Richard Costa
{{short description|Indian footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Richard Costa
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Navelim, Goa, India
| height =
| currentclub = Churchill Brothers
| clubnumber = 33
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Churchill Brothers
| years1 = 2012–2017
| clubs1 = Churchill Brothers
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = East Bengal
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–
| clubs3 = Churchill Brothers
| caps3 = 79
| goals3 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = India U20
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 13 March 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Richard Costa (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He is currently the captain of the team.
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.{{cite web |last1=Singh |first1=Pranav |title=From a young boy in Navelim to skipper of Churchill Brothers, in conversation with Richard Costa {{!}} I-League |url=https://i-league.org/from-a-young-boy-in-navelim-to-skipper-of-churchill-brothers-in-conversation-with-richard-costa |publisher=i-league.org |access-date=13 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313034633/https://i-league.org/from-a-young-boy-in-navelim-to-skipper-of-churchill-brothers-in-conversation-with-richard-costa |archive-date=13 March 2024 |date=8 April 2022}}
Career
=Churchill Brothers=
Costa, after going through his youth career at Churchill Brothers,{{cite web|title=Churchill Bros edge Sporting|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/churchill-bros-edge-sporting|work=Navhind Times|accessdate=22 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite web|title=Churchill Brothers SC 5–0 ONGC FC: The Red Machine demolish Subrata Bhattacharya's side|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93662/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-ongc-fc/report|work=Goal.com|date=11 October 2012|first=Anselm|last=Noronha|access-date=22 October 2012|archive-date=16 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116151905/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/93662/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-ongc-fc/report|url-status=dead}}
=East Bengal=
In May 2017, East Bengal announced the signing of Richard Costa and Surabuddin Mullick from Churchill Brothers.{{cite web|last1=Parasar|first1=Swapnaneel|title=East Bengal sign Brandon Vanlalremdika, Surabuddin Mullick and Richard Costa; promote youth team players|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/east-bengal-sign-brandon-vanlalremdika-surabuddin-mullick/1uj9dxm6dxum013ti19laqy1dy|website=goal.com|publisher=Goal India|accessdate=12 January 2018|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231348/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/east-bengal-sign-brandon-vanlalremdika-surabuddin-mullick/1uj9dxm6dxum013ti19laqy1dy|url-status=live}}
On 12 January 2018, East Bengal released Gabriel Fernandes and Richard Costa from their squad.{{cite web|last1=Kundu|first1=Sagnik|title=I-League 2017/18: East Bengal reportedly release Goan duo Richard Costa and Gabriel Fernandes|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2017-18-east-bengal-reportedly-release-goan-duo-richard-costa-and-gabriel-fernandes|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda India|accessdate=12 January 2018|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112161359/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2017-18-east-bengal-reportedly-release-goan-duo-richard-costa-and-gabriel-fernandes|url-status=live}}
=Churchill Brothers=
Costa returned to his previous club Churchill Brothers after he got released from East Bengal. 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.{{cite news |title=I-League 2023-24: Churchill Brothers Thrash TRAU, Shillong Lajong Edge Out Delhi FC |url=https://www.news18.com/football/i-league-2023-24-churchill-brothers-thrash-trau-shillong-lajong-edge-out-delhi-fc-8672808.html |access-date=13 March 2024 |work=News18 |date=22 November 2023 |language=en}} He scored again four days later, against Gokulam Kerala, that ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |title=Churchill Brothers take a point home from Gokulam Kerala’s den {{!}} I-League |url=https://i-league.org/churchill-brothers-take-a-point-home-from-gokulam-keralas-den |publisher=i-league.org |access-date=13 March 2024}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|13 March 2024}}{{Soccerway|richard-costa/271557}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size; text-align:center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" |Churchill Brothers
| rowspan="3" |I-League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=statsAFCC}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016–17
|16 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FedCup|Appearance(s) in Federation Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| rowspan="1" |East Bengal
| rowspan="8" |I-League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 0 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="8" |Churchill Brothers
|8 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|10 | 1 | 4{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | 17 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!79 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!99 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 3 |
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Honours
India U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014[https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2014/01/28/goa-india-win-lusofonia-games-football-tournament/amp/ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008140842/https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2014/01/28/goa-india-win-lusofonia-games-football-tournament/amp/ |date=8 October 2021 }} blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
References
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Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:India men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen
Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
Category:East Bengal Club players
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