Carole Costa

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Carole Costa
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Costa in 2014
Personal information
Full name Carole da Silva Costa
Date of birth (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 15
Youth career
2003–2009 Casa Povo Martim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Leixões 0 (0)
2010–2013 SGS Essen 42 (1)
2013–2015 MSV Duisburg 41 (1)
2015–2017 BV Cloppenburg 33 (6)
2017–2020 Sporting CP 52 (10)
2020– Benfica 84 (19)
International career‡
2006–2009 Portugal U19 18 (0)
2010– Portugal 179 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2025

Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team. [1]

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Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen where she learned to speak German while playing football. [2]

International career

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023. [3]

On 24 June 2025, Costa was called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [4]

Honours

Benfica

Sporting

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 March 2010 Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 5–07–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.25 August 2010 Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2–03–0
3.15 February 2012 Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo, PortugalFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2–06–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
4.31 October 2013 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–4 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.27 October 2015 Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos, PortugalFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–01–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification
6.19 January 2016 Centro de Estágios de Melgaço, Melgaço, PortugalFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–01–0 Friendly
7.24 November 2017 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, PortugalFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3–08–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.7–0
9.28 February 2018 Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, PortugalFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2–12–1 2018 Algarve Cup
10.19 November 2018 Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, PortugalFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1–01–0Friendly
11.14 June 2021 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–03–3
12.19 September 2021 Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4–04–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.26 October 2021 Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 5–05–0
14.12 April 2022 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, PortugalFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3–03–0
15.25 June 2022 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, PortugalFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 1–01–0Friendly
16.13 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–22–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
17.11 October 2022 Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, PortugalFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–04–1 ( a.e.t. ) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
18.22 February 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–12–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19.26 September 2023Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, PortugalFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–13–2 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
20.3–2
21.5 April 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–03–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
22.9 April 2024 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1–02–0
23.31 May 2024Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, PortugalUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–04–0
24.26 February 2025 Den Dreef, Leuven, BelgiumFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–01–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
25.4 April 2025 Estádio Capital do Móvel, Paços de Ferreira, PortugalFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–32–4

References

  1. ↑ "Portugal – Carole Costa – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Trennung und Neubeginn - Carole da Silva Costa und Ana Christina Leite" (in German). Lokalkompass. 14 February 2012.
  3. ↑ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lista final com Kika Nazareth: as 23 convocadas de Portugal para o Europeu feminino" (in European Portuguese). Record. 24 June 2025.


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