| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Navelim, Goa, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Churchill Brothers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Churchill Brothers | 20 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Churchill Brothers | 79 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | India U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024 | |||
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.
Career
Churchill Brothers
Costa, after going through his youth career at Churchill Brothers, 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.
East Bengal
In May 2017, East Bengal announced the signing of Richard Costa and Surabuddin Mullick from Churchill Brothers. On 12 January 2018, East Bengal released Gabriel Fernandes and Richard Costa from their squad.
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. He scored again four days later, against Gokulam Kerala, that ended in a 1–1 draw.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2012–13 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2017–18 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 79 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
Honours
India U20 (Goa India)
- Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014
References
- Singh, Pranav (8 April 2022). "From a young boy in Navelim to skipper of Churchill Brothers, in conversation with Richard Costa | I-League". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- "Churchill Bros edge Sporting". Navhind Times. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- Noronha, Anselm (11 October 2012). "Churchill Brothers SC 5–0 ONGC FC: The Red Machine demolish Subrata Bhattacharya's side". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- Parasar, Swapnaneel. "East Bengal sign Brandon Vanlalremdika, Surabuddin Mullick and Richard Costa; promote youth team players". goal.com. Goal India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Kundu, Sagnik. "I-League 2017/18: East Bengal reportedly release Goan duo Richard Costa and Gabriel Fernandes". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda India. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "I-League 2023-24: Churchill Brothers Thrash TRAU, Shillong Lajong Edge Out Delhi FC". News18. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- "Churchill Brothers take a point home from Gokulam Kerala's den | I-League". i-league.org. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- Richard Costa at Soccerway
- Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament Archived 8 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
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