Richard Costa

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Richard Costa
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Navelim, Goa, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Churchill Brothers
Number 33
Youth career
Churchill Brothers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Churchill Brothers 20 (0)
2017–2018 East Bengal 0 (0)
2018– Churchill Brothers 79 (3)
International career
2014 India U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024

Richard Costa (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He is currently the captain of the team.

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Early life

Costa was born in Navelim, a town in the Indian State of Goa. He began playing football at an early age and played for a local club, Juniors Salunkas, as a child. He idolized Goan footballer and midfielder Climax Lawrence, and began playing in that position. Costa was included in the under-20 side of Churchill Brothers after he impressed the owners of the team who saw him play at a local match. [1]

Career

Churchill Brothers

Costa, after going through his youth career at Churchill Brothers, [2] made his debut for the senior squad in the I-League on 11 October 2012 against ONGC at the Fatorda Stadium, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Bikramjit Singh in a match that his team won 5–0. [3]

East Bengal

In May 2017, East Bengal announced the signing of Richard Costa and Surabuddin Mullick from Churchill Brothers. [4] On 12 January 2018, East Bengal released Gabriel Fernandes and Richard Costa from their squad. [5]

Churchill Brothers

Costa returned to his previous club Churchill Brothers after he got released from East Bengal. [5] He scored his first goal in the 2023–24 season, on 22 November 2023, a headed goal in the 4–0 against TRAU FC. He also had one assist in the game. [6] He scored again four days later, against Gokulam Kerala, that ended in a 1–1 draw. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 March 2024 [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Churchill Brothers 2012–13 I-League 10001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2013–14 30004 [lower-alpha 1] 070
2016–17 1603 [lower-alpha 2] 0–190
Total2003050280
East Bengal 2017–18 I-League0000–00
Churchill Brothers 2017–18 802 [lower-alpha 3] 0–100
2018–19 16000–160
2019–20 4000–40
2020–21 6000–60
2021–22 18000–180
2022–23 1014 [lower-alpha 3] 0–141
2023–24 17200–172
Total7936000853
Career total99390501133
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

India U20 (Goa India)

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References

  1. ↑ Singh, Pranav (8 April 2022). "From a young boy in Navelim to skipper of Churchill Brothers, in conversation with Richard Costa | I-League". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Churchill Bros edge Sporting". Navhind Times. Retrieved 22 October 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Noronha, Anselm (11 October 2012). "Churchill Brothers SC 5–0 ONGC FC: The Red Machine demolish Subrata Bhattacharya's side". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Parasar, Swapnaneel. "East Bengal sign Brandon Vanlalremdika, Surabuddin Mullick and Richard Costa; promote youth team players". goal.com. Goal India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 Kundu, Sagnik. "I-League 2017/18: East Bengal reportedly release Goan duo Richard Costa and Gabriel Fernandes". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "I-League 2023-24: Churchill Brothers Thrash TRAU, Shillong Lajong Edge Out Delhi FC". News18. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Churchill Brothers take a point home from Gokulam Kerala's den | I-League". i-league.org. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Richard Costa at Soccerway
  9. ↑ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021


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