Rute Costa
Ana Rute Campos Costa (born 1 June 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Benfica of the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ana Rute Campos Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Casa Povo Martim | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Boavista F.C. | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Clube de Albergaria | 25 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Braga | 61 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Famalicão | 36 | (0) |
| 2022– | Benfica | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (0) |
| Portugal Women's Beach Soccer | 5 | (0) | |
| 2017– | Portugal | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023 | |||
Career edit
Club edit
Costa started his career at Portuguese Second Division's team Casa do Povo de Martim. In 2012, she moved to First Division's club Boavista. Two years later, she signed with Clube de Albergaria where she stayed for two seasons until 2016,[2] when Costa signed with S.C. Braga.[3][4] Costa was voted the 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino Goalkeeper of the Season in June 2018.[5]
International edit
Costa represented Portugal at several levels, starting on 15 March 2012 in a 2-1 defeat against Wales U19 team.[6] She also played for the Portuguese women's beach soccer team. On 19 January 2017 Costa debuted for the Portugal senior team in a 1-0 defeat against Northern Ireland.[7] On 6 July 2017 she was called by coach Francisco Neto to represent Portugal at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, the first time the Portugal national team qualified for a women's football major tournament.[8]
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[9]
Personal life edit
Costa played volleyball for her entire adolescence and she almost became a professional player. Costa is graduated in Sports science and has a Master's degree in her field of study.[4][10][11]
References edit
- ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ Costa, Sandra. "Rute Costa não sofre há quatro jogos consecutivos no Albergaria". Futebol Feminino Portugal. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Rute Costa renova com o SC Braga". SC Braga. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ a b Hilário, Frederico. "À conversa com… Rute Costa (Futebol Feminino SC Braga)". Última Barreira. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Ana Borges eleita melhor jogadora da época 2017/2018" (in Portuguese). Record. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Portugal - País de Gales". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "Portugal - Irlanda do norte". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "As eleitas para o Europeu". Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ updated, Mark White last (2023-06-07). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ ""O futebol feminino em Portugal está no caminho certo", diz Rute Costa, goleira do Braga e da Seleção Portuguesa". Torcedores.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Coimbra, Rodrigo. "Rute Costa: "O futebol feminino está a crescer e para mim é um privilégio fazer parte desse momento"". MSN.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links edit
- Rute Costa at Soccerway
- Rute Costa at WorldFootball.net
- Rute Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Player's Profile at SC Braga