Sandro Costa

Sandro Costa
Personal information
Full name Sandro Rafael Ferreira Costa[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Barcelos, Portugal[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Limianos
Youth career
2005–2009 Braga
2009–2014 Gil Vicente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Vilaverdense 30 (0)
2015–2018 Gil Vicente 88 (0)
2018–2019 Rieti 0 (0)
2019–2020 Pinhalnovense 25 (0)
2020–2022 Oriental Dragon 53 (1)
2022–2023 Vianense 39 (0)
2024– Limianos 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:12, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Sandro Rafael Ferreira Costa (born 23 September 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for A.D. Os Limianos.

Club career

Gil Vicente

Born in Barcelos, Braga District, Costa played youth football with S.C. Braga and Gil Vicente FC, joining the latter's academy at the age of 14.[2] He made his senior debut with Vilaverdense F.C. in the lower leagues.[3]

Costa's first match in the Segunda Liga with Gil occurred on 8 August 2015, when he featured the entire 1–1 home draw against C.D. Mafra.[4] In January 2016, he was voted the competition's best young player.[3]

Rieti

On 30 July 2018, Costa signed a two-year contract with Italian Serie C club F.C. Rieti.[5] He did not appear in any competitive games due to a serious cruciate ligament injury, and left by mutual consent on 15 May 2019.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sandro Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ Ferreira, Bruno José (5 July 2018). "Sandro Costa muda-se do Gil Vicente para a Roménia" [Sandro Costa moves from Gil Vicente to Romania] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Sandro conquista prémio de janeiro" [Sandro conquers January award]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 19 February 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Gil Vicente-Mafra, 1–1: Galos falham vitória nos descontos" [Gil Vicente-Mafra, 1–1: Roosters miss win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Dal Gil Vicente ecco Sandro Costa: Biennale per lui" [From Gil Vicente here's Sandro Costa: Two years for him] (in Italian). F.C. Rieti. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Rescissione consensuale per Sandro Costa" [Mutual termination for Sandro Costa] (in Italian). F.C. Rieti. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.