Richard Costa (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Churchill Brothers. He is currently the captain of the team.
Early life 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.
Career Churchill Brothers Costa, after going through his youth career at Churchill Brothers, 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.
East Bengal In May 2017, East Bengal announced the signing of Richard Costa and Surabuddin Mullick from Churchill Brothers. On 12 January 2018, East Bengal released Gabriel Fernandes and Richard Costa from their squad.
Churchill Brothers 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. He scored again four days later, against Gokulam Kerala, that ended in a 1–1 draw.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChurchill Brothers2012–13I-League100010202013–14300040702016–1716030–190Total2003050280East Bengal2017–18I-League0000–00Churchill Brothers2017–188020–1002018–1916000–1602019–204000–402020–216000–602021–2218000–1802022–2310140–1412023–2417200–172Total7936000853Career total99390501133
Honours
India U20 (Goa India) Lusofonia Games Gold medal: 2014Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021
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