Carole Costa

Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.[1]

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Carole Costa
Costa in 2014
Personal information
Full name Carole da Silva Costa
Date of birth (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 SGS Essen 42 (1)
2013–2015 MSV Duisburg 41 (1)
2015–2017 BV Cloppenburg 42 (10)
2017–2020 Sporting CP 52 (10)
2020– Benfica 44 (3)
International career‡
2006–2009 Portugal U19 18 (0)
2010– Portugal 151 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023

Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen where she learned to speak German while playing football.[2]

International career

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[3]

Honours

Benfica

Sporting

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 March 2010Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal Armenia5–07–02011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.25 August 2010Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia2–03–0
3.19 September 2021Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel Israel4–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.26 October 2021Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria5–05–0
5.12 April 2022Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal Bulgaria3–03–0
6.25 June 2022Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal Greece1–01–0Friendly
7.13 July 2022Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England Netherlands1–22–3UEFA Women's Euro 2022
8.11 October 2022Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal Iceland1–04–1 (a.e.t.)2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
9.22 February 2023Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand Cameroon2–12–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
10.26 September 2023Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal Norway2–13–22023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
11.3–2
12.5 April 2024Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina1–03–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
13.9 April 2024Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Malta1–02–0
14.31 May 2024Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal Northern Ireland1–04–0

References
  1. "Portugal – Carole Costa – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. "Trennung und Neubeginn - Carole da Silva Costa und Ana Christina Leite" (in German). Lokalkompass. 14 February 2012.
  3. updated, Mark White last (2023-06-07). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.


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