Franco Lautaro Costa (born 10 December 1991) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Greek Super League 2 club

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Career

Costa's career started with Luján, prior to moving to

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in 2013. In that same year, he was loaned out to

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires. ...

side Flandria for six months. He returned to Arsenal in 2015 and featured in eight

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fixtures, including his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw with

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on 8 March. He was subsequently, in July, sent out on loan once again, this time to

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of Primera B Metropolitana. He scored six goals in thirteen games for Tristán Suárez. In January 2017, Costa almost joined

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club Nei Mongol Zhongyou. However, the move fell through. Costa subsequently rejoined former side Flandria, now in

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 tea ...

. On 2 August, Costa left Flandria to join

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. His debut came against

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on 16 September in Primera B Nacional, it was also his 100th career league appearance. Costa signed for

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side

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in January 2019, having terminated his San Martín contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Franco 1991 births Living people People from Luján, Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay Primera C Metropolitana players Argentine Primera División players Primera B Metropolitana players Primera Nacional players Club Luján footballers Arsenal de Sarandí footballers CSD Flandria footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers San Martín de Tucumán footballers Club Nacional footballers Club Sol de América footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province