Richard Costa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | India | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team  | Churchill Brothers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Churchill Brothers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2012–2017 | Churchill Brothers | 20 | (0) | 
| 2018 | East Bengal F.C. | 2 | (0) | 
| 2018– | Churchill Brothers | 9 | (0) | 
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2018 | |||
Richard Costa (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Churchill Brothers in the I-League.
Career[edit]
Churchill Brothers[edit]
Costa, after going through his youth career at Churchill Brothers,[1] made his debut for the senior squad in the I-League on 11 October 2012 against ONGC F.C. at the Fatorda Stadium, coming on as a 68th-minute substitute for Bikramjit Singh in a match that Churchill won 5–0.[2]
East Bengal[edit]
In May 2017, East Bengal announced the signing of Richard Costa and Surabuddin Mullick from Churchill Brothers.[3] On 12 January 2018, East Bengal released Gabriel Fernandes and Richard Costa from their squad.[4]
Churchill Brothers[edit]
Costa Returned to his previous club Churchill Brothers after he got released from East Bengal.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 12 January 2018[5]
 
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Honour[edit]
Goa lusophony[edit]
- 2014 Lusophony Games: Gold Medal[6]
 
References[edit]
- ↑ "Churchill Bros edge Sporting". Navhind Times. Retrieved 22 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
 - ↑ "Churchill Brothers SC 5-0 ONGC FC: The Red Machine demolish Subrata Bhattacharya's side". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
 - ↑ Parasar, Swapnaneel. "East Bengal sign Brandon Vanlalremdika, Surabuddin Mullick and Richard Costa; promote youth team players". goal.com. Goal India. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
 - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kundu, Sagnik. "I-League 2017/18: East Bengal reportedly release Goan duo Richard Costa and Gabriel Fernandes". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda India. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
 - ↑ Richard Costa at Soccerway
 - ↑ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021