Jesse Costa
{{Short description|Canadian soccer player (born 2005)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Jesse Costa
|image =
|fullname = Jesse Nicolas Costa
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|4|28|df=y}}
|birth_place = Mississauga, Canada
|height = 1.84 m
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Corinthians U20
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021
|youthclubs1 = ProStars FC
|youthyears2 = 2021–2024
|youthclubs2 = VfL Wolfsburg
|youthyears3 = 2024–
|youthclubs3 = Corinthians
|nationalyears1 = 2023 | nationalteam1 = Portugal U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1
|nationalyears2 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam2 = Canada U20 | nationalcaps2 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 2
|nationalteam-update = 31 July 2024
}}
Jesse Nicolas Costa (born 28 April 2005) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the under-20 team of Brazilian club Corinthians. Born in Canada, he has represented Portugal and Canada internationally at youth level.
Club career
As a youth player, Costa joined the youth academy of Canadian side ProStars FC and trialed for Hungarian side Puskás Akadémia FC and Portuguese side Sporting CP. In 2021, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, where he played in the Premier League International Cup. Three years later, he joined the youth academy of Brazilian side Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.{{Cite web|url=https://brasileirao.com.br/saiba-quem-e-jesse-costa-novo-reforco-do-corinthians/|title=Saiba quem é Jesse Costa, novo reforço do Corinthians|trans-title=Find out who Jesse Costa is, Corinthians' new signing|language=pt|publisher=Brasileirão|date=1 October 2024|access-date=11 April 2025}}
International career
Costa has represented Portugal and Canada internationally at youth level. During the summer of 2023, he played for the Portugal national under-18 football team the at the 2023 Torneio Internacional de Lisboa.{{Cite web|url=https://placar.com.br/placar/quem-e-jesse-costa-reforco-canadense-do-corinthians/|title=Quem é Jesse Costa, reforço canadense do Corinthians|trans-title=Who is Jesse Costa, Corinthians' Canadian reinforcement?|language=pt|publisher=Placar|date=30 September 2024|access-date=11 April 2025}} For Canada, he played for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.{{Soccerway|760172}}
Style of play
Costa plays as a midfielder and is right-footed. American news website The Sporting News wrote in 2024 that he "is an attacking midfielder with the ability to finish".{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/jesse-costa-quem-e-onde-jogou-meia-corinthians/8cf9e2e0f00dddd71b733249|title=Jesse Costa: quem é e onde jogou o meia próximo de acerto com o Corinthians|trans-title=Jesse Costa: who is and where did the midfielder play, close to an agreement with Corinthians?|language=pt|publisher=The Sporting News|date=30 September 2024|access-date=11 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|760172}}
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Category:Soccer players from Mississauga
Category:Canadian people of Portuguese descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Canadian men's soccer players
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Canada men's youth international soccer players
Category:Portugal men's youth international footballers
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Germany