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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franco Lautaro Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1991 | ||
| 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) |
| 2014 | → Flandria (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2015 | → Tristán Suárez (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2017 | Flandria | 25 | (6) |
| 2017–2019 | San Martín T. | 28 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Nacional | 86 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Sol 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
editCosta'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
edit| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Metropolitana play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Franco Costa profile". Soccerway. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Franco Costa profile". ESPN FC. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Franco Costa se convirtió en jugador de Arsenal de Sarandí". Lujan Hoy. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Franco Costa regresa a Arsena". Mundi Ascenso. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Humberto Grondona, listo para su segundo ciclo en Arsenal". El Gráfico. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Sin demasiadas novedades, pone manos a la obra". El Diario. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Confirmado: Costa es refuerzo de Flandria". El Civismo. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Costa, el cuarto refuerzo". San Martín de Tucumán. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Argentino Costa llega a Nacional". ABC. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
External links
edit- Franco Costa at Soccerway