Filipe da Costa

Filipe da Costa
Personal information
Full name Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa
Date of birth (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
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 (loan) 4 (0)
2007–2008 Leeds United 4 (0)
2008 Politehnica Timișoara 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)
2014–2015 Panachaiki 24 (5)
2015–2016 Panserraikos 4 (0)
2016–2017 Olympiakos Volos 0 (0)
2017 AEEK INKA 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2017

Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa (born 30 August 1984) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder.

Football career

Early career

Born in Lisbon, Costa began his career at S.L. Benfica, also being loaned to Belenenses and Amora during his formative years.[1]

In 2003, he moved to Italy's Reggiana, but failed to appear in any games in the season's Serie C1/A.[2]

Greece

In January 2005, Costa joined Superleague Greece club Ionikos.[3] Exactly two years later he was loaned to AEL, which eventually won the domestic cup as the player appeared in one match in the tournament, the 31 January quarter-finals against Kerkyra.[4]

During his two-and-a-half-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.[5][6]

England / Romania

On 1 September 2007, Costa signed a one-year contract with Leeds United.[7] 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.[8]

In mid-January 2008, Costa joined Scottish club Falkirk for a trial, but returned to Elland Road after this proved unsuccessful.[9] He was released in April.[10]

For the 2008–09 campaign, Costa moved to Romania with FC Politehnica Timișoara, 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.[11]

Bulgaria

In September 2008, Costa signed for CSKA Sofia.[12] He made his club debut on 4 October, against FC Vihren Sandanski, playing a total of five matches during the season.[13] In January of the following year CSKA released the player, via arbitration commission of the Bulgarian Football Union.[14]

On 28 January 2009, Costa joined Levski Sofia on a three-year deal.[15] 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.[13][16]

On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski was trying to sell Costa.[17] Club coach Emil Velev decided to sell the player due to his poor performances in the second round of the campaign.[18]

Return to Portugal

On 13 July 2009, Costa returned to Portugal after six years, joining Nacional.[19] He was not registered for the season's UEFA Europa League by the Madeira club[20] and, on 5 January 2010, without making any official appearances, he was released,[21] quickly signing with Estoril in the Segunda Liga.

Honours

Larissa

Levski

References

  1. ↑ "Seniores 2001/2002 – Equipa" [Seniors 2001/2002 – Team] (in Portuguese). Amora FC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Reggiana" (in Italian). Calciatori. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Filipe da Costa" (in Greek). Ionikos F.C. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Στοιχεία αγώνα" [Match details] (in Greek). AEL 1964. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "All Star Game 2006" (in Greek). All Star Game. 2006. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "All Star Game 2007" (in Greek). All Star Game. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Leeds complete trio of signings". BBC Sport. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  8. ↑ "Leeds cancel Da Costa's contract". BBC Sport. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "Da Costa still on look-out". Leeds United Mad. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  10. ↑ "Da Costa released". The Football Network. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  11. ↑ "Da Costa, pus pe liber de Timişoara" [Costa, released by Timişoara] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "CSKA takes Portugal playmaker". Football24. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  13. 1 2 "Da Costa facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  14. ↑ "Трима футболисти разтрогнаха договорите си с ЦСКА" [Three players terminate contract with CSKA] (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sportal. January 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  15. ↑ "PFC Levski presents Portuguese Filipe Da Costa signing for three years". Levski Sofia. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "Levski win 26th title!" (in Bulgarian). Levski Sofia. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  17. ↑ "Левски гони Да Коща" [Levski offload Costa] (in Bulgarian). Topsport Ibox. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  18. ↑ "Levski sell Da Costa". Paper Standartnews. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  19. ↑ "Filipe Da Costa transferred to Nacional Madeira (Portugal)". Levski Sofia. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  20. ↑ "CD Nacional". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  21. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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