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]

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]

International career

On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[3]

Honours

Benfica

Sporting

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 March 2010 Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal  Armenia 5–0 7–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 25 August 2010 Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 2–0 3–0
3. 15 February 2012 Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo, Portugal  Armenia 2–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification
4. 31 October 2013 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium  Belgium 1–0 1–4 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5. 27 October 2015 Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification
6. 19 January 2016 Centro de Estágios de Melgaço, Melgaço, Portugal  Poland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 24 November 2017 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal  Moldova 3–0 8–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
8. 7–0
9. 28 February 2018 Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  China 2–1 2–1 2018 Algarve Cup
10. 19 November 2018 Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal  Wales 1–0 1–0 Friendly
11. 14 June 2021 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States  Nigeria 2–0 3–3 Friendly
12. 19 September 2021 Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel  Israel 4–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
13. 26 October 2021 Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 5–0 5–0
14. 12 April 2022 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal  Bulgaria 3–0 3–0
15. 25 June 2022 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal  Greece 1–0 1–0 Friendly
16. 13 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England  Netherlands 1–2 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
17. 11 October 2022 Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal  Iceland 1–0 4–1 (a.e.t.) 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs
18. 22 February 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand  Cameroon 2–1 2–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19. 26 September 2023 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal  Norway 2–1 3–2 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
20. 3–2
21. 5 April 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
22. 9 April 2024 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 1–0 2–0
23. 31 May 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal  Northern Ireland 1–0 4–0

References

  1. ^ "Portugal – Carole Costa – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Trennung und Neubeginn - Carole da Silva Costa und Ana Christina Leite" (in German). Lokalkompass. 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ updated, Mark White last (7 June 2023). "Portugal Women's World Cup 2023 squad: 23-player team named". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Costa
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