Costinha (footballer, born 2000)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Loureiro and the second or paternal family name is da Costa.
Costinha
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Loureiro da Costa
Date of birth (2000-03-26) March 26, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Olympiacos
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)
2020–2024 Rio Ave 107 (8)
2024– Olympiacos 14 (0)
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 21:00, 21 December 2024 (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 Olympiacos.[1]

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.[2] Costinha made his professional debut with Rio Ave in a 2-0 Primeira Liga loss to Gil Vicente F.C. on 29 November 2020.[3]

International career

Costinha is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 December 2023[5]
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

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Costinha troca Rio Ave pelo Olympiacos no final da época". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Rio Ave assina contrato profissional com internacional sub-18". Maisfutebol.
  3. ^ "Gil Vicente vs. Rio Ave - 29 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "João Costa" (in European Portuguese). FPF. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ Costinha at Soccerway