Richard Costa
Indian footballer
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Richard Costa (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Churchill Brothers. He is currently the captain of the team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Navelim, Goa, India | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Churchill Brothers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Churchill Brothers | 20 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | East Bengal | ||
| 2018– | Churchill Brothers | 79 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | India U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 March 2024 | |||
Early life
Costa was born in Navelim, a town in the Indian State of Goa. He began playing football at an early age and played for a local club, Juniors Salunkas, as a child. He idolized Goan footballer and midfielder Climax Lawrence, and began playing in that position. Costa was included in the under-20 side of Churchill Brothers after he impressed the owners of the team who saw him play at a local match.[1]
Career
Churchill Brothers
Costa, after going through his youth career at Churchill Brothers,[2] made his debut for the senior squad in the I-League on 11 October 2012 against ONGC at the Fatorda Stadium, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Bikramjit Singh in a match that his team won 5–0.[3]
East Bengal
In May 2017, East Bengal announced the signing of Richard Costa and Surabuddin Mullick from Churchill Brothers.[4] On 12 January 2018, East Bengal released Gabriel Fernandes and Richard Costa from their squad.[5]
Churchill Brothers
Costa returned to his previous club Churchill Brothers after he got released from East Bengal.[5] He scored his first goal in the 2023–24 season, on 22 November 2023, a headed goal in the 4–0 against TRAU FC. He also had one assist in the game.[6] He scored again four days later, against Gokulam Kerala, that ended in a 1–1 draw.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 March 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2012–13 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2017–18 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 3 | ||
Honours
India U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014[9]
