| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Coba Gomes da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | La Mojonera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Getafe | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | La Mojonera | ||
| 2014–2016 | Almería | ||
| 2016–2018 | La Cañada Atlético | ||
| 2018–2020 | La Mojonera | ||
| 2020–2021 | Maracena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Maracena | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Berja | 26 | (3) |
| 2022 | Tabor Sežana | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Conquense | 37 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Getafe B | 9 | (3) |
| 2024– | Getafe | 19 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025 | |||
Coba Gomes da Costa (born 26 July 2002), sometimes known as just Coba, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Getafe CF.
Born in La Mojonera, Almería, Andalusia to Bissau-Guinean parents, Coba represented La Mojonera CF, UD Almería, UCD La Cañada Atlético and UD Maracena as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter on 21 March 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 Tercera División home win over CD Huétor Vega. [1]
On 6 September 2021, Coba signed for CD El Ejido's farm team Berja CF in the División de Honor Andaluza. [2] The following 18 July, after being regularly used, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Tabor Sežana. [3]
Coba made his professional debut on 24 July 2022, replacing Tom Kljun late into a 1–0 home loss to NK Olimpija Ljubljana. On 29 November, after being replaced before half-time in a 1–1 away draw against NK Gorica, he refused to shake hands with manager Dušan Kosič, [4] and subsequently left the club. [5]
On 7 December 2022, Coba returned to his home country and joined UB Conquense in Tercera Federación. [6] On 17 July 2024, after scoring a career-best seven goals as the club achieved promotion to Segunda Federación, he moved to Getafe CF and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. [7]
Coba made his first team debut with Geta on 26 November 2024, starting in a 3–0 away win over Manises CF, for the season's Copa del Rey. He made his La Liga debut on 1 December, replacing Mauro Arambarri at half-time in a 2–0 away loss to Real Madrid. [8]
Coba subsequently started to feature regularly with the main squad, [9] and scored his first professional goal on 12 January 2025, netting the opener in a 2–1 away win over UD Las Palmas. [10] On 17 July, he renewed his contract until 2029 and was definitely promoted to the main squad. [11]