Filipe da Costa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Panachaiki | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2002 | Benfica | ||
1999–2001 | → Belenenses (loan) | ||
2001–2002 | → Amora (loan) | ||
2002–2003 | Braga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2003–2004 | Reggiana | 0 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Ionikos | 49 | (5) |
2007 | → AEL 1964 (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Leeds United | 4 | (0) |
2008 | Politehnica Timişoara | 0 | (0) |
2008 | CSKA Sofia | 5 | (0) |
2009 | Levski Sofia | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Nacional | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Estoril | 3 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Panserraikos | 19 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Enosis Neon | 8 | (0) |
2013 | Panserraikos | 18 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Veria | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Panachaiki | 24 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). |
Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa (born 30 August 1984) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Greek club Panachaiki F.C. as a midfielder.
Football career
Early career
Born in Lisbon, Costa began his career at S.L. Benfica,[1] also being loaned to C.F. Os Belenenses and Amora F.C. during his formative years.[1][2]
In 2003 he moved to Italy's A.C. Reggiana 1919, but failed to appear in any games in the season's Serie C1/A.[3]
Greece
In January 2005 Costa joined Greek club Ionikos FC, in the top division.[4] Exactly two years later he was loaned to AEL 1964 FC,[1] which eventually won the domestic cup as the player appeared in one match in the tournament, the 31 January quarterfinals against Kerkyra FC.[5]
During his two 1/2-year stay in the country, Costa was voted by fans and league players and coaches for two straight years to the annual All-Star game, held between the best Greek and foreign players.[6][7]
England / Romania
On 1 September 2007, Costa signed a one-year contract with Leeds United.[8] He made seven appearances, all but one as a substitute, and was sent off in a rare start, a game against Bury for the Football League Trophy. His injuries otherwise largely prevented him from playing.[9]
In mid-January 2008 Costa joined Scottish club Falkirk for a trial, but returned to Elland Road after this proved unsuccessful.[10] He was released in April.[11]
For the 2008–09 campaign Costa moved to Romania with FC Politehnica Timişoara, with the contract including a special clause that stated it could be terminated if the player suffered an injury. He was released on 4 August 2008.[12]
Bulgaria
In September 2008, Costa signed for PFC CSKA Sofia.[13] He made his club debut on 4 October, against FC Vihren Sandanski, playing a total of five matches during the season.[14] In January of the following year CSKA released the player, via arbitration commission of the Bulgarian Football Union.[15]
On 28 January 2009, Costa joined PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year deal.[16] He made his club debut also against Vihren, in the first game of the second round of the championship, a 3–2 win. On 9 May he appeared in The Eternal Derby against ex-team CSKA, with a 2–0 away win; in total, he contributed with eight matches for an eventual league win.[14][17]
On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski was trying to sell Costa.[18] Club coach Emil Velev decided to sell the player due to his poor performances in the second round of the campaign.[19]
Return to Portugal
On 13 July 2009 Costa returned to Portugal after six years, joining C.D. Nacional.[20] He wasn't registered for the season's UEFA Europa League by the Madeira club[21] and, on 5 January 2010, without making any official appearances, he was released,[22] quickly signing with G.D. Estoril Praia in the second level.
Honours
Larissa
- Greek Cup: 2006–07
Levski
- Bulgarian League: 2008–09
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Filipe da Costa". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ↑ "Seniores 2001/2002 Equipa" [Seniors 2001/2002] (in Portuguese). Amora FC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ↑ "Reggiana" (in Italian). Calciatori. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ↑ "Filipe da Costa" (in Greek). Ionikos FC. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "Στοιχεία αγώνα" (in Greek). AEL 1964. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ↑ "All Star Game 2006" (in Greek). All-star-game. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "All Star Game 2007" (in Greek). All-star-game. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "Leeds complete trio of signings". BBC Sport. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ↑ "Leeds cancel Da Costa's contract". BBC Sport. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ↑ "Da Costa still on look-out". Leeds United Mad. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ↑ "Da Costa released". The Football Network. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ↑ "Da Costa, pus pe liber de Timişoara" [Costa, released by Timişoara] (in Romanian). Prosport. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ↑ "CSKA takes Portugal playmaker". Football24. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Da Costa facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ↑ "Трима футболисти разтрогнаха договорите си с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sportal. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "PFC Levski presents Portuguese Filipe Da Costa signing for three years". Levski Sofia. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "Levski win 26th title!" (in Bulgarian). Levski Sofia. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "Левски гони Да Коща" (in Bulgarian). Topsport Ibox. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "Levski sell Da Costa". Paper Standartnews. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "Filipe Da Costa transferred to Nacional Madeira (Portugal)". Levski Sofia. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ↑ "CD Nacional". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ↑ "Futebol profissional: C.D. Nacional acorda rescisão com Filipe da Costa (Professional football: C.D. Nacional agrees rescision with Filipe da Costa)" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Filipe da Costa profile at ForaDeJogo
- Filipe da Costa career statistics at Soccerbase
- Soccerway profile
- Levski official profile