Bruno Costa (footballer, born 1997)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa (born 19 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club C.D. Nacional.

Bruno Costa

Personal information
Full name	Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nacional
Number	8
Youth career
2005–2009	Feirense
2009–2016	Porto
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Porto B	50	(4)
2018–2020	Porto	4	(0)
2020–2021	Portimonense	17	(0)
2020–2021	→ Paços Ferreira (loan)	31	(4)
2021–2023	Porto	18	(0)
2023	Porto B	15	(3)
2023–2024	Valenciennes	10	(0)
2024	Vizela	8	(0)
2024–	Nacional	6	(0)
International career
2012	Portugal U15	2	(0)
2012–2013	Portugal U16	6	(0)
2013	Portugal U17	2	(1)
2016	Portugal U19	4	(1)
2016–2017	Portugal U20	9	(1)
2018	Portugal U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Porto

Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District, Costa joined FC Porto in 2009 at the age of 12, from C.D. Feirense.^[2] On 14 August 2016, he made his professional debut with the former's reserves in a 1–0 home win against Académico de Viseu F.C. in the LigaPro where he played 35 minutes.^[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 October 2017, helping the hosts to defeat Varzim S.C. by 3–0.^[4]

Costa appeared in his first competitive match with the first team debut on 6 March 2018 in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League away to Liverpool, a goalless draw in the second leg following a 5–0 loss at the Estádio do Dragão.^[5][6] His Primeira Liga bow took place on 13 April 2019, in a 3–0 away victory over Portimonense S.C. in which he was an 82nd-minute substitute for Yacine Brahimi.^[7][8]

Portimonense

It was reported on 8 January 2020 that Costa had signed for Portimonense also of the top division on loan for the rest of the season.^[9] Two days later, the Algarvean club's president confirmed this was instead an 18-month transfer.^[10] He made his debut on 11 January in a goalless home game with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, replacing Fernando Medeiros at half-time.^[11]

Costa joined Paços de Ferreira on 17 August 2020, on a season-long loan.^[12] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 30 October, from a penalty in a 3–2 home defeat of former side Porto.^[13]

Return to Porto

Costa returned to Porto on 6 July 2021, agreeing to a three-year deal.^[14] In January 2022, following successive injuries to Wilson Manafá and João Mário, he was used by manager Sérgio Conceição as an emergency right-back.^[15] He scored his only competitive goal on 16 October that year, closing the 6–0 away win over Anadia F.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.^[16]

In January 2023, Costa was relegated to the B team after reportedly falling out with Conceição due to a lack of effort in practice.^[17] On 4 February, he equalised an eventual 1–2 home loss against B-SAD through a Panenka-style penalty.^[18]

Valenciennes

On 2 September 2023, Costa signed a one-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC.^[19][20] He left by mutual consent in January 2024.^[21]

Vizela

Costa returned to Portugal and its top tier shortly after leaving Valenciennes, joining F.C. Vizela on a five-month deal.^[22][23]

International career

Costa earned the first of his three caps for Portugal at under-21 level on 25 May 2018, playing 45 minutes in the 3–2 friendly win over Italy in Estoril.^[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 November 2023^[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porto B	2016–17	LigaPro	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
	2017–18	LigaPro	31	3	—		—		—		—		31	3
	2018–19	LigaPro	13	1	—		—		—		—		13	1
	Total		50	4	—		—		—		—		50	4
Porto	2017–18	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	—		1	0
	2018–19	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	2	0	2[a]	0	0	0	6	0
	2019–20	Primeira Liga	2	0	1	0	2	0	1[b]	0	—		6	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	13	0
Portimonense	2019–20	Primeira Liga	17	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Paços de Ferreira (loan)	2020–21	Primeira Liga	31	4	2	0	0	0	—		—		33	4
Porto	2021–22	Primeira Liga	12	0	3	0	2	0	4[c]	0	—		21	0
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	6	0	2	1	1	0	3[a]	0	1[d]	0	13	1
	Total		18	0	5	1	3	0	7	0	1	0	34	1
Porto B	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	15	3	—		—		—		—		15	3
Valenciennes	2023–24	Ligue 2	10	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	11	0
Career total			145	11	9	1	7	0	11	0	1	0	173	12

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2019–20,^[26] 2021–22^[27]
• Taça de Portugal: 2019–20,^[28][29] 2021–22, 2022–23^[30]
• Taça da Liga: 2022–23^[31]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2022^[32]

References

1. "Bruno Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
2. Marques, Sara (10 April 2019). "Bruno Costa: conheça o miúdo com mais minutos em Anfield do que no Dragão" [Bruno Costa: meet the kid with more minutes at Anfield than at the Dragão] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
3. "FC Porto B-Ac. Viseu, 1–0: Penálti de Fede Varela dá primeiros pontos" [FC Porto B-Ac. Viseu, 1–0: Penalty by Fede Varela gives first points]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
4. "FC Porto B-Varzim, 3–0: Fede Varela em destaque" [FC Porto B-Varzim, 3–0: Fede Varela highlighted]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
5. Andrade, David (6 March 2018). "Formalidade de Anfield resolvida com um diplomático empate" [Anfield formality settled with diplomatic draw]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
6. Lima, Fábio (6 March 2018). "Sérgio Conceição e a estreia de Bruno Costa: "É uma maravilha"" [Sérgio Conceição and Bruno Costa's debut: "He's marvellous"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
7. Frias, Rui (13 April 2019). "Com Marega se morre, com Marega se mata" [He who dies by Marega, lives by Marega]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
8. "Depois da Champions, Bruno Costa estreou-se na I Liga" [After the Champions League, Bruno Costa debuted in the I League]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 13 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
9. Alves, Armando (8 January 2020). "Bruno Costa chega ao Portimonense cedido pelo FC Porto" [Bruno Costa arrives at Portimonense on loan from FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
10. "Portimonense confirma três reforços e duração do vínculo de Bruno Costa chama a atenção" [Portimonense confirm three additions and the duration of Bruno Costa's link draws attention]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
11. "Portimonense e Paços de Ferreira empatam a zero" [Portimonense and Paços de Ferreira draw nil-nil]. Público (in Portuguese). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
12. "Bruno Costa chega à Mata Real" [Bruno Costa arrives at Mata Real] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
13. "Paços de Ferreira impõe segunda derrota ao F. C. Porto. Veja os casos e os golos" [Paços de Ferreira impose second loss on F. C. Porto. Watch controversies and goals]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
14. "OFICIAL: Bruno Costa regressa ao FC Porto" [OFFICIAL: Bruno Costa returns to FC Porto] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
15. Sousa, Rui (18 January 2022). "Bruno Costa foi o 15.º lateral-direito titular na era Sérgio Conceição: sabe qual foi o mais utilizado?" [Bruno Costa was the 15th right-back in the Sérgio Conceição age: do you know who played the most minutes?]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 January 2022.
16. "Taça: Anadia-FC Porto, 0–6 (resultado final)" [Cup: Anadia-FC Porto, 0–6 (final score)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
17. Gouveia, Carlos (1 February 2023). "Médio Bruno Costa permanece no FC Porto, mas foi "despromovido" à equipa B" [Midfielder Bruno Costa remains at FC Porto, but was "relegated" to the B team]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
18. "Titular contra a B SAD, Bruno Costa marcou penálti à Panenka pelo FC Porto B" [Starter against B SAD, Bruno Costa scored Panenka penalty for FC Porto B]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
19. "Oficial: Bruno Costa deixa FC Porto e reforça Valenciennes" [Official: Bruno Costa leaves FC Porto and reinforces Valenciennes]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 2 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
20. "Valenciennes: Un milieu portugais signe au VAFC (off)" [Valenciennes: Portuguese midfielder signs for VAFC (off)] (in French). Foot National. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
21. "Bruno Costa quitte le VAFC" [Bruno Costa leaves VAFC] (in French). Valenciennes FC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
22. "Bruno Costa reforça o FC Vizela" [Bruno Costa reinforces FC Vizela] (in Portuguese). F.C. Vizela. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
23. "Está confirmado: Bruno Costa é reforço do Vizela" [It's official: Bruno Costa is addition to Vizela]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
24. "Seleção Sub-21 de Portugal vence Itália em amigável disputado no Estoril" [Portugal Under-21 national team defeat Italy in friendly held in Estoril] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
25. Bruno Costa at Soccerway
26. "FC Porto oficializa regresso de Bruno Costa até 2024" [FC Porto make return of Bruno Costa until 2024 official] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
27. Ribeiro, Patrick (7 May 2022). "Zaidu winner takes Porto to the title away to bitter rivals Benfica". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
28. Carmo, Cátia (19 October 2019). "FC Porto atropela Coimbrões com goleada e segue em frente na Taça" [FC Porto steamroll Coimbrões with a rout and go through in Cup] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
29. "FC Porto vence Benfica e conquista Taça de Portugal!" [FC Porto beat Benfica and win Portuguese Cup!] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
30. Kundert, Tom (4 June 2023). "Dominant Porto dispatch Braga to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
31. "Porto beat Sporting 2–0 to lift first Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
32. Marshall, Matthew (30 July 2022). "Porto beat Tondela 3–0 in the Portuguese Super Cup". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

External links

• Bruno Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Bruno Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)