Basilio Gabriel Costa Heredia (born 2 April 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Liga 1 club

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. Born in Uruguay, Costa represents Peru internationally.

Club career

Costa played in the youth ranks of

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. In 2011, he was loaned to

Rocha FC The Rocha Fútbol Club is a Uruguayan football club from the city of Rocha, Uruguay. It was founded in 1999 and plays in the second professional division of Uruguay. Rocha was the first club from outside Montevideo to have played in the Copa Li ...

in order to get more minutes, scoring 2 goals in 19 matches.

International career

Born in Uruguay, Costa was nationalized after years in Peru and gained a Peruvian passport. He debuted for the Peru national team in a

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1–0 loss to Ecuador on 6 September 2019.

Career statistics

Club

¹ Includes

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Honours

Club

;Alianza Lima *

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;Sporting Cristal * Peruvian Primera División (2):

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;Colo-Colo * Copa Chile (2):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Gabriel 1990 births Living people People from San Carlos, Uruguay Footballers from Maldonado Department Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Uruguayan men's footballers Uruguayan emigrants to Peru Naturalized citizens of Peru Uruguayan Primera División players Peruvian Primera División players Rocha F.C. players C.A. Bella Vista players Rentistas players Club Alianza Lima footballers Sporting Cristal footballers Colo-Colo footballers Chilean Primera División players Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Men's association football midfielders