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Ayrton Costa

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Ayrton Costa
Personal information
Full name Ayrton Enrique Costa
Date of birth (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Boca Juniors
Number 32
Youth career
2015–2020 Independiente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Independiente 54 (3)
2022 → Platense (loan) 18 (2)
2024 Antwerp 15 (0)
2025– Boca Juniors 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Ayrton Enrique Costa (born 12 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer[1] who plays as a centre-back for Boca Juniors.[3]

Career

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Costa arrived at Independiente in 2015.[4][5][6] Five years later, the centre-back made the breakthrough into first-team football under manager Lucas Pusineri.[7][8] He initially trained with the club in pre-season, notably appearing in a friendly win over Gimnasia y Esgrima.[9] Costa's senior debut occurred on 6 December 2020 in a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory over Defensa y Justicia, as he played eighty-eight minutes before being replaced by Patricio Ostachuk.[1][10][11] He penned terms on a contract until December 2022 on 15 December 2020.[12][13]

On 2 July 2024, Costa signed a four-season contract with Antwerp in Belgium.[14]

On 15 June 2025, a report mentioned that Costa had been denied a visa to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States due to a robbery case in 2018. Several days later, the decision was reversed and he was granted a special 26 day visa for the tournament.[15]

Personal life

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Costa's first name is an ode to Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, who his grandfather was a fan of.[4][16] His grandfather is from Cape Verde.

Career statistics

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As of 3 January 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Independiente 2020–21[nb 1] Argentine Primera División 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Notes

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  1. ^ Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ayrton Costa at Soccerway
  2. ^ Ayrton Costa at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Oficial: Boca le dio la bienvenida a Ayrton Costa on ESPN.com.ar, 16 Jan 2025
  4. ^ a b "Debutó Ayrton Costa". Diabólicos. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ ""Nos queda un sabor amargo"". De la Cuna al Infierno. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ ""CUANDO ENTRÉ AL VESTUARIO NO LO PODÍA CREER"". Al Rojo Vivo Radio. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ "La joya que se ilusiona en Independiente". El Crack Deportivo. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Ayrton Costa, un puñado de ilusión". Infierno Rojo. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Independiente ganó confianza y rodaje". TyC Sports. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Ayrton Costa reveló el pedido que le hizo Pusineri para su debut". Soy del Rojo. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  11. ^ "AYRTON COSTA SE REFIRIÓ A SU DEBUT". Futbol al Rojo Vivo. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Ayrton Costa selló su vínculo con Independiente hasta 2022". One Football. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Costa firmó su contrato". LocoXelRojo. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Argentijn Ayrton Costa tekent contract op de Bosuil" [Argentine Ayrton Costa signs contract at Bosuil] (in Dutch). Antwerp. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  15. ^ Ph.D, Mark LaSota. "2025 FIFA Club World Cup: Vision, Competition, And Controversy". Forbes. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Ayrton Costa tuvo su primer debut en primera división con la camiseta de Independiente en la victoria ante Gimnasia el sabado". Independiente Rey Copero. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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