Filipe da Costa

Filipe da Costa
Personal information
Full name Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa
Date of birth (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Panserraikos
Number 10
Youth career
1994–2002 Benfica
1999–2001 → Belenenses (loan)
2001–2002 → Amora (loan)
2002–2003 Braga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Reggiana 0 (0)
2005–2007 Ionikos 49 (5)
2007 → AEL 1964 (loan) 4 (0)
2007–2008 Leeds United 4 (0)
2008 Politehnica Timișoara 0 (0)
2008 CSKA Sofia 5 (0)
2009 Levski Sofia 8 (0)
2009–2010 Nacional 0 (0)
2010–2011 Estoril 3 (0)
2011–2012 Panserraikos 19 (1)
2012–2013 Enosis Neon 8 (0)
2013 Panserraikos 18 (4)
2013–2014 Veria 3 (0)
2014–2015 Panachaiki 24 (5)
2015–2016 Panserraikos 3 (0)
2016 Olympiacos Volou

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015.


Filipe Gui Paradela Maciel da Costa (born 30 August 1984) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Greek club Olympiacos Volou as a midfielder.

Football career

Early career

Born in Lisbon, Costa began his career at S.L. Benfica, also being loaned to C.F. Os Belenenses and Amora F.C. during his formative years.[1]

In 2003 he moved to Italy's A.C. Reggiana 1919, but failed to appear in any games in the season's Serie C1/A.[2]

Greece

In January 2005 Costa joined Greek club Ionikos FC, in the top division.[3] Exactly two years later he was loaned to AEL 1964 FC, which eventually won the domestic cup as the player appeared in one match in the tournament, the 31 January quarterfinals against Kerkyra FC.[4]

During his two 1/2-year stay in the country, Costa was voted by fans and league players and coaches for two straight years to the annual All-Star game, held between the best Greek and foreign players.[5][6]

England / Romania

On 1 September 2007, Costa signed a one-year contract with Leeds United.[7] He made seven appearances, all but one as a substitute, and was sent off in a rare start, a game against Bury for the Football League Trophy. His injuries otherwise largely prevented him from playing.[8]

In mid-January 2008 Costa joined Scottish club Falkirk for a trial, but returned to Elland Road after this proved unsuccessful.[9] He was released in April.[10]

For the 2008–09 campaign Costa moved to Romania with FC Politehnica Timișoara, with the contract including a special clause that stated it could be terminated if the player suffered an injury. He was released on 4 August 2008.[11]

Bulgaria

In September 2008, Costa signed for PFC CSKA Sofia.[12] He made his club debut on 4 October, against FC Vihren Sandanski, playing a total of five matches during the season.[13] In January of the following year CSKA released the player, via arbitration commission of the Bulgarian Football Union.[14]

On 28 January 2009, Costa joined PFC Levski Sofia on a three-year deal.[15] He made his club debut also against Vihren, in the first game of the second round of the championship, a 3–2 win. On 9 May he appeared in The Eternal Derby against ex-team CSKA, with a 2–0 away win; in total, he contributed with eight matches for an eventual league win.[13][16]

On 21 June 2009, it was announced that Levski was trying to sell Costa.[17] Club coach Emil Velev decided to sell the player due to his poor performances in the second round of the campaign.[18]

Return to Portugal

On 13 July 2009 Costa returned to Portugal after six years, joining C.D. Nacional.[19] He wasn't registered for the season's UEFA Europa League by the Madeira club[20] and, on 5 January 2010, without making any official appearances, he was released,[21] quickly signing with G.D. Estoril Praia in the second level.

Honours

Larissa

Levski

References

  1. ↑ "Seniores 2001/2002 – Equipa" [Seniors 2001/2002 – Team] (in Portuguese). Amora FC. Archived from the original on 20 September 2002. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Reggiana" (in Italian). Calciatori. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Filipe da Costa" (in Greek). Ionikos FC. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "Στοιχεία αγώνα" (in Greek). AEL 1964. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "All Star Game 2006" (in Greek). All-star-game. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "All Star Game 2007" (in Greek). All-star-game. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Leeds complete trio of signings". BBC Sport. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  8. ↑ "Leeds cancel Da Costa's contract". BBC Sport. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "Da Costa still on look-out". Leeds United Mad. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  10. ↑ "Da Costa released". The Football Network. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  11. ↑ "Da Costa, pus pe liber de Timişoara" [Costa, released by Timişoara] (in Romanian). Prosport. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  12. ↑ "CSKA takes Portugal playmaker". Football24. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  13. 1 2 "Da Costa facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  14. ↑ "Трима футболисти разтрогнаха договорите си с ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). CSKA Sportal. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  15. ↑ "PFC Levski presents Portuguese Filipe Da Costa signing for three years". Levski Sofia. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "Levski win 26th title!" (in Bulgarian). Levski Sofia. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  17. ↑ "Левски гони Да Коща" (in Bulgarian). Topsport Ibox. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  18. ↑ "Levski sell Da Costa". Paper Standartnews. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  19. ↑ "Filipe Da Costa transferred to Nacional Madeira (Portugal)". Levski Sofia. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2009.
  20. ↑ "CD Nacional". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  21. ↑ "Futebol profissional: C.D. Nacional acorda rescisão com Filipe da Costa (Professional football: C.D. Nacional agrees rescision with Filipe da Costa)" (in Portuguese). CD Nacional. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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