Jesse Costa

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Jesse Costa
Personal information
Full name Jesse Nicolas Costa
Date of birth (2005-04-28) April 28, 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
York United
Youth career
Brampton YSC
–2021 ProStars FC
2021–2024 VfL Wolfsburg
2024–2025 Corinthians
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– York United 0 (0)
International career
2023 Portugal U18 2 (1)
2022–2024 Canada U20 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2024

Jesse Nicolas Costa (born April 28, 2005) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Premier League club York United FC. Born in Canada, he has represented Portugal and Canada internationally at youth level.

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Early life

Costa was three years old when he started playing soccer with Brampton YSC. [1]

As a youth player, Costa joined the youth academy of Canadian side ProStars FC and trialed for Hungarian side Puskás Akadémia FC and Portuguese side Sporting CP. In 2021, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, where he played in the Premier League International Cup. Three years later, he joined the youth academy of Brazilian side Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. [2]

Club career

On August 15, 2025, York United announced that the club had signed the Canadian midfielder on a contract through the end of the 2026 season, with a club option for 2027. [3]

International career

Costa has represented Portugal and Canada internationally at youth level. In April 2022, Costa debuted in the Canada Soccer program, attending a camp with the Canada U20 team. [1] He was named to the Canada squad for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [1]

During the summer of 2023, he played for the Portugal national under-18 football team the at the 2023 Torneio Internacional de Lisboa. [4]

He then returned to the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jesse Costa at Canada Soccer
  2. "Saiba quem é Jesse Costa, novo reforço do Corinthians" [Find out who Jesse Costa is, Corinthians' new signing] (in Portuguese). Brasileirão. October 1, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  3. CPL (August 15, 2025). "York United sign Canada U-20 captain Jesse Costa". CPL. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  4. "Quem é Jesse Costa, reforço canadense do Corinthians" [Who is Jesse Costa, Corinthians' Canadian reinforcement?] (in Portuguese). Placar. September 30, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2025.