| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Pedro Loureiro da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | March 26, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Cavalões | ||
| 2010–2011 | Aveleda | ||
| 2011–2013 | Porto | ||
| 2013–2017 | Braga | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Palmeiras FC (loan) | ||
| 2017–2020 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Rio Ave B | 6 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | Rio Ave | 107 | (7) |
| 2024– | Olympiacos | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 22 | (0) |
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 19 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:32, 30 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
João Pedro Loureiro da Costa (born 26 March 2000), better known as Costinha, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Olympiacos.
Club career
Costinha is a youth product of Cavalões, Aveleda, Porto, Braga, Palmeiras and Rio Ave. He signed his first professional contract with Rio Ave on 16 May 2018. Costinha made his professional debut with Rio Ave in a 2-0 Primeira Liga loss to Gil Vicente F.C. on 29 November 2020.
International career
Costinha is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rio Ave B | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Rio Ave | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Total | 107 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 121 | 10 | |||
| Olympiakos | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Career total | 130 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 12 | ||
Honours
Rio Ave
Individual
- Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2023–24
References
- ^ "Costinha troca Rio Ave pelo Olympiacos no final da época". ojogo.pt (in Portuguese). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Rio Ave assina contrato profissional com internacional sub-18". Maisfutebol.
- ^ "Gil Vicente vs. Rio Ave - 29 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "João Costa" (in European Portuguese). FPF. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Costinha at Soccerway
External links
- Costinha at Soccerway
- Costinha at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Rio Ave Profile
- Costinha national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)