Logan Evans Costa (born 1 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.
 Costa with Toulouse in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Logan Evans Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | ASC Val d'Argenteuil | ||
| 2010–2016 | RFC Argenteuil | ||
| 2016–2021 | Reims | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Reims B | 25 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Le Mans (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Toulouse B | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Toulouse | 41 | (1) |
| 2024– | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | France U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cape Verde | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 27 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editCosta was born in Saint-Denis, Île-de-France,[2][3] to a Cape Verdean family.[4][5]
Club career
editHaving started to play football in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, Costa joined the youth academy of Reims in 2016.[6][7]
A player in Reims's Championnat National 2 reserve starting in the 2018–19 season, Costa captained the side during the following campaign.[5][6][8][9] With a few first-team appearances in Ligue 1 games,[10] he was loaned to Championnat National side Le Mans for the 2020–21 season.[2][8]
With Le Mans newly relegated from Ligue 2, he was one of the standout players in the team, and a revelation of the Championnat National, starting and playing the entirety of 26 games, as the club only narrowly missed the promotion play-offs.[2][3][4][11][12]
After this promising loan spell, Costa was offered a contract extension by Reims, but chose to look elsewhere in search of more game time.[3][4] With one year left on his contract, several clubs from France, Italy and Germany were interested in signing him.[2][3][12] He was eventually transferred to Toulouse in August 2021.[2][11][13][14]
Costa made his professional debut for Toulouse on 13 November 2021, starting and playing every minute of a penalty shoot-out victory over Libourne in the Coupe de France, in which he helped his team keep a clean sheet.[15][16][17] Starting the season behind Rasmus Nicolaisen, Bafodé Diakité and Anthony Rouault, with a team aiming for promotion,[18][19] Costa first only made bench appearances in Ligue 2.[20] However, he established himself as a regular starter in the Coupe de France, even scoring his first goal against Trélissac.[20][21][22]
On 22 August 2024, Costa joined La Liga club Villarreal on a six-year deal.[23] He made his debut for the club on 26 August, coming on as a substitute in a league win over Celta Vigo.[24] On 14 September, he scored his first goal for Villarreal in a 2–1 victory against Mallorca.[25]
International career
editCosta was a youth international for France, playing with the under-16 and under-17 teams.[8][12][13] He was also selected for the under-19s and under-20s, without playing any official games in a period where most of them were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][11][14]
On 16 March 2022, he received his first international call-up for the Cape Verde national team.[26][27] He debuted with Cape Verde in a 2–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe.[28] He was later named in Cape Verde's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations,[29] where he played in all five of their matches before they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.[30]
Controversy
editOn 14 May 2023, Costa refused to participate in a Ligue 1 match against Nantes due to the game being part of a league-wide campaign against homophobia, with players wearing shirts with rainbow-themed decorations.[31]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 18 August 2024[32]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Le Mans (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Toulouse B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 103 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 10 October 2024[33]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
Honours
editToulouse
References
edit- ^ "Costa, Logan Evans" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Transferts : Logan Costa (Reims) vers Toulouse". L'Équipe (in French). 20 August 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Valente, Toni (4 July 2021). "Mercato : Logan Costa ne prolongera pas avec le Stade de Reims". MadeinFoot. Ouest-France.
- ^ a b c "Stade de Reims, Logan Costa refuse de prolonger". L'Union (in French). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
Pour le défenseur axial franco-cap-verdien, international U20, qui vient de changer d'agent, le club rémois ne lui offre plus les garanties
- ^ a b c "Cinq choses à savoir sur Logan Costa, le nouveau défenseur toulousain". LesViolets.com (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Musset, Hervé (24 January 2020). "Football (National 2) : Logan Costa, ce jeune discret du Stade de Reims qui s'ouvre". L'Union (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
d'abord passé par Argenteuil avant de poursuivre sa formation au Stade de Reims depuis 2016, avait trop envie de jouer.
- ^ "Logan costa du RFC Argenteuil signe au Stade de Reims…". Panamefoot (in French). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Sabrié, Clémentine (11 July 2020). "Le défenseur central Logan Costa prêté au Mans FC par le Stade de Reims" (in French). Le Mans: France Bleu. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Logan Costa prêté au Mans (National)". Stade de Reims. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Le Stade de Reims avec Sissoko et Costa face à Saint-Étienne". L'Union (in French). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Ptak, Guillaume (20 August 2021). "Football Ligue 2 : le défenseur du Stade de Reims Logan Costa s'engage avec le Toulouse Football Club" (in French). France 3. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Logan Costa (Stade de Reims) se rapproche de Toulouse". L'Union (in French). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b Verger, Adrien (20 August 2021). "TFC : Logan Costa est officiellement un joueur toulousain". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Le défenseur Logan Costa s'engage avec le TéFéCé !" (in French). Toulouse FC. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Coupe de France - 7e tour : découvrez le 11 de départ du TFC pour le match à Libourne (5e division)". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Assemat, Anthony (20 November 2021). "Toulouse. Choc au sommet, record de spectateurs... Tous au Stadium pour TFC-Sochaux !". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Polizzi, Cédric (14 November 2021). "Libourne FC 0-0 (1 tab à 3) TFC : La masterclass de Pettersson, j'y étais pour vous". LesViolets.com (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "FC Libourne - TFC : Isak Pettersson, Logan Costa, Steve Mvoue, Mamady Bangré, quatre joueurs à relancer". LesViolets.com (in French). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Desprez, Patrick (20 September 2021). "TFC, pourquoi ça marche ? Ado, Genreau, les recrues, quel cru !". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Ligue 2 - 17e journée : voici les 18 Toulousains retenus par Philippe Montanier pour le déplacement à Niort ce lundi soir". La Dépêche (in French). Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Cassé, Josué (28 November 2021). "CdF : Toulouse vient à bout de Trélissac et se qualifie pour les 32e". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Faham, Bryan (28 November 2021). "Coupe de France. Qualification dans les dernières minutes pour le TFC". Le Journal toulousain (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Villarreal CF sign Logan Costa". Villarreal CF. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Villarreal 4–3 Celta Vigo (Aug 26, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Feargal (15 September 2024). "La Liga Round Up: Villarreal go third as Sevilla seal first win of 2024/25". Football España. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Nacional AA: Os convocados para os três jogos amigáveis em Março" (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Football Federation. 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Cabo Verde divulga lista extensa de convocados. Bebé é estreia" (in Portuguese). Notícias ao Minuto. 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Live events Guadalupe vs Cape Verde – International Friendly 2022". besoccer.com.
- ^ "Cape Verde announce 26-man squad for AFCON 2023". Khel Now. 31 December 2023.
- ^ "South Africa 0–0 Cape Verde (Feb 3, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Toulouse FC's Players, Including Morocco's Aboukhlal, Refuse LGBTQ+ Jerseys". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Logan Costa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ Logan Costa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!] (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
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- Logan Costa at the French Football Federation (in French)
