Gilson Costa
Portuguese footballer (born 1996)
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Gilson Sequeira da Costa (born 24 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe, he represented Portugal at youth level.
Full name
Gilson Sequeira da Costa
Date of birth
24 September 1996
Place of birth
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilson Sequeira da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | UR Mercês | ||
| 2007–2010 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2010–2011 | Belenenses | ||
| 2011–2015 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Benfica B | 40 | (2) |
| 2017 | → Arouca (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Boavista | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Doxa Katokopias | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Nahda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Aksu | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Nejmeh | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Persebaya Surabaya | 22 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Portugal U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2025 | |||
Club career
On 15 August 2015, Costa made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2015–16 Segunda Liga match against Penafiel.[2]
In June 2023, Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh announced the signing of Costa.[3]
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