Portuguese footballer
João Paulo Santos da Costa (born 2 February 1996), sometimes known as Andorinha ,[ 2] is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Portugal 2 club Feirense .
Club career
Born in Barcelos , Braga District , Costa joined FC Porto 's youth system at the age of 10. On 3 October 2015, he made his debut as a senior with the reserves , in a 2–0 away win against S.C. Olhanense in the LigaPro .[ 3] He added a further six appearances during the season , as they achieved the feat of being the first B team to win the championship.[ 4] [ 5]
On 11 September 2016, in the 94th minute of the league fixture against F.C. Penafiel , Costa scored to help the hosts to earn one point after the 2–2 draw.[ 6] On 29 November, he remained on the bench for the first team during a 0–0 home draw to C.F. Belenenses in the group stage of the Taça da Liga .[ 7]
Costa went on to serve two loans subsequently, his first being with Gil Vicente F.C. still in the second tier.[ 8] Afterwards, he joined Spanish Segunda División B club FC Cartagena .[ 9]
On 14 August 2019, Costa signed a permanent one-year deal with CD Mirandés , newly promoted to Segunda División .[ 10] He played two extra-time away wins in the Copa del Rey , and his sole league appearance was a 4–0 loss at Racing de Santander on 17 September.[ 11] Following the arrival of Raúl Lizoain , he left on 27 January 2020 and moved to Club Recreativo Granada on an 18-month deal.[ 12]
Initially a part of the first team for the 2021 pre-season, Costa spent the 2021–22 campaign unregistered by both the main and reserve squads as he was already 25.[ 13] In August 2022, he joined Real Murcia CF of the Primera Federación .[ 14]
Costa returned to Portugal on 16 August 2023, on a contract at second-tier club C.D. Feirense .[ 15]
Career statistics
As of match played 23 May 2021
Honours
Porto B
References
^ a b c d "Andorinha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 September 2020 .
^ Garteizgoxeascoa Gil, Aimara (21 April 2020). "Andorinha, el meta del Granada B que vino a España por Casillas" [Andorinha, the Granada B goalie who moved to Spain for Casillas]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Portistas vencem nos descontos" [Olhanense-FC Porto B, 0–2: Porto boys win in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
^ "Os números do Porto B – Campeão da Ledman LigaPro" [The numbers of Porto B – Ledman LigaPro champions] (in Portuguese). Tribunal das Antas. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
^ a b "Campeão FC Porto B de volta ao trabalho" [Champions FC Porto B back to work]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
^ "Inédito: FC Porto B salva-se com golo do guarda-redes" [Unheard of: FC Porto save themselves with goal from the goalkeeper]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
^ "FC Porto empata a zero com Belenenses" [FC Porto draw all-nil with Belenenses] (in Portuguese). TSF . 29 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
^ "OFICIAL: FC Porto empresta João Costa ao Gil Vicente" [OFFICIAL: FC Porto loan João Costa to Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
^ "Munúa descarta a una docena de porteros y se decanta por el joven portugués João Costa" [Munúa discards a dozen goalkeepers and goes with Portuguese youngster João Costa]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018 .
^ "Joao Costa refuerza la portería del CD Mirandés para LaLiga Smartbank" [Joao Costa bolsters the goal of CD Mirandés for LaLiga Smartbank] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019 .
^ Fernández, Pedro (17 September 2019). "El Racing se estrena a lo grande: goleando al Mirandés" [Racing start counting in style: rout of Mirandés]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2021 .
^ Castillo, Aitor (27 January 2020). "Joao Costa abandona el Mirandés y firma por el Granada" [João Costa quits Mirandés and signs for Granada]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020 .
^ Martos, José Ángel (8 September 2021). "El 'expediente Andorinha', sin ficha en el primer y en el segundo equipo" [The 'Andorinha files', without a place in the first and second teams]. La Gaceta de Granada (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
^ Morais, Pedro (30 August 2022). "João Costa reforça baliza do Real Murcia" [João Costa bolsters goal of Real Murcia]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2023 .
^ "João Costa assina pelo CD Feirense" [João Costa signs for CD Feirense] (in Portuguese). C.D. Feirense. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ a b c João Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
^ a b c d e João Costa at Soccerway
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