| Richard Costa | |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Navelim, Goa, India |
| Currentclub: | Churchill Brothers |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| 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 |
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.
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.[1]
Costa, after going through his youth career at Churchill Brothers,[2] 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.[3]
In May 2017, East Bengal announced the signing of Richard Costa and Surabuddin Mullick from Churchill Brothers.[4] On 12 January 2018, East Bengal released Gabriel Fernandes and Richard Costa from their squad.[5]
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.[6] He scored again four days later, against Gokulam Kerala, that ended in a 1–1 draw.[7]
| 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 | |||
India U20 (Goa India)