Carole Costa

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Carole Costa
Costa in 2014
Personal information
Full name Carole da Silva Costa
Date of birth (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Benfica
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 SGS Essen 42 (1)
2013–2015 MSV Duisburg 41 (1)
2015–2017 BV Cloppenburg 42 (10)
2017–2020 Sporting CP 52 (10)
2020– Benfica 44 (3)
International career
2006–2009 Portugal U19 18 (0)
2010– Portugal 151 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023

Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.[1]

Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen where she learned to speak German while playing football.[2]

International career[edit]

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[3]

Honours[edit]

Benfica

Sporting

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 March 2010 Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal  Armenia 5–0 7–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 25 August 2010 Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 2–0 3–0
3. 19 September 2021 Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel  Israel 4–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 26 October 2021 Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 5–0 5–0
5. 12 April 2022 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0
6. 25 June 2022 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  Greece 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 13 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England  Netherlands 1–2 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
8. 11 October 2022 Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal  Iceland 1–0 4–1 (a.e.t.) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
9. 22 February 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand  Cameroon 2–1 2–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10. 26 September 2023 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal  Norway 2–1 3–2 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
11. 3–2
12. 5 April 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Portugal – Carole Costa – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Trennung und Neubeginn - Carole da Silva Costa und Ana Christina Leite" (in German). Lokalkompass. 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ updated, Mark White last (2023-06-07). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.

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