Carole Costa
Portuguese footballer (born 1990)
![]() Costa in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carole da Silva Costa | ||
Date of birth | (1990-05-03) 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 | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Leixões | 0 | (0) |
2010–2013 | SGS Essen | 42 | (1) |
2013–2015 | MSV Duisburg | 41 | (1) |
2015–2017 | BV Cloppenburg | 33 | (6) |
2017–2020 | Sporting CP | 52 | (10) |
2020– | Benfica | 69 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2009 | Portugal U19 | 18 | (0) |
2010– | Portugal | 169 | (23) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 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
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2017–18
- Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2017–18
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2017
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 31 March 2010 | Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal | ![]() | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2. | 25 August 2010 | Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
3. | 15 February 2012 | Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo, Portugal | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification |
4. | 31 October 2013 | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, 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 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification |
6. | 19 January 2016 | Centro de Estágios de Melgaço, Melgaço, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
7. | 24 November 2017 | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal | ![]() | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
8. | 7–0 | |||||
9. | 28 February 2018 | Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
10. | 19 November 2018 | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
11. | 14 June 2021 | Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
12. | 19 September 2021 | Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
13. | 26 October 2021 | Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
14. | 12 April 2022 | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
15. | 25 June 2022 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
16. | 13 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
17. | 11 October 2022 | Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
19. | 26 September 2023 | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
20. | 3–2 | |||||
21. | 5 April 2024 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
22. | 9 April 2024 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
23. | 31 May 2024 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 |
References
- ^ "Portugal – Carole Costa – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Trennung und Neubeginn - Carole da Silva Costa und Ana Christina Leite" (in German). Lokalkompass. 14 February 2012.
- ^ updated, Mark White last (2023-06-07). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
External links
- Carole Costa at Soccerway
- Carole Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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