José Edgar Andrade da Costa (born 14 April 1987) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

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as a

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or winger. He played over 275

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games and scored 21 goals for

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and Marítimo, having started his career with a third team from

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, União.

Club career

Nacional

Born in Câmara de Lobos,

, Costa finished his development at local

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. He made his senior debut with the club in 2006, and played three third-division seasons with it. Costa joined neighbouring

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in summer 2009, appearing in 14 games in his first season in the

(nine as a substitute) and scoring two goals as the team finished in seventh position. His debut in the competition came on 12 September 2009, playing 25 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Rio Ave FC. On 14 July 2011, Costa scored on his continental debut in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, opening a 1–1 draw away to Iceland's Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. In January 2012 he spent a week on trial at West Ham United, but nothing came of it. In summer 2013, Costa was loaned to

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

of the Segunda Liga. He scored in wins at S.L. Benfica B (2–1) and

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(4–0) for the eventual champions.

Marítimo

Costa subsequently returned to the Portuguese top tier with

. On 27 November 2015, he was sent off in a 3–1 loss at Nacional in the Madeira derby; in the reverse fixture on 2 April he scored a volley to open a 2–0 win. He was named

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before the start of 2016–17, and signed new contracts in November 2016 and June 2019. On 12 January 2020, Costa played his 200th top-flight game in a goalless draw with Vitória de Guimarães. Starting from that August, he signed three one-year contract extensions. In January 2023, Costa accused his

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Miguel Pinho of attempting to bribe him to lose to S.L. Benfica.

International career

Costa represented Portugal at under-19 level.

Personal life

Costa's younger sister, Érica (born 1995), played in the same position for Marítimo's women's team.

Honours

Moreirense * Segunda Liga: 2013–14

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Edgar 1987 births Living people People from Câmara de Lobos Portuguese men's footballers Madeiran footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.F. União players C.D. Nacional players Moreirense F.C. players C.S. Marítimo players Portugal men's youth international footballers