Ayrton Costa
Argentine footballer (born 1999)
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Ayrton Enrique Costa (born 12 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer[1] who plays as a centre-back for Boca Juniors.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayrton Enrique Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Independiente | 54 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Platense (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Antwerp | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Boca Juniors | 23 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:20, 30 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Costa arrived at Independiente in 2015.[4][5][6] Five years later, the centre-back made the breakthrough into first-team football under manager Lucas Pusineri.[7][8] He initially trained with the club in pre-season, notably appearing in a friendly win over Gimnasia y Esgrima.[9] Costa's senior debut occurred on 6 December 2020 in a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory over Defensa y Justicia, as he played eighty-eight minutes before being replaced by Patricio Ostachuk.[1][10][11] He penned terms on a contract until December 2022 on 15 December 2020.[12][13]
On 2 July 2024, Costa signed a four-season contract with Antwerp in Belgium.[14]
On 15 June 2025, a report mentioned that Costa had been denied a visa to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States due to a robbery case in 2018. Several days later, the decision was reversed and he was granted a special 26 day visa for the tournament.[15]
Personal life
Costa's first name is an ode to Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, of whom his grandfather was a fan of.[4][16] He is of Cape Verdean and Paraguayan descent through one of his grandfathers and one of his grandmothers, respectively.[17][18]
Career statistics
- As of 3 January 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2020–21[nb 1] | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.