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Alberto Costa (footballer, born 2003)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Baio.
Alberto Costa
Personal information
Full name Alberto Oliveira Baio[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Santo Tirso, Portugal[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 2
Youth career
2013–2022 Vitória de Guimarães
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Vitória de Guimarães B 19 (1)
2024–2025 Vitória de Guimarães 11 (0)
2025– Juventus 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2023 Portugal U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:55, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:26, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Alberto Oliveira Baio (born 29 September 2003), known as Alberto Costa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian club Juventus.

Club career

Vitória de Guimarães

Born in Santo Tirso in the Porto metropolitan area, Costa joined the youth ranks of Vitória de Guimarães in 2013. He was promoted to the under-23 team when he was 17, and after playing one game for them and having trained with the B-team, he signed a three-year contract in April 2021; the release clause was €30 million.[3]

Costa began training with the first team in October 2023, and was included in matchday squads under manager Álvaro Pacheco.[2] The following 11 January, he made his first-team debut in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal, in a 1–0 home win over Penafiel; he played the final minutes as a substitute after Miguel Maga's muscular injury.[1] His league debut was his only game of the Primeira Liga season, 15 minutes off the bench in a 3–0 loss away to Sporting CP on 21 April 2024.[4]

Costa signed a contract extension on 17 October 2024, keeping him at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques until June 2028.[5] He scored his first goal on 12 December in a UEFA Conference League league phase match away to St. Gallen, helping to a 4–1 win in Switzerland.[6]

Juventus

On 15 January 2025, Costa transferred to Juventus on a contract lasting until July 2029. The transfer fee was €12.5 million over four financial years, €1.3 million in additional fees and up to €2.5 million in bonuses.[7]

International career

Costa was first called up for the Portugal under-18 team for two friendly matches against Norway in Lisbon in June 2021.[8] In March 2023, he was capped twice for the under-20 team against Romania and the Czech Republic.[9]

Personal life

Though not one of his legal surnames, Costa chose the surname for his career, in tribute to his stepfather who raised him from an early age.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 January 2025[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória de Guimarães B 2022–23 Liga 3 19 1 — — — — 19 1
Vitória de Guimarães 2023–24 Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0 — — — 2 0
2024–25 Primeira Liga 10 0 4 0 1 0 7[c] 1 — 21 1
Total 11 0 5 0 1 0 7 1 — 23 1
Juventus 2024–25 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0[d] 0 — 0 0
Career total 30 1 5 0 1 0 7 1 — 42 2
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Percurso de 11 anos no Vitória conduziu lateral Alberto Costa à estreia na equipa A" [11-year career at Vitória led full-back Alberto Costa to first-team debut] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Alberto Costa estreou-se pela equipa principal do Vitória" [Alberto Costa debuted for the Vitória first team] (in Portuguese). Mais Guimarães. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Vitória segura defesa Alberto Baio por três temporadas e com cláusula de 30 milhões de euros" [Vitória secure defender Alberto Baio for three seasons and with a release clause of 30 million euros] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ Kundert, Tom (21 April 2024). "Sporting brush aside Vitoria 3-0 to go ten points clear at table top". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ^ Cagica Oliveira, Mário (18 October 2024). "Alberto Baio renova com o Vitória SC até 2028" [Alberto Baio renews with Vitória SC until 2028] (in Portuguese). Bola na Rede. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Alberto Baio fez o primeiro golo pelo V. Guimarães: «Tinha este sonho»" [Alberto Baio scores his first goal for V. Guimarães: "I had this dream"]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL: Juventus sign Alberto Costa". Football Italia. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  8. ^ Xavier, Pedro (27 May 2021). "Vianense Martim Neto é um dos convocados da Seleção Nacional Sub-18 para os jogos com Noruega" [Viana do Castelo native Martím Neto is one of the Under-18 national Team's selected players for the games against Norway] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  9. ^ Silva, Flávio Miguel (17 March 2023). "Benfica e Sporting encabeçam convocados da Seleção sub-20" [Benfica and Sporting lead call-ups for the under-20 National Team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Alberto Costa é de Santo Tirso, brilha no Vitória de Guimarães e está a ser associado a outros grandes clubes" [Alberto Costa is from Santo Tirso, shines for Vitória de Guimarães and is being linked with other big clubs]. Diário de Santo Tirso (in Portuguese). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Alberto Baio". Soccerway.
  12. ^ "Alberto vence Prémio Sabseg Defesa do Mês da Liga Portugal Betclic". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Costa_(footballer,_born_2003)