Jaume Costa

Jaume Costa
Personal information
Full nameJaume Vicent Costa Jordá
Date of birth18 March 1988
Place of birthValencia, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Villarreal
Number18
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2010Valencia B71(4)
2009–2010→ Cádiz (loan)15(0)
2010–2012Villarreal B65(2)
2012–Villarreal86(1)
National team
2004Spain U164(0)
2004–2005Spain U175(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Costa and the second or maternal family name is Jordá.

Jaume Vicent Costa Jordá (born 18 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a left back.

Football career

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Costa played youth football with local giants Valencia CF, but never made it past the B-team, with which he competed in both Segunda División B and Tercera División. He made his professional debuts with Cádiz CF in the 2009–10 season, on loan,[1] appearing in less than half of the games and also suffering Segunda División relegation.

In the 2010 summer Costa joined neighbours Villarreal CF, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the second level. He played his first match in La Liga with the main squad on 4 March 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza;[2] at the end of the campaign both the first and the second squads dropped down a category, even though the latter finished in a comfortable 12th position,[3] with 29 games and one goal from the player.[4]

In late August 2013, with the Yellow Submarine back in the top flight, Costa renewed his contract with the club until June 2017.[5] He scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 10 May 2014, netting his team's last in a 4–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaume Costa llega cedido al Carranza" [Jaume Costa arrives at the Carranza on loan] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "El Zaragoza tumba al Villarreal en el descuento" [Zaragoza downs Villarreal in injury time] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "El Villarreal provoca el descenso de su filial a Segunda B" [Villarreal causes reserve team to relegate to Segunda B] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "El Villarreal B silencia el Rico Pérez" [Villarreal quiets Rico Pérez] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "El Villarreal ata a sus jóvenes promesas" [Villarreal ties young prospects] (in Spanish). Terra. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Villarreal 4–0 Rayo Vallecano". ESPN FC. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

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