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Ricardo Costa

Ricardo Costa

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age45
CitizenshipPortugal
Height1.84 m
Footright
BornMay 16, 1981
👕500+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Valencia CF
top club · 124 apps

Career highs

€6.00m
peak value · 2005
€4.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
4
best season · 12/13
108 / 11
int'l caps / goals
504Appearances
30Goals
9Assists
124Yellow cards
5Red cards
255Full matches (90′)
Full nameRicardo Costa
Name in home countryRicardo Miguel Moreira da Costa
Date of birth1981-05-16 (45 yrs)
Place of birthVila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
CitizenshipPortugal
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height184.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-08-03
Contract expires
AgentOFSPORTS
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%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Porto 7 01/02 2004 109 5 1 4,988
Boavista FC 1 19/20 19/20 32 1 0 2,629
CD Tondela 2 17/18 18/19 65 3 1 3,784
FC Luzern 1 16/17 16/17 39 1 1 2,806
PAOK Thessaloniki 2 14/15 15/16 37 1 0 540
Granada CF 1 15/16 15/16 14 1 0 1,251
Al-Sailiya SC 1 14/15 14/15 15 1 0 1,350
Valencia CF 4 10/11 13/14 124 10 5 2,847
VfL Wolfsburg 3 07/08 09/10 58 6 1 2,041
LOSC Lille 1 09/10 09/10 10 1 0 701
VfL Wolfsburg II 1 07/08 07/08 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€1.5M3€3M4€4.5M5€6M02/03 — 1 goals (FC Porto)102/0303/04 — 1 goals (FC Porto)03/04 — 1 assists203/0404/05 — 2 goals (FC Porto)204/0505/06 — 1 goals (FC Porto)105/0606/0707/08 — 2 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)207/0808/09 — 3 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)08/09 — 1 assists408/0909/10 — 2 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)209/1010/11 — 1 goals (Valencia CF)10/11 — 3 assists410/1111/12 — 1 goals (Valencia CF)11/12 — 1 assists211/1212/13 — 4 goals (Valencia CF)412/1313/14 — 4 goals (Valencia CF)13/14 — 1 assists513/1414/15 — 1 goals (Al-Sailiya SC)114/1515/16 — 2 goals (Granada CF)215/1616/17 — 1 goals (FC Luzern)16/17 — 1 assists216/1717/18 — 2 goals (CD Tondela)217/1818/19 — 1 goals (CD Tondela)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 1 goals (Boavista FC)119/2004/05 — €500K05/06 — €6M06/07 — €3.4M07/08 — €4.3M08/09 — €5M09/10 — €4.5M10/11 — €4M11/12 — €6M12/13 — €4M13/14 — €3M14/15 — €3M15/16 — €1.5M16/17 — €800K17/18 — €400K18/19 — €250K19/20 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 1102/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 2204/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/202004: 002004

Assists by season

01/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 1103/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/202004: 002004
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
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
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
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
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames 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€6.00m197019701970
DateValue
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
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53807 #5 3 1 former national player
Team #31372 #5 12 2 former national player
Team #30503 21 4 former national player
Team #23137 7 1 former national player
Team #16374 #5 23 0 former national player
Team #16373 #5 13 2 former national player
Team #16371 #3 7 0 former national player
Team #3300 #13 22 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Éver Banega 2 1 0
Sofiane Feghouli 1 0 0
Cláudio Ramos 1 0 0
Dani Parejo 2 1 0
Joãozinho 1 0 0
Tomané 1 0 0
Edin Džeko 1 2 0
David Bruno 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 LaLiga Valencia CF 4 26
13/14 LaLiga Valencia CF 3 20
08/09 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 3 11

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
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).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
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 / YearMilestoneDate
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.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 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

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
101 apps
8 G
3 A
SuperLiga
164 apps
7 G
1 A
Bundesliga
42 apps
6 G
1 A
Europa League
18 apps
2 G
2 A
Champions League
31 apps
2 G
0 A
Super League
33 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Stars League
15 apps
1 G
0 A
Ligue 1
10 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
12 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Ricardo Costa

Who is Ricardo Costa?

Ricardo Costa is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Ricardo Costa?

Ricardo Costa is 45 years old. He was born on May 16, 1981 in Vila Nova de Gaia.

What position does Ricardo Costa play?

Ricardo Costa plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Ricardo Costa play for?

Ricardo Costa currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Ricardo Costa scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricardo Costa has scored 30 goals in 504 appearances.