Robert Costa (footballer)

Robert Costa

Costa with Barcelona Juvenil in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Robert Costa Ventura
Date of birth	6 June 1994
Place of birth	Girona, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	Barcelona B
Youth career
	Girona
2006–2013	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–	Barcelona B	22	(0)
2013–2014	→ Badalona (loan)	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Robert Costa Ventura (born 6 June 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a central defender.

Club career

Born in Girona, Catalonia, Costa joined FC Barcelona's youth system in 2006, aged 12. In June 2013 he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División,^[1] but was loaned to CF Badalona in Segunda División B on 16 August.^[2]

Costa appeared in 14 matches during the 2013–14 campaign, and subsequently returned to Barça in June 2014. On 7 September he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 4–1 home routing over Real Zaragoza.^[3]

Club statistics

As of 7 June 2015 ^[4]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Badalona (loan)	2013–14	14	0	—						14	0
	Total	14	0	—						14	0
Barcelona B	2014–15	13	0	—						13	0
	Total	13	0	—						13	0
Career totals		27	0	—						27	0

References

1. Siete jugadores del Juvenil A suben al Barça B (Seven players from Juvenil A grow to Barça B); El Mundo Deportivo, 10 June 2013 (Spanish)
2. Robert Costa, cedido al Badalona (Robert Costa, loaned to Badalona); Sport, 16 August 2013 (Spanish)
3. Adama lidera la exhibición del filial ante un inocente Zaragoza (Adama leads the routing of the reserves against an innocent Zaragoza); Marca, 7 September 2014 (Spanish)
4. Robert Costa profile at Soccerway

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Robert Costa profile at Soccerway