Chico da Costa
Brazilian footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francisco da Costa Aragão (born 5 May 1995), commonly known as Chico da Costa or just Chico, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cruzeiro.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco da Costa Aragão | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Taquari, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Grêmio | ||
| Internacional | |||
| CFZ do Rio | |||
| Novo Hamburgo | |||
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Novo Hamburgo | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlético Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Inter de Lages (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Tombense (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → São José-RS (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | São José-RS | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 22 | (14) |
| 2018 | Venados | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 10 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlante | 19 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Querétaro | 13 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sol de América | 16 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Bolívar | 58 | (35) |
| 2023 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Cerro Porteño | 35 | (6) |
| 2025 | → Mirassol (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2026– | Cruzeiro | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:52, 23 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Chico played for the youth sides of Grêmio, Internacional, CFZ do Rio and Novo Hamburgo before making his first team debut with the latter in 2013. He joined Atlético Paranaense in 2014,[1] initially for the under-23 team.
In February 2015, Chico was loaned to Inter de Lages after the club began a partnership with Atlético,[2] and made his senior debut on 12 April of that year, scoring the winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win over Chapecoense.[3][4] Despite being rarely used, he moved to Tombense also in a temporary deal, along with head coach Marcelo Mabilia.
Ahead of the 2016 season, Chico joined São José-RS also on loan, but finished the year at Operário Ferroviário. He returned to Zequinha for the 2017 campaign, now on a permanent deal, but did not feature in any matches for the side.
In 2017, Chico moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Serie A de México side Inter Playa del Carmen. He scored ten goals in the Apertura tournament for the side,[5] and joined Ascenso MX side Venados in January 2018.[6]
In July 2018, Chico returned to Inter Playa.[7] After scoring seven times in just ten matches, he returned to the second division with Atlante in December of that year.[8] He played his first match with the club on 8 January, in a 2–1 Copa Mexico home loss to Pachuca, and scored his first goal eight days later in a 1–1 draw at Tijuana.
Chico was an important unit of Atlante in the 2020 Clausura,[9] notably scoring a brace in a 2–1 home win over Cafetaleros de Chiapas on 13 February of that year.[10] On 15 June, he agreed to a deal with Querétaro in the Liga MX.[11]
Chico made his debut in the top tier of Mexican football on 22 August 2020, replacing Ángel Sepúlveda at half-time in a 1–0 away loss to Atlas.[12] He scored his first goal for the club against the same opponent the following 18 January, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success.[13]
On 9 June 2021, Chico was presented at Paraguayan Primera División side Sol de América.[14] He was the club's top scorer with eight goals in the 2021 Clausura tournament,[15] but still departed in December.[16]
On 30 December 2021, Chico switched teams and countries again after signing for Club Bolívar.[17] The following 12 July, he renewed his contract with the club, which purchased the remaining 50% of his economic rights from Sol de América.[18]
On 17 November 2022, Chico was presented at the Colombian side Atlético Nacional on a one-year loan deal.[19] After struggling with injuries, his loan was cut short on 26 June 2023,[20] and he subsequently returned to Bolívar where he regained his goalscoring form.
On 5 July 2024, Chico returned to Paraguay after being announced at Cerro Porteño.[21] On 14 July of the following year, he returned to Brazil after nearly nine years, being loaned to Série A side Mirassol.[22]
On 9 January 2026, Cruzeiro announced the signing of Chico on a two-year contract.[23]
Personal life
Chico's father Nilson was also a footballer and a forward. He notably played for and coached teams in the Mato Grosso do Sul.[24]
Career statistics
- As of 23 March 2026.[25]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novo Hamburgo | 2013 | Gaúcho | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20[c] | 1 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Inter de Lages | 2015 | Série D | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Tombense | 2015 | Série C | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| São José-RS | 2016 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Operário Ferroviário | 2016[26] | Paranaense | — | — | — | — | 6[d] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| São José-RS | 2017 | Série D | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Inter Playa del Carmen | 2016–17[27] | Serie A de México | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18[27] | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | ||||||
| Venados | 2017–18[27] | Ascenso MX | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Inter Playa del Carmen | 2018–19[27] | Serie A de México | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | ||||
| Atlante | 2018–19[27] | Ascenso MX | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20[27] | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Querétaro | 2020–21[27] | Liga MX | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Sol de América | 2021 | Paraguayan Primera División | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||||
| Bolívar | 2022 | Bolivian Primera División | 36 | 21 | — | — | 4[f] | 3 | — | 40 | 24 | |||
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | — | 10 | 9 | 4[f] | 0 | — | 26 | 16 | ||||
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 6[f] | 5 | — | 16 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 35 | — | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | — | 82 | 52 | ||||
| Atlético Nacional (loan) | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Cerro Porteño | 2024 | Paraguayan Primera División | 21 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2[h] | 0 | — | 25 | 8 | ||
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6[f] | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 45 | 10 | ||||
| Mirassol (loan) | 2025 | Série A | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||||
| Cruzeiro | 2026 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 231 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 307 | 109 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Catarinense, Campeonato Gaúcho
- Thirteen appearances and one goal in Copa Metropolitana, seven appearances in Copa FGF
- Appearance(s) in the Liguilla (play-offs)
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Superliga Colombiana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
- Novo Hamburgo
- Copa Metropolitana: 2013
- Operário Ferroviário
- Taça FPF: 2016
- Bolívar
- Atlético Nacional
- Cruzeiro
- Individual
- Bolivian Primera División top scorer: 2022 Apertura