Franco Costa (footballer)

Franco Lautaro Costa (born 10 December 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Ilioupoli.[1][2]

Franco Costa
Personal information
Full name Franco Lautaro Costa
Date of birth (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Luján, Argentina
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ilioupoli
Number 32
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Luján 30 (6)
2013–2017 Arsenal de Sarandí 12 (0)
2014Flandria (loan) 19 (6)
2015Tristán Suárez (loan) 12 (5)
2017 Flandria 25 (6)
2017–2019 San Martín T. 28 (3)
2019–2022 Nacional 86 (6)
2021Sol de América (loan) 6 (0)
2022– General Caballero JLM 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Costa's career started with Luján,[3] prior to moving to Arsenal de Sarandí in 2013.[1][2] In that same year, he was loaned out to Primera B Metropolitana side Flandria for six months.[1] He returned to Arsenal in 2015 and featured in eight Argentine Primera División fixtures, including his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw with Lanús on 8 March.[1][4] He was subsequently, in July, sent out on loan once again, this time to Tristán Suárez of Primera B Metropolitana. He scored six goals in thirteen games for Tristán Suárez.[1] In January 2017, Costa almost joined China League One club Nei Mongol Zhongyou.[5][6] However, the move fell through.[7]

Costa subsequently rejoined former side Flandria, now in Primera B Nacional.[7] On 2 August, Costa left Flandria to join San Martín.[1][8] His debut came against Ferro Carril Oeste on 16 September in Primera B Nacional, it was also his 100th career league appearance.[1] Costa signed for Paraguayan Primera División side Nacional in January 2019, having terminated his San Martín contract.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 22 January 2019.[1][2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luján 2012–13 Primera C Metropolitana 30 6 0 0 0 0 30 6
Arsenal de Sarandí 2013–14 Argentine Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2016 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Total 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Flandria (loan) 2014 Primera C Metropolitana 19 6 0 0 0 0 19 6
Tristán Suárez (loan) 2015 Primera B Metropolitana 12 5 0 0 1[a] 1 13 6
Flandria 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 25 6 0 0 0 0 25 6
San Martín 2017–18 17 1 0 0 4[b] 1 21 2
2018–19 Argentine Primera División 7 1 2 0 0 0 9 1
Total 24 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 30 3
Nacional 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 122 24 4 0 0 0 5 2 131 26
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Franco Costa profile". Soccerway. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Franco Costa profile". ESPN FC. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Franco Costa se convirtió en jugador de Arsenal de Sarandí". Lujan Hoy. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Franco Costa regresa a Arsena". Mundi Ascenso. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Humberto Grondona, listo para su segundo ciclo en Arsenal". El Gráfico. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Sin demasiadas novedades, pone manos a la obra". El Diario. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Confirmado: Costa es refuerzo de Flandria". El Civismo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Costa, el cuarto refuerzo". San Martín de Tucumán. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Argentino Costa llega a Nacional". ABC. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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