Carole Costa

Portuguese footballer (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.[1]

Full name Carole da Silva Costa
Date of birth (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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Carole Costa
Costa with Benfica in 2023
Personal information
Full name Carole da Silva Costa
Date of birth (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 15
Youth career
2003–2009 Casa Povo Martim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Leixões 0 (0)
2010–2013 SGS Essen 42 (1)
2013–2015 MSV Duisburg 41 (1)
2015–2017 BV Cloppenburg 33 (6)
2017–2020 Sporting CP 52 (10)
2020– Benfica 84 (19)
International career‡
2006–2009 Portugal U19 18 (0)
2010– Portugal 179 (25)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2025
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Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen, where she learned to speak German while playing football.[2]

International career

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[3]

On 24 June 2025, Costa was called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[4]

Honours

Benfica

Sporting

International goals

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 March 2010Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal Armenia5–07–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.25 August 2010Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia2–03–0
3.15 February 2012Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo, Portugal Armenia2–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
4.31 October 2013Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium Belgium1–01–42015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.27 October 2015Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal Republic of Ireland1–01–2UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification
6.19 January 2016Centro de Estágios de Melgaço, Melgaço, Portugal Poland1–01–0Friendly
7.24 November 2017Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal Moldova3–08–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8.7–0
9.28 February 2018Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal China2–12–12018 Algarve Cup
10.19 November 2018Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal Wales1–01–0Friendly
11.14 June 2021Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States Nigeria2–03–3
12.19 September 2021Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel Israel4–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13.26 October 2021Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria5–05–0
14.12 April 2022Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal Bulgaria3–03–0
15.25 June 2022Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Greece1–01–0Friendly
16.13 July 2022Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England Netherlands1–22–3UEFA Women's Euro 2022
17.11 October 2022Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal Iceland1–04–1 (a.e.t.)2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
18.22 February 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Cameroon2–12–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19.26 September 2023Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal Norway2–13–22023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
20.3–2
21.5 April 2024Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
22.9 April 2024Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta1–02–0
23.31 May 2024Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Northern Ireland1–04–0
24.26 February 2025Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Belgium1–01–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
25.4 April 2025Estádio Capital do Móvel, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal Spain2–32–4
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