Boavista

Ricardo Costa

Defender

Key facts

Age: 45
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 78 kg
Born: 16/5/1981
Birthplace: Portugal
Position: Defender
Nationality: Portugal

Official profile

Career stats

offensive

	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2019-20 Portuguese Liga BOA	30	43	10	6	0	1	0	12	2	0

Compare CostaStack them up against anyone, with an analyst verdict

Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2016-17 UEFA Europa LeagueFC Luzern	2	–	–	–	–	128	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015-16 LaLigaGranada	14	1	0	9	3	1,250	7	0	0	14	0	11	3	0	21	0
2015-16 UEFA Europa LeaguePAOK	10	1	0	1	0	900	1	0	0	4	0	8	5	0	3	0
2014 FIFA World CupPortugal	2	0	0	0	0	135	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	0	3	0
2013-14 LaLigaValencia	20	3	0	14	5	1,715	6	1	1	20	0	27	10	0	31	0
2013-14 UEFA Europa LeagueValencia	9	1	1	5	1	721	0	0	0	4	1	1	3	0	2	0
2012-13 LaLigaValencia	26	4	0	19	6	2,160	7	2	1	26	1	31	8	0	36	0
2012-13 UEFA Champions LeagueValencia	6	0	0	1	0	540	1	0	0	6	0	10	6	0	7	0
2011-12 LaLigaValencia	12	0	0	12	2	1,010	4	1	0	12	1	13	3	0	16	0
2011-12 UEFA Europa LeagueValencia	5	1	–	–	–	384	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010-11 LaLigaValencia	30	0	2	14	3	2,589	7	1	0	29	0	61	16	1	32	0
2010-11 UEFA Champions LeagueValencia	7	1	0	4	2	630	1	0	1	7	0	9	2	0	7	0
2010 FIFA World CupPortugal	2	0	0	0	0	179	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0
2009-10 Ligue 1Lille	10	1	1	4	1	702	3	2	1	10	1	15	8	0	8	0
2009-10 BundesligaVfL Wolfsburg	11	1	0	10	3	900	2	0	0	11	1	20	13	0	19	0
2009-10 UEFA Champions LeagueVfL Wolfsburg	5	0	0	7	0	450	1	0	0	5	0	5	5	0	7	0
2008-09 BundesligaVfL Wolfsburg	11	3	1	6	3	876	3	1	0	11	1	23	5	0	14	0
2007-08 BundesligaVfL Wolfsburg	20	2	0	12	3	1,696	8	0	0	20	1	48	10	2	18	0
2006-07 UEFA Champions LeagueFC Porto	2	0	0	0	0	135	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	3	0
2006 FIFA World CupPortugal	1	0	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005-06 UEFA Champions LeagueFC Porto	3	0	0	2	1	257	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	6	0
2004-05 UEFA Champions LeagueFC Porto	6	1	0	1	0	516	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	3	0
2003-04 UEFA Champions LeagueFC Porto	2	–	–	–	–	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career23 seasons	216	20	5	121	33	17,993	53	9	4	190	8	298	99	3	237	0

Game log, 2016-17 UEFA Europa League

Game
2nd Leg - Sassuolo advance 4-1 on aggregate @ SassuoloL 0-3 5 Aug	–	–	–	–	38	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1st Leg v SassuoloD 1-1 29 July	–	–	–	–	90	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Splits, UEFA Europa League

Split
HomeHome or away · won 8 of 15	15	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	79.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0
AwayHome or away · won 5 of 11	11	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.1	85.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0
WinsResult	13	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	79.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
LossesResult	8	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	81.8	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0
DrawsResult	5	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	1.6	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 13 of 26	26	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	82.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0
Atlético de MadridOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.5	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
AZ AlkmaarOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brøndby IFOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.5	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dynamo KyivOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	78.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
FC Spartak TrnavaOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
KrasnodarOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.5	0.0	1.0	0.0
Kuban KrasnodarOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
NK LokomotivaOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SassuoloOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	–	–	–	–	64.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
St. GallenOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.5	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Borussia DortmundOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
FC BaselOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	39.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
FK QabalaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PSV EindhovenOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	24.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SevillaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Swansea CityOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	76.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
MestallaGround · won 5 of 9	9	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	72.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0
Toumba Stadium, ThessalonikiGround · won 3 of 5	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0
Kuban StadiumGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
AFAS Stadion, AlkmaarGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
AFG ArenaGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brøndby StadionGround · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, TrnavaGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
GSP Stadium, NicosiaGround · won 1 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Maksimir, ZagrebGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mapei Stadium, Reggio EmiliaGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	38.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Palms Sports Arena, BakuGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Swissporarena, LuzernGround · won 0 of 1	1	–	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vicente CalderónGround · won 0 of 1	1	1.0	–	–	–	90.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Recent games

July '2026
v Rio Ave
1 SHOT · 5 FC · 1 YC
L 2-0
July '2019
@ FC Famalicao
1 FC
D 2-2
July '209
v Maritimo
3 FC · 1 YC
L 1-0
July '205
@ Benfica
1 FC
L 3-1
June '2029
v Santa Clara
Did not record a stat
W 1-0
June '2024
@ FC Porto
Did not record a stat
L 4-0
June '2019
v Vitoria Setubal
3 FC
W 3-1
June '2014
@ Braga
Did not record a stat
W 1-0

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