Alberto Costa (footballer, born 2003)
{{Short description|Portuguese footballer}}
{{Portuguese name|Oliveira|Baio}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alberto Costa
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|09|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Santo Tirso, Portugal
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = Juventus
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2013–2022
| youthclubs1 = Vitória de Guimarães
| years1 = 2022–2024
| clubs1 = Vitória de Guimarães B
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2024–2025
| clubs2 = Vitória de Guimarães
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = Juventus
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalteam1 = Portugal U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = Portugal U20
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 23:09, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 02:26, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Alberto Oliveira Baio (born 29 September 2003), known as Alberto Costa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right-back for {{Italian football updater|Juventus}} club Juventus.
Club career
=Vitória de Guimarães=
Born in Santo Tirso in the Porto metropolitan area, Costa joined the youth ranks of Vitória de Guimarães in 2013. He was promoted to the under-23 team when he was 17, and after playing one game for them and having trained with the B-team, he signed a three-year contract in April 2021; the release clause was €30 million.{{cite news |title=Vitória segura defesa Alberto Baio por três temporadas e com cláusula de 30 milhões de euros|trans-title=Vitória secure defender Alberto Baio for three seasons and with a release clause of 30 million euros|url=https://guimaraesdigital.pt/index.php/informacao/desporto/65417-vitoria-segura-defesa-alberto-baio-por-tres-temporadas-e-com-clausula-de-30-milhoes-de-euros |access-date=13 December 2024 |publisher=Guimarães Digital |date=15 April 2021 |language=Portuguese}}
Costa began training with the first team in October 2023, and was included in matchday squads under manager Álvaro Pacheco.{{cite news |title=Alberto Costa estreou-se pela equipa principal do Vitória|trans-title=Alberto Costa debuted for the Vitória first team |url=https://maisguimaraes.pt/alberto-costa-estreou-se-pela-equipa-principal-do-vitoria/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |publisher=Mais Guimarães|date=11 January 2024 |language=Portuguese}} The following 11 January, he made his first-team debut in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal, in a 1–0 home win over Penafiel; he played the final minutes as a substitute after Miguel Maga's muscular injury. His league debut was his only game of the Primeira Liga season, 15 minutes off the bench in a 3–0 loss away to Sporting CP on 21 April 2024.{{cite news |last1=Kundert |first1=Tom |title=Sporting brush aside Vitoria 3-0 to go ten points clear at table top |url=https://portugoal.net/club-news/3835-sporting-brush-aside-vitoria-3-0-to-go-ten-points-clear-at-table-top |access-date=13 December 2024 |publisher=PortuGOAL |date=21 April 2024}}
Costa signed a contract extension on 17 October 2024, keeping him at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques until June 2028.{{cite news |last1=Cagica Oliveira |first1=Mário |title=Alberto Baio renova com o Vitória SC até 2028 |trans-title=Alberto Baio renews with Vitória SC until 2028|url=https://bolanarede.pt/especial-bola-na-rede/atualidade/alberto-baio-renova-com-o-vitoria-sc-ate-2028/ |access-date=13 December 2024 |publisher=Bola na Rede |date=18 October 2024 |language=Portuguese}} He scored his first goal on 12 December in a UEFA Conference League league phase match away to St. Gallen, helping to a 4–1 win in Switzerland.{{cite news |title=Alberto Baio fez o primeiro golo pelo V. Guimarães: «Tinha este sonho»|trans-title=Alberto Baio scores his first goal for V. Guimarães: "I had this dream"|url=https://www.record.pt/internacional/competicoes-de-clubes/conference-league/detalhe/alberto-maio-fez-o-primeiro-golo-pelo-v-guimaraers-tinha-este-sonho?ref=Detalhe_BlocoUltimasArea |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=Record |date=12 December 2024 |language=Portuguese}}
=Juventus=
On 15 January 2025, Costa transferred to Juventus on a contract lasting until July 2029. The transfer fee was €12.5 million over four financial years, €1.3 million in additional fees and up to €2.5 million in bonuses.{{cite news |title=OFFICIAL: Juventus sign Alberto Costa |url=https://www.footitalia.com/official-juventus-sign-alberto-costa/ |access-date=15 January 2025 |publisher=Football Italia |date=15 January 2025}} During an injury crisis with five defenders missing, he made his debut on 26 February in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia at home to Empoli, playing the final six minutes in place of Andrea Cambiaso as his team drew 1–1 and lost on penalties.{{cite news |last1=Bettoni |first1=Lorenzo |title=Juventus selection crisis in defence, but new signing set to debut |url=https://football-italia.net/juventus-selection-crisis-defence-costa-debut/|publisher=Football Italia|access-date=27 February 2025 |date=25 February 2025}}{{cite news |title=Clamoroso in Coppa Italia! Vergogna Juve, tradita da Vlahovic e Yildiz. Bianconeri ko ai rigori contro l'Empoli che vola in semifinale|trans-title=Sensational in the Coppa Italia! Shame on Juve, betrayed by Vlahovic and Yildiz. Bianconeri knocked out on penalties against Empoli who fly into the semi-finals |url=https://gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/calcio/2025/02/26/clamoroso-in-coppa-italia-juve-tradita-da-vlahovic-e-yildiz-bianconeri-ko-ai-rigori-contro-lempoli-6761d249-a899-42ad-b51d-a4c9fa2db343/ |access-date=27 February 2025 |work=Gazzetta del Sud |date=26 February 2025 |language=Italian}} Five days later he made his league debut in a 2–0 win over Hellas Verona at Juventus Stadium, playing the final half-hour as a substitute.{{cite news |title=Alberto Costa ajuda Juventus a regressar às vitórias|trans-title=Alberto Costa helps Juventus to return to winning ways|url=https://bomdia.eu/alberto-costa-ajuda-juventus-a-regressar-as-vitorias/ |access-date=4 March 2025 |publisher=Bom Dia |date=4 March 2025 |language=Portuguese}}
International career
Costa was first called up for the Portugal under-18 team for two friendly matches against Norway in Lisbon in June 2021.{{cite news |last1=Xavier |first1=Pedro |title=Vianense Martim Neto é um dos convocados da Seleção Nacional Sub-18 para os jogos com Noruega |trans-title=Viana do Castelo native Martím Neto is one of the Under-18 national Team's selected players for the games against Norway|url=https://radiogeice.com/2021/05/vianense-martim-neto-e-um-dos-convocados-da-selecao-nacional-sub-18-para-os-jogos-com-noruega/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |date=27 May 2021 |language=Portuguese}} In March 2023, he was capped twice for the under-20 team against Romania and the Czech Republic.{{cite news |last1=Silva |first1=Flávio Miguel |title=Benfica e Sporting encabeçam convocados da Seleção sub-20|trans-title=Benfica and Sporting lead call-ups for the under-20 National Team |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/selecoes/sub20/detalhe/benfica-e-sporting-encabecam-convocados-da-selecao-sub-20 |access-date=14 January 2025 |work=Record |date=17 March 2023 |language=Portuguese}}
Personal life
Though not one of his legal surnames, Costa chose the surname for his career, in tribute to his stepfather who raised him from an early age.{{cite news |title=Alberto Costa é de Santo Tirso, brilha no Vitória de Guimarães e está a ser associado a outros grandes clubes|trans-title=Alberto Costa is from Santo Tirso, shines for Vitória de Guimarães and is being linked with other big clubs|url=https://www.diariodesantotirso.pt/alberto-costa-e-de-santo-tirso-brilha-no-vitoria-de-guimaraes-e-esta-a-ser-associado-a-outros-grandes-clubes/ |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Diário de Santo Tirso |date=4 January 2025 |language=Portuguese}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 27 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alberto-oliveira-baio/759286/|title=Alberto Costa|website=Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitória de Guimarães B
|19 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan="3"|Vitória de Guimarães
|1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25
|Primeira Liga |10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1||colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | |||
| Juventus
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.juventus.com/en/teams/first-team-men/squad/alberto-oliveira-baio Profile] at the Juventus FC website
- {{FPF national player}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Juventus FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baio, Alberto}}
Category:Footballers from Santo Tirso
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Vitória S.C. B players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Liga 3 (Portugal) players
Category:Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers
Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers