Jaume Costa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Costa and the second or maternal family name is Jordá.

Jaume Costa
Costa with Villarreal in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jaume Vicent Costa Jordá
Date of birth (1988-03-18) 18 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Albacete
Number 24
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Valencia B 71 (4)
2009–2010 → Cádiz (loan) 15 (0)
2010–2012 Villarreal B 65 (3)
2012–2021 Villarreal 211 (5)
2019–2020 → Valencia (loan) 19 (0)
2021–2024 Mallorca 87 (0)
2024– Albacete 5 (0)
International career
2004 Spain U16 4 (0)
2004–2005 Spain U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Jaume Vicent Costa Jordá (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈdʒawme ˈkɔsta]; born 18 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Albacete Balompié.

He spent most of his career at Villarreal, making 268 appearances, and also had two spells with Valencia.[1]

Club career

Valencia

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Costa played youth football with local giants Valencia CF, but almost exclusively in the B side, with whom he competed in both Segunda División B and Tercera División. He made his only first-team appearance on 4 December 2008 in a UEFA Cup home game against Club Brugge KV, and featured the first 55 minutes of the 1–1 group stage draw before being substituted by Vicente Rodríguez.[2]

Costa was loaned to Cádiz CF of Segunda División for the 2009–10 season,[3] appearing in less than half of the matches and also suffering relegation.[4]

Villarreal

Costa joined neighbours Villarreal CF in the summer of 2010, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the second division. He played his first match in La Liga with the main squad on 4 March 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Real Zaragoza.[5] At the end of the campaign both the first and the second squads dropped down a tier, even though the latter finished in a comfortable 12th position,[6] with 29 games and one goal from the player.[7]

In late August 2013, with the Yellow Submarine back in the top flight, Costa renewed his contract until June 2017.[8] He scored his first goal in the competition on 10 May 2014, his team's last in a 4–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano.[9] In January 2017, his link was again extended to 2021.[10]

On 13 August 2019, Costa returned to Valencia on a season-long loan.[11] He made his debut four days later, starting in a 1–1 draw against Real Sociedad at the Mestalla Stadium;[12] the decade-long difference between two appearances set a club record previously held by Juan Sánchez in the 1990s.[2]

Costa was released by Villarreal at the end of 2020–21, after his contract expired.[13]

Mallorca

On 7 July 2021, Costa joined newly-promoted RCD Mallorca on a two-year deal.[14] He totalled 95 appearances during his three-year spell,[15] reaching the final of the Copa del Rey in the 2023–24 season.[16]

Later career

On 7 August 2024, aged 36, the free agent Costa signed a one-year contract with second-tier club Albacete Balompié.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia B 2007–08 Tercera División 35 0 — — — 35 0
2008–09 Segunda División B 36 4 — — — 36 4
Total 71 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 4
Valencia 2008–09 La Liga 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 — 1 0
Cádiz (loan) 2009–10 Segunda División 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Villarreal B 2010–11 Segunda División B 36 1 — — — 36 1
2011–12 29 1 — — — 29 1
Total 65 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 2
Villarreal 2011–12 La Liga 6 0 1 0 0 0 — 7 0
2012–13 Segunda División 32 0 1 0 — — 33 0
2013–14 La Liga 30 1 2 0 — — 32 1
2014–15 29 1 7 0 7[a] 0 — 43 1
2015–16 18 1 1 0 8[a] 0 — 27 1
2016–17 31 1 2 0 3[b] 0 — 36 1
2017–18 30 0 1 0 5[a] 0 — 36 0
2018–19 21 1 2 0 6[a] 0 — 29 1
2020–21 14 0 3 1 8[a] 0 — 25 1
Total 211 5 20 1 37 0 0 0 268 6
Valencia (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 19 0 3 0 3[c] 0 0 0 25 0
Mallorca 2021–22 La Liga 25 0 3 0 0 0 — 28 0
2022–23 32 0 1 0 — — 33 0
2023–24 30 0 4 0 — — 34 0
Total 87 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 95 0
Career total 468 11 31 1 41 0 0 0 540 12
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Villarreal

References

  1. ^ Maura, Tomeu (2 February 2023). "Jaume Costa seguirá un año más en el Mallorca" [Jaume Costa will continue at Mallorca another year]. Okdiario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Costa volvió a jugar con el Valencia diez años después, récord en el club" [Costa plays for Valencia again ten years later, a club record]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ Martínez, Dani (8 July 2009). "Jaume Costa llega cedido al Carranza" [Jaume Costa arrives at the Carranza on loan]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Cádiz logró una victoria inútil y desciende a Segunda B" [Cádiz got useless win and are relegated to Segunda B]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 19 June 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ "El Zaragoza tumba al Villarreal en el descuento" [Zaragoza down Villarreal in injury time] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ^ Aguilar, Àxel (13 May 2012). "El Villarreal provoca el descenso de su filial a Segunda B" [Villarreal cause reserve team to relegate to Segunda B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  7. ^ "El Villarreal B silencia el Rico Pérez" [Villarreal quiet Rico Pérez]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  8. ^ "El Villarreal ata a sus jóvenes promesas" [Villarreal tie young prospects] (in Spanish). Terra. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Villarreal 4–0 Rayo Vallecano". ESPN FC. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Mario Gaspar, Jaume Costa sign new contracts with Villarreal". ESPN. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Official statement | Jaume Costa". Valencia CF. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Valencia CF denied opening day victory by late Real Sociedad penalty (1–1)". Valencia CF. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  13. ^ Franch, Víctor (4 June 2021). "'Overbooking' en los laterales" [Full-back overbooking]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Jaume Costa joins RCD Mallorca". RCD Mallorca. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  15. ^ Esteve, Rafa (12 June 2024). "Jaume Costa es otra opción en el Ciutat de València" [Jaume Costa is another option at the Ciutat de València]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  16. ^ Lorenzo, José Luis (27 February 2024). "Greif y Aguirre llevan al Mallorca a una final 21 años después" [Greif and Aguirre take Mallorca to a final 21 years later] (in Spanish). Relevo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Jaume Costa, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Jaume Costa, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  18. ^ Jaume Costa at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Jaume Costa". Sofa Score. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  20. ^ Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.