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Costinha
Brighton

Costinha

João Pedro Loureiro da Costa

Defender · Brighton. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDEF Age26 ClubBrighton Market value€7mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-04
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubBrightonPremier League
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth26 years old
NationalityPortugalPortugal
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€7mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-04
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height181 cm76 kg
Shirt number#20Brighton
Performance
Season stats

Premier League · 2026

Brighton · Defender

Appearances40 starts
Minutes614 substitute entries
Rating6.73provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots21 on target
Passing9240 passes · 1 key
Defensive work12 interceptions · — blocks
Duels won36.4%4 of 11
Dribble success100%1 of 1
Cards1Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Costinha

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

MatheuzinhoMatheuzinhoCorinthians · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age82match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 61 min / 2026 · 1,958 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Costinha and Matheuzinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricCostinhaMatheuzinho
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBrightonCorinthians
Minutes611,958
Appearances423
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90381.75 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 902— per 90281.29 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90—— per 9050.23 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

KhellvenKhellvenPalmeiras · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age82match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 61 min / 2026 · 955 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Costinha and Khellven — stored season statistics
Context / metricCostinhaKhellven
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBrightonPalmeiras
Minutes61955
Appearances420
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90232.17 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 902— per 9070.66 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90—— per 9060.57 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

MuriloMuriloPalmeiras · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 61 min / 2026 · 2,045 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Costinha and Murilo — stored season statistics
Context / metricCostinhaMurilo
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBrightonPalmeiras
Minutes612,045
Appearances423
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90241.06 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 902— per 90231.01 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90—— per 90170.75 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Ronald Federico Araújo da SilvaRonald Federico Araújo da SilvaLiverpool · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age68match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 61 min / 2026 · 195 min

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  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Costinha and Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva — stored season statistics
Context / metricCostinhaRonald Federico Araújo da Silva
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League
Team in this sampleBrightonLiverpool
Minutes61195
Appearances44
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 9031.38 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 902— per 9010.46 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90—— per 9020.92 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Fabrício BrunoFabrício BrunoCruzeiro · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · comparable value band64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 61 min / 2026 · 2,081 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Costinha and Fabrício Bruno — stored season statistics
Context / metricCostinhaFabrício Bruno
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBrightonCruzeiro
Minutes612,081
Appearances424
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90190.82 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 902— per 90160.69 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90—— per 90130.56 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Léo PereiraLéo PereiraFlamengo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · comparable value band64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 61 min / 2026 · 2,046 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Costinha and Léo Pereira — stored season statistics
Context / metricCostinhaLéo Pereira
Season20262026
CompetitionPremier LeagueSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleBrightonFlamengo
Minutes612,046
Appearances423
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 901— per 90251.1 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 902— per 90281.23 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90—— per 90190.84 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves20 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Olympiakos Piraeus → Brighton · 30 Jun 2026, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 26.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202630 Jun 2026Olympiakos Piraeus → BrightonTransferTerms not supplied26
202629 Jun 2026Olympiakos Piraeus → BrightonTransferTerms not supplied26
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Brighton · Premier League

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
TransferOlympiakos Piraeus → Brighton

Provider transfer record

TransferOlympiakos Piraeus → Brighton

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Portugal

Value & contract

Market value

€7m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-04

View the source valuation

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Costinha in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityJoão Pedro Loureiro da CostaHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubBrightonHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionPremier LeagueHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: No automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours2 updates · 4 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Right BackDefender

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ProfileDetailed position updated

DefenderRight Back

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3 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.