Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 19 April 1997||
Place of birth | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nacional | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Feirense | ||
2009–2016 | Porto | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Porto B | 50 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Porto | 4 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Portimonense | 17 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 31 | (4) |
2021–2023 | Porto | 18 | (0) |
2023 | Porto B | 15 | (3) |
2023–2024 | Valenciennes | 10 | (0) |
2024 | Vizela | 8 | (0) |
2024– | Nacional | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (1) |
2016 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (1) |
2018 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa (born 19 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club C.D. Nacional.
Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District, Costa joined FC Porto in 2009 at the age of 12, from C.D. Feirense. [2] On 14 August 2016, he made his professional debut with the former's reserves in a 1–0 home win against Académico de Viseu F.C. in the LigaPro where he played 35 minutes. [3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 October 2017, helping the hosts to defeat Varzim S.C. by 3–0. [4]
Costa appeared in his first competitive match with the first team debut on 6 March 2018 in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League away to Liverpool, a goalless draw in the second leg following a 5–0 loss at the Estádio do Dragão. [5] [6] His Primeira Liga bow took place on 13 April 2019, in a 3–0 away victory over Portimonense S.C. in which he was an 82nd-minute substitute for Yacine Brahimi. [7] [8]
It was reported on 8 January 2020 that Costa had signed for Portimonense also of the top division on loan for the rest of the season. [9] Two days later, the Algarvean club's president confirmed this was instead an 18-month transfer. [10] He made his debut on 11 January in a goalless home game with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, replacing Fernando Medeiros at half-time. [11]
Costa joined Paços de Ferreira on 17 August 2020, on a season-long loan. [12] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 30 October, from a penalty in a 3–2 home defeat of former side Porto. [13]
Costa returned to Porto on 6 July 2021, agreeing to a three-year deal. [14] In January 2022, following successive injuries to Wilson Manafá and João Mário, he was used by manager Sérgio Conceição as an emergency right-back. [15] He scored his only competitive goal on 16 October that year, closing the 6–0 away win over Anadia F.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal. [16]
In January 2023, Costa was relegated to the B team after reportedly falling out with Conceição due to a lack of effort in practice. [17] On 4 February, he equalised an eventual 1–2 home loss against B-SAD through a Panenka-style penalty. [18]
On 2 September 2023, Costa signed a one-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC. [19] [20] He left by mutual consent in January 2024. [21]
Costa returned to Portugal and its top tier shortly after leaving Valenciennes, joining F.C. Vizela on a five-month deal. [22] [23]
Costa earned the first of his three caps for Portugal at under-21 level on 25 May 2018, playing 45 minutes in the 3–2 friendly win over Italy in Estoril. [24]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | LigaPro | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
2018–19 | LigaPro | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
Total | 50 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 4 | ||||||
Porto | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
Porto | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [c] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Total | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Porto B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
Valenciennes | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Career total | 145 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 12 |
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