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Carole Costa
Portuguese footballer (born 1990)
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Costa.
Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Benfica and the Portugal women's national football team.[1]
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Full name | Carole da Silva Costa | ||
Date of birth | (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Braga, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
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Current team | Benfica | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | SGS Essen | 42 | (1) |
2013–2015 | MSV Duisburg | 41 | (1) |
2015–2017 | BV Cloppenburg | 42 | (10) |
2017–2020 | Sporting CP | 52 | (10) |
2020– | Benfica | 44 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2009 | Portugal U19 | 18 | (0) |
2010– | Portugal | 151 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 Feb 2023 |
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Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen where she learned to speak German while playing football.[2]
On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[3]
Benfica
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2022, 2023
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- "Trennung und Neubeginn - Carole da Silva Costa und Ana Christina Leite" (in German). Lokalkompass. 14 February 2012.
- updated, Mark White last (2023-06-07). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- Carole Costa at Soccerway
- Carole Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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