Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francisco Manuel Pires Costa | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | La Solana | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | FC Andorra | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | FC Andorra | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | UE Santa Coloma | 13 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Engordany | 8 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Manchego | 11 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Vianense | 4 | (0) |
2023– | La Solana | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Andorra U17 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Andorra U19 | 5 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Andorra U21 | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Andorra | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021 |
Francisco Manuel "Xisco" Pires Costa (born 25 January 1998) is an Andorran footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club CF La Solana and the Andorra national team. [1]
Pires made his international debut for Andorra on 7 October 2020 in a friendly match against Cape Verde, which finished as a 1–2 home loss. [2]
Andorra | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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