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Gabriel Costa (footballer)
Uruguayan footballer (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Basilio Gabriel Costa Heredia (born 2 April 1990), known as Gabriel Costa, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario. Born in Uruguay, Costa represents Peru internationally.
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Club career
Costa played in the youth ranks of River Plate de Montevideo. In 2011, he was loaned to Rocha FC in order to get more minutes, scoring 2 goals in 19 matches. Costa signed for Bella Vista in 2012, where he made his debut in the Uruguayan First Division under manager Guillermo Sanguinetti.
The next season, he played for Rentistas before emigrating to Peru in 2014.[1][2] He spent two seasons with Alianza Lima and three seasons with Sporting Cristal between 2014 and 2018.[3] In 2019, Costa moved to Chile and joined Colo-Colo, spending four seasons with them.[3]
Back to Peru, Costa rejoined Alianza Lima in 2023.[4] In July 2024, he switched to Universitario,[5] becoming one of the few players who have played for the Big Three of Peruvian football clubs.[6]
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International career
Born in Uruguay, Costa was nationalized after years in Peru and gained a Peruvian passport.[7] He debuted for the Peru national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Ecuador on 6 September 2019.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 July 2019
1 Includes Superliga Colombiana
Honours
Club
- Alianza Lima
- Torneo del Inca (1): 2014
- Sporting Cristal
- Colo-Colo
- Copa Chile (2): 2019, 2021
- Supercopa de Chile (1): 2022
References
External links
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