João Costa (footballer, born 2000)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mourão and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
João Costa
Personal information
Full name João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa
Date of birth (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Santa Clara
Number 17
Youth career
2011–2016 Clube Atlético e Cultural
2016–2018 Loures
2018–2019 Vitória F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 ACD Bocal 22 (9)
2020–2022 Estrela Amadora 2 (0)
2021–2022 →Loures (loan) 24 (12)
2022–2023 Belenenses 27 (9)
2023–2024 Alverca 32 (22)
2024– Santa Clara 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa (born 7 March 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primeira Liga club Santa Clara.

Club career

Costa is a youth product of Clube Atlético e Cultural, Loures, and Vitória F.C. After beginning his senior career in district football with ACD Bocal, he transferred to Estrela Amadora on 8 August 2020.[1] He spent the 2021–22 season on loan with Loures and made the Campeonato de Portugal Team of the Season.[2] On 4 July 2022, he moved to Belenenses in the Liga 3. On 20 July 2023, he rescinded his contract with Belenenses despited helping them achieve promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[3]

On 22 July 2023, Costa moved to Alverca. He achieved 5 promotions in his first 6 seasons as a senior player.[4] He was named the Liga 3 player of the season for the 2023–24 season with 22 goals and 2 assists in 32 matches, and also finished as the top scorer as they achieved promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.[5] He made his professional debut with Santa Clara as a late substitute in a 4–1 Primeira Liga win over Estoril on 11 August 2024, and scored his side's fourth goal.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ACD Bocal 2019–20 Elite Pro National 22 9 — — — 22 9
Estrela Amadora 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 2 0 — — — 2 0
Loures (loan) 2021–22 Campeonato de Portugal 24 12 2 0 — — 26 12
Belenenses 2022–23 Liga 3 27 9 2 0 — — 29 9
Alverca 2023–24 Liga 3 32 22 2 2 0 0 — 34 24
Santa Clara 2024–25 Primeira Liga 8 1 1 0 0 0 — 9 1
Career total 115 53 7 2 0 0 0 0 122 55

Honours

Alverca
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Estrela da Amadora: Diogo Santos, Filipe Gaspar e João Costa oficializados". www.record.pt.
  2. ^ "O Campeonato de Portugal está concluído e esta é a equipa do ano! :: zerozero.pt". www.zerozero.pt.
  3. ^ "João Costa rescinde com o Belenenses por mútuo acordo". O Jogo.
  4. ^ "João Costa Na Frente De Ataque".
  5. ^ a b c "Liga 3: João Costa foi eleito o melhor jogador da temporada | Flashscore.pt". www.flashscore.pt.
  6. ^ "Santa Clara back with a bang as Azoreans thrash Estoril 4-1". portugoal.net.