Carole Costa

Carole Costa
	Costa in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Carole da Silva Costa
Date of birth	3 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Braga, Portugal
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Benfica
Number	15
Youth career
2003–2009	Casa Povo Martim
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2010	Leixões
2010–2013	SGS Essen
2013–2015	MSV Duisburg
2015–2017	BV Cloppenburg
2017–2020	Sporting CP
2020–	Benfica
International career‡
2006–2009	Portugal U19
2010–	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024

Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.^[1]

Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen where she learned to speak German while playing football.^[2]

International career

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.^[3]

Honours

Benfica

Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2023–24
Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2022, 2023

Sporting

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 March 2010	Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal	Armenia	5–0	7–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.	25 August 2010	Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2–0	3–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.	15 February 2012	Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo, Portugal	Armenia	2–0	6–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
4.	31 October 2013	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium	Belgium	1–0	1–4	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.	27 October 2015	Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification
6.	19 January 2016	Centro de Estágios de Melgaço, Melgaço, Portugal	Poland	1–0	1–0	Friendly
7.	24 November 2017	Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal	Moldova	3–0	8–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.	24 November 2017	Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal	Moldova	7–0	8–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
9.	28 February 2018	Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal	China	2–1	2–1	2018 Algarve Cup
10.	19 November 2018	Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal	Wales	1–0	1–0	Friendly
11.	14 June 2021	Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States	Nigeria	2–0	3–3	Friendly
12.	19 September 2021	Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel	Israel	4–0	4–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.	26 October 2021	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	5–0	5–0
14.	12 April 2022	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal	Bulgaria	3–0	3–0
15.	25 June 2022	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal	Greece	1–0	1–0	Friendly
16.	13 July 2022	Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England	Netherlands	1–2	2–3	UEFA Women's Euro 2022
17.	11 October 2022	Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal	Iceland	1–0	4–1 (a.e.t.)	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
18.	22 February 2023	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand	Cameroon	2–1	2–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19.	26 September 2023	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal	Norway	2–1	3–2	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
20.	26 September 2023	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal	Norway	3–2	3–2	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
21.	5 April 2024	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	3–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
22.	9 April 2024	Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	1–0	2–0
23.	31 May 2024	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Northern Ireland	1–0	4–0