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 (age 38)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	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)
Total		149	(15)
International career
2002	Portugal U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa (born 30 August 1984) is a Portuguese retired 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 C.F. Os Belenenses and Amora F.C. during his formative years. ^[1]

In 2003, he moved to Italy's A.C. Reggiana 1919, but failed to appear in any games in the season's Serie C1/A. ^[2]

Greece

In January 2005, Costa joined Super League Greece club Ionikos FC. ^[3] Exactly two years later he was loaned to Athlitiki Enosi Larissa FC, which eventually won the domestic cup as the player appeared in one match in the tournament, the 31 January quarter-finals against PAE 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 PFC CSKA Sofia. ^[12] He made his debut for his new team 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 PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year deal. ^[15] He made his competitive 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 appearances for an eventual league win. ^{[13] [16]}

On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski were 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 C.D. Nacional. ^[19] He was not registered for the season's UEFA Europa League by the Madeirans ^[20] and, on 5 January 2010, without making any official appearances, he was released, ^[21] quickly signing with G.D. Estoril Praia in the Segunda Liga.

Honours

Larissa

• Greek Football Cup: 2006–07

Levski

• First Professional Football League: 2008–09

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. "Ael1964.gr" Στοιχεία αγώνα [Match details] (in Greek). AEL 1964. 2007. 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" [Da Costa, released by Timişoara] (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
12. "CSKA takes Portugal playmaker". Football 24. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
13. "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.^{[ dead link ]}
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. 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. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
21. "Futebol profissional: C.D. Nacional acorda rescisão com Filipe da Costa (Professional football: C.D. Nacional agree rescision with Filipe da Costa" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

External links

• Filipe da Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Filipe da Costa at Soccerbase
• Filipe da Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Filipe da Costa at Soccerway
• Filipe da Costa at FootballDatabase.eu
• Levski official profile