Edgar Costa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Andrade and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Edgar Costa

Personal information
Full name	José Edgar Andrade da Costa[1]
Date of birth	(1987-04-14) 14 April 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth	Câmara de Lobos, Portugal[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Marítimo
Number	12
Youth career
1995–2000	Estreito
2000–2006	União Madeira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	União Madeira	78	(7)
2009–2014	Nacional	56	(5)
2013–2014	→ Moreirense (loan)	14	(2)
2014–	Marítimo	230	(16)
2015–	Marítimo B	5	(0)
International career
2005	Portugal U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:34, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

José Edgar Andrade da Costa (born 14 April 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.S. Marítimo as a forward or winger.

He played 284 Primeira Liga games and scored 21 goals for Nacional and Marítimo, having started his career with a third team from Madeira, União.

Club career

Nacional

Born in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Costa finished his development at local C.F. União. He made his senior debut with the club in 2006, and played three third-division seasons with it.

Costa joined neighbouring C.D. Nacional in summer 2009, appearing in 14 games in his first season in the Primeira Liga (nine as a substitute) and scoring two goals[2][3] as the team finished in seventh position. His debut in the competition came on 12 September 2009, playing 25 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Rio Ave FC.[4]

On 14 July 2011, Costa scored on his continental debut in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, opening a 1–1 draw away to Iceland's Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[5] In January 2012 he spent a week on trial at West Ham United,[6] but nothing came of it.

In summer 2013, Costa was loaned to Moreirense F.C. of the Segunda Liga.[7] He scored in wins at S.L. Benfica B (2–1)[8] and C.D. Feirense (4–0)[9] for the eventual champions.[10]

Marítimo

Costa subsequently returned to the Portuguese top tier with C.S. Marítimo. On 27 November 2015, he was sent off in a 3–1 loss at Nacional in the Madeira derby;[11] in the reverse fixture on 2 April he scored a volley to open a 2–0 win.[12] He was named captain before the start of 2016–17,[13] and signed new contracts in November 2016[14] and June 2019.[15]

On 12 January 2020, Costa played his 200th top-flight game in a goalless draw with Vitória de Guimarães.[16] Starting from that August,[17] he signed three one-year contract extensions.[18][19]

In January 2023, Costa accused his agent Miguel Pinho of attempting to bribe him to lose to S.L. Benfica.[20]

International career

Costa represented Portugal at under-19 level.[21]

Personal life

Costa's younger sister, Érica (born 1995), played in the same position for Marítimo's women's team.[22][23]

Honours

Moreirense

• Segunda Liga: 2013–14[10]

References

1. "Edgar Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
2. Gouveia, Ricardo (26 October 2009). "Benfica-Nacional, 6–1 (destaques)" [Benfica-Nacional, 6–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
3. "Nacional-Leixões, 1–0 (crónica)" [Nacional-Leixões, 1–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
4. "Rio Ave vence Nacional" [Rio Ave beat Nacional] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
5. "Nacional empata na Islândia" [Nacional draw in Iceland] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
6. Taylor, Declan (20 January 2012). "West Ham set to take punt on unknown Portuguese striker". Talksport. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
7. "Edgar Costa e Elízio no Moreirense" [Edgar Costa and Elízio to Moreirense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
8. "Benfica B-Moreirense, 1–2: Autogolo de Cavaleiro decide jogo" [Benfica B-Moreirense, 1–2: Cavaleiro own goal decides match]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
9. "Feirense-Moreirense, 0–4: Goleada mesmo reduzido a 10" [Feirense-Moreirense, 0–4: Rout even with 10]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
10. "Moreirense conquista segundo título" [Moreirense conquer second title]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
11. "Nacional manteve a tradição no derby madeirense" [Nacional maintain tradition in the Madeiran derby]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
12. "Video: Former West Ham trialist fires sensational juggling goal in Madeira Derby". Talksport. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
13. "COMENTÁRIO: Marítimo regressa às vitórias antes de jogo decisivo na Ucrânia" [COMMENT: Marítimo return to wins before decisive game in Ukraine]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
14. "Edgar Costa renova até 2019" [Edgar Costa renews until 2019]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 5 November 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
15. "Edgar Costa renova com Marítimo" [Edgar Costa renews with Marítimo] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
16. "Edgar Costa promete Marítimo "mais forte" no regresso da Liga" [Edgar Costa promises a "stronger" Marítimo when the League returns]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
17. Rosa, Emanuel (12 August 2020). "Edgar Costa renova contrato com o Marítimo por mais um ano" [Edgar Costa renews contract with Marítimo for one more year]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2020.
18. "Marítimo: Edgar Costa renova contrato" [Marítimo: Edgar Costa renews contract] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
19. "Edgar Costa renova por mais uma época com o Marítimo" [Edgar Costa renews for one more season with Marítimo] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
20. Aleixo, Mário (27 January 2023). "Edgar Costa acusa empresário de suborno para perder com o Benfica" [Edgar Costa accuses agent of bribe to lose to Benfica] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
21. "Selecção sub-19: F.C. Porto lidera lista de convocados com sete jogadores" [Under-19 national team: F.C. Porto rule in squad with seven players] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
22. Caires, Marta (19 February 2019). "Os fabulosos irmãos Costa que jogam no Marítimo" [The fabulous Costa siblings who play for Marítimo] (in Portuguese). Futebol Feminino Portugal. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
23. "Érica Costa vai voltar ao Marítimo" [Érica Costa will return to Marítimo]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

External links

• Edgar Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Edgar Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Edgar Costa at Soccerway