Léo Costa (footballer, born 1986)
Leonardo Fabricio 'Léo' Soares da Costa (born March 3, 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguesa Santista as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Fabricio Soares da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | São José dos Campos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa Santista | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santo André | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Santo André | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → São Bernardo (loan) | ||
| 2009 | Paulista | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | Brno | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | União São João | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Linense | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | Itumbiara | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | São Bernardo | 23 | (3) |
| 2012 | Vila Nova | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Rio Branco | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Guarani | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | Rio Claro | 12 | (9) |
| 2014 | Vitória | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Portuguesa | 13 | (1) |
| 2015 | Ponte Preta | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rio Claro | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Mumbai City | 11 | (2) |
| 2018 | Santa Cruz | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mumbai City | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Pelotas | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | São Bernardo SP | ||
| 2019 | → Figueirense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Portuguesa Santista | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Léo Costa graduated with Santo André, being promoted to the main squad in 2007. In 2008, he was loaned to São Bernardo, and was subsequently released by his parent club in December of that year.[citation needed]
In July 2009, after a short stint at Paulista, Léo Costa moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Czech side Brno.[1] He returned to his homeland in the following year, signing for União São João.[citation needed]
In August 2010 Léo Costa moved to Linense, appearing with the club in Copa Paulista and Campeonato Paulista. He later played for clubs mainly in his native state, representing Itumbiara, São Bernardo, Vila Nova,[2] Rio Branco, Guarani[3] and Rio Claro;[4] with the latter he was the top scorer of 2014 Campeonato Paulista, scoring nine goals.[5]
On 28 April 2014 Léo Costa signed for Série A's Vitória.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 11 May, coming on as a second half substitute in a 1–1 away draw against fierce rivals Bahia.[7]
On 16 September, after appearing in only five matches, Léo Costa rescinded his link with Leão,[8] and joined Portuguesa three days later.[9]
References edit
- ^ Vyhrajeme titul, hlásí Brazilci ve službách 1. FC Brno (We will win the title, say the Brazilians at the service of 1. FC Brno); Brněnský, 17 July 2009 (in Czech)
- ^ Série C: Vila Nova acerta com três jogadores da Copa Paulista (Série C: Vila Nova signs with three Copa Paulista players); Futebol Interior, 20 September 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Guarani confirma mais dois reforços para a Série C: Léo Costa e Laionel (Guarani confirms two more signings for Série C: Léo Costa and Laionel); Globo Esporte, 6 May 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Léo Costa vai defender o Rio Claro no Paulistão (Léo Costa will play for Rio Claro in Paulistão) 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine; Alberto César, 9 November 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Artilheiro do Paulistão com Fabuloso, Léo Costa sonha jogar pelo São Paulo (Top scorer in Paulistão with Fabuloso, Léo Costa dreams about playing for São Paulo) 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine; Lance!, 7 March 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Após zagueiro Alemão, Vitória acerta com meia Léo Costa, ex-Rio Claro (After stopper Alemão, Vitória signs with midfielder Léo Costa, former Rio Claro player); Globo Esporte, 28 April 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Bahia empata nos acréscimos e aumenta escrita diante do Vitória (Bahia draws in the stoppage time and extends advantage over Vitória); Globo Esporte, 11 May 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Pouco utilizado, meia Léo Costa rescinde contrato e deixa o Vitória (Sparingly used, midfielder Léo Costa rescinds contract and leaves Vitória); Mercado Futebol, 16 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Lusa acerta com Léo Costa e André Astorga para a sequência da Série B (Portuguesa signs Léo Costa and André Astorga for the Série B's following); Globo Esporte, 19 September 2014 (in Portuguese)
External links edit
- Léo Costa at Soccerway
- Léo Costa at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- Léo Costa – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech)
- Uruguayo Souza y brasileño Costa refuerzan al Oriente Petrolero de Azkargorta, wradio.com.co, 6 January 2016