Bruno Costa (footballer, born 1997)
Portuguese footballer
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Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa (born 19 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a midfielder but also as a right-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Feirense | ||
| 2009–2016 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Porto B | 50 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Porto | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Portimonense | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Porto | 18 | (0) |
| 2023 | Porto B | 15 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Valenciennes | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | Vizela | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Nacional | 18 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Gyeongnam | 17 | (2) |
| 2026 | Gimhae | 13 | (1) |
| 2026– | CFR Cluj | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U17 | 2 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portugal U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Porto
Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District, Costa joined FC Porto in 2009 at the age of 12, from C.D. Feirense.[2] On 14 August 2016, he made his professional debut with the former's reserves in a 1–0 home win against Académico de Viseu F.C. in the LigaPro where he played 35 minutes.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 October 2017, helping the hosts to defeat Varzim S.C. by 3–0.[4]
Costa appeared in his first competitive match with the first team on 6 March 2018 in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League away to Liverpool, a goalless draw in the second leg following a 5–0 loss at the Estádio do Dragão.[5][6] His Primeira Liga bow took place on 13 April 2019, in a 3–0 away victory over Portimonense S.C. in which he was an 82nd-minute substitute for Yacine Brahimi.[7][8]
Portimonense
It was reported on 8 January 2020 that Costa had signed for Portimonense also of the top division on loan for the rest of the season.[9] Two days later, the Algarvean club's president confirmed this was instead an 18-month transfer.[10] He made his debut on 11 January in a goalless home game with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, replacing Fernando Medeiros at half-time.[11]
Costa joined Paços de Ferreira on 17 August 2020, on a season-long loan.[12] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 30 October, from a penalty in a 3–2 home defeat of former side Porto.[13]
Return to Porto
Costa returned to Porto on 6 July 2021, agreeing to a three-year deal.[14] In January 2022, following successive injuries to Wilson Manafá and João Mário, he was used by manager Sérgio Conceição as an emergency right-back.[15] He scored his only competitive goal on 16 October that year, closing the 6–0 away win over Anadia F.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[16]
In January 2023, Costa was relegated to the B team after reportedly falling out with Conceição due to a lack of effort in practice.[17] On 4 February, he equalised an eventual 1–2 home loss against B-SAD through a Panenka-style penalty.[18]
Valenciennes
On 2 September 2023, Costa signed a one-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC.[19][20] He left by mutual consent in January 2024.[21]
Later career
Costa returned to Portugal and its top tier shortly after leaving Valenciennes, joining F.C. Vizela on a five-month deal.[22][23] On 28 July 2024, he agreed to a two-year contract at C.D. Nacional in the same league.[24]
On 29 December 2024, Costa scored his first goal for the Madeirans, but in a 2–1 loss at Rio Ave FC.[25] The following round, he provided an assist for Zé Vitor as the hosts beat his former employers Porto 2–0.[26]
Costa signed for K League 2 club Gyeongnam FC on 24 June 2025.[27] He scored on his debut on 5 July, a 1–1 home draw against Ansan Greeners FC, and dedicated the goal to Diogo Jota and André Silva, Portuguese brothers killed in a car crash in Spain two days earlier.[28]
Ahead of the 2026 season, Costa moved to Gimhae FC 2008 also in the Korean second division.[29] He moved to Romanian Liga I's CFR Cluj on 21 July that year, rejoining his compatriot manager António Folha who had already coached him at Porto B and Portimonense.[30]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 August 2026[32]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | LigaPro | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 4 | ||||||
| Porto | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Paços Ferreira (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Porto | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Porto B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
| Valenciennes | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Vizela | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Nacional | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Gyeongnam | 2025 | K League 2 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Gimhae | 2026 | K League 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2026–27 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 17 | ||
- Includes Taça de Portugal, Coupe de France
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira