça FPF
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Mexico

Honours

Bolívar
Atlético Nacional

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "Internacional SC vs Chapecoense - 12 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Tombense vs Guarani SP - 27 July 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "São Bento vs São José-RS - 12 June 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ Moreno, Marco (15 December 2017). "Venados se refuerza con seis jugadores para el Clausura 2018". sipse.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Venados vs Cafetaleros de Chiapos - 27 January 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Juárez vs Venados - 18 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Francisco da Costa regresa a Inter Playa del Carmen". La Verdad Noticias (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Atlante: Conoce las altas y bajas de los azulgranas para el Clausura 2019 | La Verdad Noticias". laverdadnoticias.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Francisco da Costa, el hombre gol de Atlante en el Clausura 2020". www.mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Tampico Madero vs Atlante - 7 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Atlante vs Cafetaleros (2-1) Ascenso MX: Chico se robó la noche". www.mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Francisco da Costa, refuerzo de Querétaro procedente de Atlante". Futbol Total: Un juego auténtico lleno de nobleza y emoción. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Atlas 1-0 Gallos Blancos: resultado, resumen y goles". AS.com (in Spanish). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Querétaro vs Atlas - 18 January 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Sol de América vs Sportivo Luqueño - 24 July 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Blooming vs Bolívar - 6 February 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Jaguares de Córdoba vs Atlético Nacional - 4 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ Chico at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.