Ayrton Costa

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Ayrton Costa
Personal information
Full name Ayrton Enrique Costa
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina [1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back [2]
Team information
Current team
Antwerp
Number 5
Youth career
2015–2020 Independiente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Independiente 54 (3)
2022Platense (loan) 18 (2)
2024– Antwerp 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024

Ayrton Enrique Costa (born 12 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club Antwerp. [1]

Contents

Career

Costa arrived at Independiente in 2015. [3] [4] [5] Five years later, the centre-back made the breakthrough into first-team football under manager Lucas Pusineri. [6] [7] He initially trained with the club in pre-season, notably appearing in a friendly win over Gimnasia y Esgrima. [8] Costa's senior debut occurred on 6 December 2020 in a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory over Defensa y Justicia, as he played eighty-eight minutes before being replaced by Patricio Ostachuk. [1] [9] [10] He penned terms on a contract until December 2022 on 15 December 2020. [11] [12]

On 2 July 2024, Costa signed a four-season contract with Antwerp in Belgium. [13]

Personal life

Costa's first name is an ode to Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, who his grandfather was a fan of. [3] [14]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2021. [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente 2020–21 [nb 1] Primera División 200000000020
Career total200000000020

    Notes

    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

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    2. Ayrton Costa at WorldFootball.net
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    12. "Costa firmó su contrato". LocoXelRojo. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
    13. "Argentijn Ayrton Costa tekent contract op de Bosuil" [Argentine Ayrton Costa signs contract at Bosuil] (in Dutch). Antwerp. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
    14. "Ayrton Costa tuvo su primer debut en primera división con la camiseta de Independiente en la victoria ante Gimnasia el sabado". Independiente Rey Copero. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.