Full name Ricardo Costa
Name in home country Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa Date of birth 1981-05-16 (45 yrs)
Place of birth Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Citizenship Portugal
Position Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Foot right
Height 184.00 m
Current club Retired
Joined 2020-08-03
Contract expires —
Agent OFSPORTS
Aug 2020
Transfer: Boavista → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Boavista FC
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Tondela → Boavista
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — CD Tondela
31 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — CD Tondela
34 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: FC Luzern → Tondela
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Granada CF → FC Luzern
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Luzern
39 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2016
Transfer: PAOK Salonika → Granada CF
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — PAOK Thessaloniki, Granada CF
36 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2015
Transfer: Al-Sailiya SC → PAOK Salonika
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: Valencia → Al-Sailiya SC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — PAOK Thessaloniki, Al-Sailiya SC
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2014
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Valencia CF
32 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Valencia CF
36 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Valencia CF
18 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Valencia CF
38 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: LOSC Lille → Valencia
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 2010
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → LOSC Lille
09/10 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2009
09/10 — VfL Wolfsburg, LOSC Lille
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2009
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — VfL Wolfsburg
19 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2007
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — VfL Wolfsburg, VfL Wolfsburg II
24 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: FC Porto → VfL Wolfsburg
07/08 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Porto
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Porto
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Porto
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
2004 — FC Porto
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Porto
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Porto
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Porto
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: FC Porto B → FC Porto
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Boavista Y19 → FC Porto B
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Boavista U17 → Boavista Y19
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1996
Transfer: Boavista U15 → Boavista U17
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1994
Transfer: Boavista CJ → Boavista U15
94/95 · Transfer
Jul 1992
Transfer: V. Gaia CJ → Boavista CJ
92/93 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
22,937 min Minutes played by club
FC Porto
21.7%
Boavista FC
11.5%
CD Tondela
16.5%
FC Luzern
12.2%
PAOK Thessaloniki
2.4%
Granada CF
5.5%
Al-Sailiya SC
5.9%
Valencia CF
12.4%
VfL Wolfsburg
8.9%
LOSC Lille
3.1%
VfL Wolfsburg II
0.0%
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
1 €1.5M 3 €3M 4 €4.5M 5 €6M 02/03 — 1 goals (FC Porto) 1 02/03 03/04 — 1 goals (FC Porto) 03/04 — 1 assists 2 03/04 04/05 — 2 goals (FC Porto) 2 04/05 05/06 — 1 goals (FC Porto) 1 05/06 06/07 07/08 — 2 goals (VfL Wolfsburg) 2 07/08 08/09 — 3 goals (VfL Wolfsburg) 08/09 — 1 assists 4 08/09 09/10 — 2 goals (VfL Wolfsburg) 2 09/10 10/11 — 1 goals (Valencia CF) 10/11 — 3 assists 4 10/11 11/12 — 1 goals (Valencia CF) 11/12 — 1 assists 2 11/12 12/13 — 4 goals (Valencia CF) 4 12/13 13/14 — 4 goals (Valencia CF) 13/14 — 1 assists 5 13/14 14/15 — 1 goals (Al-Sailiya SC) 1 14/15 15/16 — 2 goals (Granada CF) 2 15/16 16/17 — 1 goals (FC Luzern) 16/17 — 1 assists 2 16/17 17/18 — 2 goals (CD Tondela) 2 17/18 18/19 — 1 goals (CD Tondela) 18/19 — 1 assists 2 18/19 19/20 — 1 goals (Boavista FC) 1 19/20 04/05 — €500K 05/06 — €6M 06/07 — €3.4M 07/08 — €4.3M 08/09 — €5M 09/10 — €4.5M 10/11 — €4M 11/12 — €6M 12/13 — €4M 13/14 — €3M 14/15 — €3M 15/16 — €1.5M 16/17 — €800K 17/18 — €400K 18/19 — €250K 19/20 — €200K Goals Assists Market value
Goals by season
01/02: 0 0 01/02 02/03: 1 1 02/03 03/04: 1 1 03/04 04/05: 2 2 04/05 05/06: 1 1 05/06 06/07: 0 0 06/07 07/08: 2 2 07/08 08/09: 3 3 08/09 09/10: 2 2 09/10 10/11: 1 1 10/11 11/12: 1 1 11/12 12/13: 4 4 12/13 13/14: 4 4 13/14 14/15: 1 1 14/15 15/16: 2 2 15/16 16/17: 1 1 16/17 17/18: 2 2 17/18 18/19: 1 1 18/19 19/20: 1 1 19/20 2004: 0 0 2004
Assists by season
01/02: 0 0 01/02 02/03: 0 0 02/03 03/04: 1 1 03/04 04/05: 0 0 04/05 05/06: 0 0 05/06 06/07: 0 0 06/07 07/08: 0 0 07/08 08/09: 1 1 08/09 09/10: 0 0 09/10 10/11: 3 3 10/11 11/12: 1 1 11/12 12/13: 0 0 12/13 13/14: 1 1 13/14 14/15: 0 0 14/15 15/16: 0 0 15/16 16/17: 1 1 16/17 17/18: 0 0 17/18 18/19: 1 1 18/19 19/20: 0 0 19/20 2004: 0 0 2004
Season Competition Club Matches Goals Assists YC RC Minutes
2004
Intercontinental Cup
FC Porto
1
0
0
0
0
0
19/20
Liga NOS
Boavista FC
31
1
0
6
0
2,629
19/20
Taça de Portugal
Boavista FC
1
0
0
0
0
0
18/19
Allianz Cup
CD Tondela
3
0
0
1
0
0
18/19
Liga NOS
CD Tondela
27
1
1
5
2
2,344
18/19
Taça de Portugal
CD Tondela
1
0
0
1
0
0
17/18
Liga NOS
CD Tondela
32
2
0
7
0
1,440
17/18
Taça CTT
CD Tondela
1
0
0
1
0
0
17/18
Taça de Portugal
CD Tondela
1
0
0
0
0
0
16/17
Europa League Qualifying
FC Luzern
2
0
0
0
1
0
16/17
Schweizer Cup
FC Luzern
4
0
0
1
0
0
16/17
Super League
FC Luzern
33
1
1
11
0
2,806
15/16
Europa League
PAOK Thessaloniki
4
0
0
1
0
0
15/16
Europa League Qualifying
PAOK Thessaloniki
6
1
0
1
0
540
15/16
Kypello Elladas
PAOK Thessaloniki
1
0
0
0
0
0
15/16
LaLiga
Granada CF
14
1
0
7
0
1,251
15/16
Super League 1
PAOK Thessaloniki
11
0
0
1
0
0
14/15
SL1 Play-off
PAOK Thessaloniki
5
0
0
0
0
0
14/15
Stars League
Al-Sailiya SC
15
1
0
3
0
1,350
14/15
Super League 1
PAOK Thessaloniki
10
0
0
4
0
0
13/14
Copa del Rey
Valencia CF
3
0
0
2
0
0
13/14
Europa League
Valencia CF
9
1
1
1
0
721
13/14
LaLiga
Valencia CF
20
3
0
6
0
572
12/13
Champions League
Valencia CF
6
0
0
1
0
0
12/13
Copa del Rey
Valencia CF
4
0
0
2
0
0
12/13
LaLiga
Valencia CF
26
4
0
8
0
540
11/12
Champions League
Valencia CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
11/12
Copa del Rey
Valencia CF
1
0
0
0
0
0
11/12
Europa League
Valencia CF
5
1
1
0
0
384
11/12
LaLiga
Valencia CF
12
0
0
4
1
0
10/11
Champions League
Valencia CF
7
1
0
1
0
630
10/11
Copa del Rey
Valencia CF
2
0
0
0
0
0
10/11
LaLiga
Valencia CF
29
0
3
6
0
0
09/10
Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
11
1
0
2
0
901
09/10
Champions League
VfL Wolfsburg
5
0
0
1
0
0
09/10
DFB-Pokal
VfL Wolfsburg
0
0
0
0
0
0
09/10
Ligue 1
LOSC Lille
10
1
0
2
0
701
08/09
Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
11
3
1
3
1
292
08/09
DFB-Pokal
VfL Wolfsburg
2
0
0
0
0
0
08/09
UEFA Cup
VfL Wolfsburg
6
0
0
1
0
0
07/08
Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
20
2
0
8
0
848
07/08
DFB-Pokal
VfL Wolfsburg
3
0
0
1
0
0
07/08
Regionalliga Nord
VfL Wolfsburg II
1
0
0
1
0
0
06/07
Champions League
FC Porto
2
0
0
1
0
0
06/07
Liga Bwin
FC Porto
8
0
0
1
0
0
06/07
Supertaça
FC Porto
0
0
0
0
0
0
06/07
Taça de Portugal
FC Porto
1
0
0
0
0
0
05/06
Champions League
FC Porto
3
0
0
0
0
0
05/06
Liga Bwin
FC Porto
18
1
0
4
0
1,435
05/06
Taça de Portugal
FC Porto
2
0
0
1
0
0
04/05
Champions League
FC Porto
6
1
0
0
0
516
04/05
SuperLiga
FC Porto
24
1
0
7
0
1,921
04/05
Supertaça
FC Porto
1
0
0
0
0
0
04/05
Taça de Portugal
FC Porto
1
0
0
0
0
0
04/05
UEFA Super Cup
FC Porto
0
0
0
0
0
0
03/04
Champions League
FC Porto
2
0
0
0
0
0
03/04
SuperLiga
FC Porto
9
1
0
1
0
599
03/04
Supertaça
FC Porto
0
0
0
0
0
0
03/04
Taça de Portugal
FC Porto
5
0
1
2
0
0
03/04
UEFA Super Cup
FC Porto
1
0
0
0
0
0
02/03
SuperLiga
FC Porto
9
0
0
4
0
0
02/03
Taça de Portugal
FC Porto
4
0
0
2
0
0
02/03
UEFA Cup
FC Porto
6
1
0
0
0
517
01/02
Primeira Liga
FC Porto
6
0
0
1
0
0
01/02
Taça de Portugal
FC Porto
0
0
0
0
0
0
Season Date From To Type Market value Fee
92/93
1992-07-01
V. Gaia CJ
Boavista CJ
Transfer
0
—
94/95
1994-07-01
Boavista CJ
Boavista U15
Transfer
0
—
96/97
1996-07-01
Boavista U15
Boavista U17
Transfer
0
—
98/99
1998-07-01
Boavista U17
Boavista Y19
Transfer
0
—
99/00
1999-07-01
Boavista Y19
FC Porto B
Transfer
0
—
01/02
2001-07-01
FC Porto B
FC Porto
Transfer
0
—
07/08
2007-07-01
FC Porto
VfL Wolfsburg
Transfer
4250000
€4.00m
09/10
2010-01-29
VfL Wolfsburg
LOSC Lille
Transfer
3500000
€500k
10/11
2010-07-01
LOSC Lille
Valencia
Transfer
3500000
—
14/15
2014-07-28
Valencia
Al-Sailiya SC
Transfer
2000000
—
14/15
2015-01-27
Al-Sailiya SC
PAOK Salonika
Transfer
2000000
—
15/16
2016-02-01
PAOK Salonika
Granada CF
Transfer
1000000
—
16/17
2016-07-08
Granada CF
FC Luzern
Transfer
800000
—
17/18
2017-07-01
FC Luzern
Tondela
Transfer
400000
—
19/20
2019-07-01
Tondela
Boavista
Transfer
100000
—
20/21
2020-08-03
Boavista
Retired
Transfer
100000
—
Season Injury From To Days missed Games missed
07/08
Cruciate ligament tear
2007-08-05
2007-11-01
89
18
07/08
Rib fracture
2008-01-21
2008-02-08
19
3
08/09
Broken toe
2009-02-06
2009-02-13
8
2
11/12
Torn muscle fiber
2011-11-12
2011-12-12
31
7
13/14
Shin injury
2014-02-27
2014-04-08
41
12
13/14
Hamstring strain
2014-04-17
2014-04-23
7
1
14/15
Knee collateral ligament strain
2015-03-18
2015-03-30
13
2
15/16
Inner ankle ligament tear
2015-11-09
2016-01-06
59
10
15/16
Fitness
2016-01-07
2016-01-21
15
4
Current —
Peak €6.00m
Low —
Δ since start −€500k
— €1.50m €3.00m €4.50m €6.00m 1970 1970 1970
Date Value
Jan 1, 1970
—
Jan 1, 1970
€100k
Jan 1, 1970
€100k
Jan 1, 1970
€200k
Jan 1, 1970
€250k
Jan 1, 1970
€250k
Jan 1, 1970
€300k
Jan 1, 1970
€400k
Jan 1, 1970
€800k
Jan 1, 1970
€600k
Jan 1, 1970
€600k
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€6.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.30m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970
€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€4.25m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.40m
Jan 1, 1970
€6.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.75m
Jan 1, 1970
€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€500k
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
Season Competition Club Goals Matches
12/13
LaLiga
Valencia CF
4
26
13/14
LaLiga
Valencia CF
3
20
08/09
Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
3
11
Top assist seasons
Season Competition Club Assists Matches
10/11
LaLiga
Valencia CF
3
29
08/09
Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
1
11
03/04
Taça de Portugal
FC Porto
1
5
Teams faced most often by Ricardo 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 %
Real Madrid
32
6
6
20
32
78
-46
19%
Athletic Club
30
11
8
11
34
35
-1
37%
Atlético Madrid
30
2
8
20
19
55
-36
7%
Sevilla FC
28
10
7
11
36
38
-2
36%
RC Celta
28
10
8
10
34
35
-1
36%
Málaga CF
28
14
5
9
37
32
+5
50%
FC Barcelona
28
5
5
18
28
60
-32
18%
Real Sociedad
28
6
7
15
32
50
-18
21%
Espanyol Barcelona
28
13
6
9
36
31
+5
46%
Bayern München
26
3
3
20
23
75
-52
12%
Levante UD
24
9
6
9
38
30
+8
38%
Getafe CF
24
11
7
6
38
34
+4
46%
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
Season / Year Milestone Date
01/02
Senior debut season
02/03
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′
19/20
32
2,629
6
0
0
0.21
18/19
31
2,344
7
1
2
0.38
17/18
34
1,440
8
1
0
0.56
16/17
39
2,806
12
0
1
0.42
15/16
36
1,791
10
0
0
0.5
14/15
30
1,350
7
0
0
0.47
13/14
32
1,293
9
1
0
0.7
12/13
36
540
11
2
0
2.17
11/12
18
384
4
0
1
1.17
10/11
38
630
7
1
0
1.14
09/10
26
1,602
5
2
0
0.39
08/09
19
292
4
0
1
1.54
07/08
24
848
10
0
0
1.06
06/07
11
0
2
0
0
0
05/06
23
1,435
5
0
0
0.31
04/05
32
2,437
7
0
0
0.26
03/04
17
599
3
0
0
0.45
02/03
19
517
6
0
0
1.04
01/02
6
0
1
0
0
0