Ricardo Costa
Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa
Born: May 16, 1981
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Position: D - Center Back, Right Back
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 176
Career: 2001-2019
Foot: right
Ricardo Costa scored 30 goals and recorded 3 assists in his 492-game career with the FC Porto, VfL Wolfsburg, VfL Wolfsburg II, Lille OSC, Valencia CF, PAOK Saloniki, Al Sailiya, Granada CF, FC Luzern, CD Tondela and Boavista. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the pitch during the 2019 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | PL | FC Porto | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | PL | FC Porto | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003-04 | PL | FC Porto | 9 | 6 | 568 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| 2004-05 | PL | FC Porto | 24 | 22 | 1874 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| 2005-06 | PL | FC Porto | 18 | 15 | 1438 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| 2006-07 | PL | FC Porto | 8 | 5 | 566 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | 20 | 19 | 1695 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| 2007-08 | RLNOR | VfL Wolfsburg II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008-09 | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 10 | 877 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | |
| 2009-10 | LG1 | Lille OSC | 10 | 9 | 699 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | |
| 2009-10 | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 10 | 901 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| 2010-11 | La Liga | Valencia CF | 29 | 29 | 2491 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | |
| 2011-12 | La Liga | Valencia CF | 12 | 11 | 1010 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2012-13 | La Liga | Valencia CF | 26 | 25 | 2157 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 57.1 | |
| 2013-14 | La Liga | Valencia CF | 20 | 20 | 1710 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42.9 | |
| 2014 | SLG1 | PAOK Saloniki | 10 | 9 | 804 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2014-15 | SLG1 | PAOK Saloniki | 10 | 9 | 804 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2014-15 | QSL | Al Sailiya | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015-16 | La Liga | Granada CF | 14 | 14 | 1250 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 2015 | SLG1 | PAOK Saloniki | 11 | 10 | 885 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2015-16 | SLG1 | PAOK Saloniki | 11 | 10 | 885 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| 2015 | SLG1 (Playoffs) | PAOK Saloniki | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015-16 | SLG1 (Playoffs) | PAOK Saloniki | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016-17 | SSL | FC Luzern | 33 | 33 | 2800 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| 2017-18 | PL | CD Tondela | 32 | 32 | 2880 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | 8 | 25.0 |
| 2018-19 | PL | CD Tondela | 27 | 27 | 2339 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 6.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| 2019-20 | PL | Boavista | 31 | 30 | 2626 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 392 | 371 | 30110 | 24 | 3 | 371 | 37 | 98 | 4 | 62 | 38.7 | 62 | 38.7 | |||
| Cup | 28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 492 | 463 | 30110 | 30 | 3 | 371 | 37 | 116 | 5 | 62 | 48.4 | 62 | 48.4 |
Playing Career:
| Year | Country | Level | League | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2002-03 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2003-04 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2004-05 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2005-06 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2006-07 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | FC Porto |
| 2007-08 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2007-08 | Germany | IV | Regionalliga Nord | VfL Wolfsburg II |
| 2008-09 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2009-10 | France | I | Ligue 1 | Lille OSC |
| 2009-10 | Germany | I | Bundesliga | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2010-11 | Spain | I | La Liga | Valencia CF |
| 2011-12 | Spain | I | La Liga | Valencia CF |
| 2012-13 | Spain | I | La Liga | Valencia CF |
| 2013-14 | Spain | I | La Liga | Valencia CF |
| 2014 | Greece | I | Super League | PAOK Saloniki |
| 2014-15 | Qatar | I | Qatar Stars League | Al Sailiya |
| 2015 | Greece | I | Super League | PAOK Saloniki |
| 2015-16 | Spain | I | La Liga | Granada CF |
| 2016-17 | Switzerland | I | Super League | FC Luzern |
| 2017-18 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | CD Tondela |
| 2018-19 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | CD Tondela |
| 2019-20 | Portugal | I | Primeira Liga | Boavista |
