| Bruno Costa | |
| Full Name: | Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Nacional |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Feirense |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Porto |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Paços Ferreira (loan) |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024 |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
Bruno Xavier Almeida Costa (born 19 April 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club C.D. Nacional.
Born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District, Costa joined FC Porto in 2009 at the age of 12, from C.D. Feirense.[2] On 14 August 2016, he made his professional debut with the former's reserves in a 1–0 home win against Académico de Viseu F.C. in the LigaPro where he played 35 minutes.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 October 2017, helping the hosts to defeat Varzim S.C. by 3–0.[4]
Costa appeared in his first competitive match with the first team debut on 6 March 2018 in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League away to Liverpool, a goalless draw in the second leg following a 5–0 loss at the Estádio do Dragão.[5] [6] His Primeira Liga bow took place on 13 April 2019, in a 3–0 away victory over Portimonense S.C. in which he was an 82nd-minute substitute for Yacine Brahimi.[7] [8]
It was reported on 8 January 2020 that Costa had signed for Portimonense also of the top division on loan for the rest of the season.[9] Two days later, the Algarvean club's president confirmed this was instead an 18-month transfer.[10] He made his debut on 11 January in a goalless home game with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, replacing Fernando Medeiros at half-time.[11]
Costa joined Paços de Ferreira on 17 August 2020, on a season-long loan.[12] He scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 30 October, from a penalty in a 3–2 home defeat of former side Porto.[13]
Costa returned to Porto on 6 July 2021, agreeing to a three-year deal.[14] In January 2022, following successive injuries to Wilson Manafá and João Mário, he was used by manager Sérgio Conceição as an emergency right-back.[15] He scored his only competitive goal on 16 October that year, closing the 6–0 away win over Anadia F.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.[16]
In January 2023, Costa was relegated to the B team after reportedly falling out with Conceição due to a lack of effort in practice.[17] On 4 February, he equalised an eventual 1–2 home loss against B-SAD through a Panenka-style penalty.[18]
On 2 September 2023, Costa signed a one-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC.[19] [20] He left by mutual consent in January 2024.[21]
Costa returned to Portugal and its top tier shortly after leaving Valenciennes, joining F.C. Vizela on a five-month deal.[22] [23]
Costa earned the first of his three caps for Portugal at under-21 level on 25 May 2018, playing 45 minutes in the 3–2 friendly win over Italy in Estoril.[24]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Porto B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | LigaPro | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 50 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 4 | |||||||
| Porto | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[25] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[26] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Portimonense | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| Porto | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[27] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[28] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Porto B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
| Valenciennes | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 145 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 173 | 12 | |||
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