| Pedro Costa | |
| Fullname: | Pedro Miguel de Castro Brandão Costa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1981 |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–1996 |
| Youthyears2: | 1996–2000 |
| Years1: | 2000–2002 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs2: | → Gondomar (loan) |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs3: | → Famalicão (loan) |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2002–2005 |
| Caps4: | 38 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2003–2007 |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2007–2011 |
| Caps6: | 60 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps8: | 34 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 225 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996–1998 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1998 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 1999–2000 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2001 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Pedro Miguel de Castro Brandão Costa (born 21 November 1981) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back.
Costa was born in Arouca, Aveiro District. A product of Boavista's youth system that still appeared with modest Gondomar and Famalicão in his early years as a senior,[2] [3] he joined Primeira Liga club Braga in the 2002–03 campaign. He made his first-team debut on 26 April 2003, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–3 home loss against S.L. Benfica.[4] [5]
After only 37 league appearances for Braga over five seasons – he was also regularly utilised by the reserves in the third division during his stint – Costa moved to Associação Académica de Coimbra for the 2007–08 season.[6] Again mainly used as a backup with the Students, he appeared on both sides of the defensive sector when called upon,[7] [8] playing a career-best with the professionals 22 games in his second year as the team finished in seventh position.[9]
In June 2011, after having appeared in 11 league matches in the season (13 overall), 30-year-old Costa left Académica and signed for F.C. Arouca in the Segunda Liga, where he started playing football as a youngster.[10]