Market value
—
Rating · 20/21
5.2
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Reggina Calcio
top club · 90 apps
Position rank · 20/21
#1340
goals rank
#1776
assists rank
9
season goals
4
season assists
Among 2,744 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.80m
peak value · 2013
€2.75m
top transfer fee · 08/09
2
best season · 16/17
20 / 1
int'l caps / goals
362Appearances
9Goals
4Assists
81Yellow cards
8Red cards
154Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Andrea Costa |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1986-02-01 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2021-06-25 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Romano Eleven SAS |
Jun 2021
Transfer: Reggiana → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — AC Reggiana 1919
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Benevento → Reggio Audace
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Reggio Audace FC
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Benevento Calcio
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2017
Transfer: FC Empoli → Benevento
17/18 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Benevento Calcio
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Empoli
27 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Parma → FC Empoli
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Empoli
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2014
Transfer: Sampdoria → Parma
14/15 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Parma FC, UC Sampdoria
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — UC Sampdoria
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Reggina → Sampdoria
12/13 · Transfer · €1.10m
Jul 2012
12/13 — UC Sampdoria
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Sampdoria → Reggina
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Reggina → Sampdoria
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — UC Sampdoria
31 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Reggina Calcio
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Reggina Calcio, Reggina Primavera
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Reggina Calcio
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Bologna → Reggina
08/09 · Transfer · €2.75m
Jun 2008
Transfer: Reggina → Bologna
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: Bologna → Reggina
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Reggina Calcio, Bologna FC 1909
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Bologna FC 1909
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Bologna FC 1909
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Reggiana → Bologna
05/06 · Transfer
Jun 2005
Transfer: Bologna U19 → Reggiana
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Reggiana → Bologna U19
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — AC Reggiana 1919
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — AC Reggiana 1919
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Reggiana U19 → Reggiana
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.80m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2314 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.08/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.08/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.34/90
Minutes played by club
AC Reggiana 1919
10.5%
Reggio Audace FC
0.0%
Benevento Calcio
0.0%
FC Empoli
22.5%
Parma FC
12.9%
UC Sampdoria
32.5%
Reggina Calcio
21.6%
Reggina Primavera
0.0%
Bologna FC 1909
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Reggiana 1919 | 3 | 03/04 | 20/21 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1,451 |
| Reggio Audace FC | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benevento Calcio | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Empoli | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 3,123 |
| Parma FC | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1,794 |
| UC Sampdoria | 4 | 11/12 | 14/15 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 4,510 |
| Reggina Calcio | 4 | 07/08 | 10/11 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2,994 |
| Reggina Primavera | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bologna FC 1909 | 3 | 05/06 | 07/08 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Serie B | AC Reggiana 1919 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,065 |
| 19/20 | Playoff Serie C | Reggio Audace FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie C-B | Reggio Audace FC | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Italy Cup | Benevento Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Serie B | Benevento Calcio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Serie B Play-off | Benevento Calcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Serie A | Benevento Calcio | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Italy Cup | FC Empoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Serie A | FC Empoli | 26 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1,043 |
| 15/16 | Italy Cup | FC Empoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Serie A | FC Empoli | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2,080 |
| 14/15 | Italy Cup | Parma FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Italy Cup | UC Sampdoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Serie A | Parma FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,794 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | UC Sampdoria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Serie A | UC Sampdoria | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | UC Sampdoria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Serie A | UC Sampdoria | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2,356 |
| 11/12 | Italy Cup | UC Sampdoria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Serie B | UC Sampdoria | 25 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2,154 |
| 11/12 | Serie B Play-off | UC Sampdoria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Reggina Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie B | Reggina Calcio | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie B Play-off | Reggina Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Italy Cup | Reggina Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Primavera C | Reggina Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | Reggina Calcio | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Italy Cup | Reggina Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | Reggina Calcio | 36 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,994 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | Reggina Calcio | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Serie B | Bologna FC 1909 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Bologna FC 1909 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | Bologna FC 1909 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie B | Bologna FC 1909 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Serie C1 - B | AC Reggiana 1919 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 386 |
| 03/04 | Playout C1 | AC Reggiana 1919 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Serie C1 - A | AC Reggiana 1919 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Reggiana U19 | Reggiana | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-31 | Reggiana | Bologna U19 | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Bologna U19 | Reggiana | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Reggiana | Bologna | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-31 | Bologna | Reggina | Loan | 200000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Reggina | Bologna | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Bologna | Reggina | Transfer | 600000 | €2.75m |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-03 | Reggina | Sampdoria | Loan | 300000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | Sampdoria | Reggina | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-03 | Reggina | Sampdoria | Transfer | 300000 | €1.10m |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-27 | Sampdoria | Parma | Transfer | 1400000 | €2.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-21 | Parma | FC Empoli | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-12 | FC Empoli | Benevento | Transfer | 1000000 | €1.50m |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-27 | Benevento | Reggio Audace | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-06-25 | Reggiana | Retired | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | muscular problems | 2017-10-15 | 2017-11-09 | 26 | 5 |
| 17/18 | muscular problems | 2018-04-03 | 2018-06-01 | 60 | 9 |
| 18/19 | muscular problems | 2018-09-10 | 2018-09-22 | 13 | 2 |
| 18/19 | Muscle fatigue | 2018-10-05 | 2018-10-10 | 6 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2018-11-11 | 2018-12-07 | 27 | 4 |
| 18/19 | muscular problems | 2019-02-04 | 2019-02-18 | 15 | 2 |
| 18/19 | muscular problems | 2019-03-05 | 2019-03-25 | 21 | 2 |
| 18/19 | Muscle injury | 2019-04-07 | 2019-05-17 | 41 | 6 |
| 19/20 | Muscle injury | 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-30 | 30 | 2 |
| 19/20 | muscular problems | 2019-10-11 | 2019-10-18 | 8 | 1 |
| 19/20 | muscular problems | 2020-01-04 | 2020-02-14 | 42 | 6 |
| 20/21 | muscular problems | 2020-09-25 | 2020-10-26 | 32 | 5 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-30 | 31 | 5 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-20 | 20 | 4 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-04-30 | 2021-06-21 | 53 | 4 |
Current—
Peak€1.80m
Low—
Δ since start−€200k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #21746 | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21426 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21100 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Obiang | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonino Barillà | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Valdez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manuel Pucciarelli | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergio Romero | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukasz Skorupski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Adejo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo De Silvestri | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Serie A | FC Empoli | 2 | 26 |
| 20/21 | Serie B | AC Reggiana 1919 | 1 | 16 |
| 04/05 | Serie C1 - B | AC Reggiana 1919 | 1 | 6 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Serie A | UC Sampdoria | 1 | 20 |
| 11/12 | Serie B | UC Sampdoria | 1 | 25 |
| 06/07 | Italy Cup | Bologna FC 1909 | 1 | 2 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | Sampdoria | Reggina | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-03 | Reggina | Sampdoria | Loan | — | €300k |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-30 | Reggina | Bologna | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-31 | Bologna | Reggina | Loan | — | €200k |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | Bologna U19 | Reggiana | Return from loan | — | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-31 | Reggiana | Bologna U19 | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Andrea Costa's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACF Fiorentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 75% |
| Udinese Calcio | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 75% |
| Torino FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 25% |
| Genoa CFC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0% |
| Chievo Verona | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 25% |
| AS Roma | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25% |
| Cagliari Calcio | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0% |
| AC Milan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 0% |
| SSC Napoli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0% |
| Empoli FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0% |
| Brescia Calcio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0% |
| US Lecce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Senior debut season | |
| 04/05 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 16 | 1,065 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 19/20 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 27 | 1,043 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 15/16 | 24 | 2,080 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 14/15 | 22 | 1,794 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 13/14 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 28 | 2,356 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.23 |
| 11/12 | 31 | 2,154 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 10/11 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 37 | 2,994 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 07/08 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 6 | 386 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| 03/04 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
181 apps
6 G
2 A
Serie B
128 apps
2 G
1 A
Serie C1 - B
19 apps
1 G
0 A
Italy Cup
12 apps
0 G
1 A
Serie B Play-off
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie C1 - A
10 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Andrea Costa
Who is Andrea Costa?
Andrea Costa is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Andrea Costa?
Andrea Costa is 40 years old. He was born on February 1, 1986 in Reggio Emilia.
What position does Andrea Costa play?
Andrea Costa plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Andrea Costa play for?
Andrea Costa currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Andrea Costa scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Andrea Costa has scored 9 goals in 362 appearances.