Coba da Costa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Coba Gomes da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | La Mojonera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Kholood | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | La Mojonera | ||
| 2014–2016 | Almería | ||
| 2016–2018 | La Cañada Atlético | ||
| 2018–2020 | La Mojonera | ||
| 2020–2021 | Maracena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Maracena | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Berja | 26 | (3) |
| 2022 | Tabor Sežana | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Conquense | 37 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Getafe B | 9 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | Getafe | 33 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al-Kholood | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 April 2026 | |||
Coba Gomes da Costa (born 26 July 2002), sometimes known as just Coba, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Saudi side Al-Kholood Club.
Career
[edit]Born in La Mojonera, Almería, Andalusia to Bissau-Guinean parents, Coba represented La Mojonera CF, UD Almería, UCD La Cañada Atlético and UD Maracena as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter on 21 March 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 Tercera División home win over CD Huétor Vega.[1]
On 6 September 2021, Coba signed for CD El Ejido's farm team Berja CF in the División de Honor Andaluza.[2] The following 18 July, after being regularly used, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Tabor Sežana.[3]
Coba made his professional debut on 24 July 2022, replacing Tom Kljun late into a 1–0 home loss to NK Olimpija Ljubljana. On 29 November, after being replaced before half-time in a 1–1 away draw against NK Gorica, he refused to shake hands with manager Dušan Kosič,[4] and subsequently left the club.[5]
On 7 December 2022, Coba returned to his home country and joined UB Conquense in Tercera Federación.[6] On 17 July 2024, after scoring a career-best seven goals as the club achieved promotion to Segunda Federación, he moved to Getafe CF and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.[7]
Coba made his first team debut with Geta on 26 November 2024, starting in a 3–0 away win over Manises CF, for the season's Copa del Rey. He made his La Liga debut on 1 December, replacing Mauro Arambarri at half-time in a 2–0 away loss to Real Madrid.[8]
Coba subsequently started to feature regularly with the main squad,[9] and scored his first professional goal on 12 January 2025, netting the opener in a 2–1 away win over UD Las Palmas.[10] On 17 July, he renewed his contract until 2029 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[11]
On 2 February 2026, after losing his starting spot, Coba was loaned to RSC Anderlecht in Belgium until June, with a buyout clause.[12] On 9 July, he was transferred to Saudi Pro League side Al-Kholood Club.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Maracena | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Berja | 2021–22 | Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||
| Tabor Sežana | 2022–23 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Conquense | 2023–24 | Tercera Federación | 37 | 8 | — | — | — | 37 | 8 | |||
| Getafe B | 2024–25 | Segunda Federación | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Getafe | 2024–25 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Anderlecht (loan) | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 15 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "El Maracena vuelve a sonreír a costa del Huétor Vega en un derbi muy tenso" [Maracena return to smile at the expense of Huétor Vega in a very tense derby] (in Spanish). Ideal. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "Naim Nasri y Coba, los nuevos fichajes del Berja CF" [Naim Nasri and Coba, the new signings of Berja CF] (in Spanish). D-Cerca. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "Coba da Costa reforça Tabor Sezana" [Coba da Costa bolsters Tabor Sezana] (in Portuguese). O Golo GB. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "(VIDEO) Dusan Kosic has a new problem: The young Spaniard rages at the substitution, refuses to shake hands with the coach and earns himself a yellow card". Football Planet. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "The young Spaniard, who had a dispute with Dusan Kosic after a substitution on the sidelines, is no longer a member of Tabor: From Sežana to U.B. Conquense". Football Planet. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "Coba Gomes, nuevo jugador de la Unión Balompédica Conquense" [Coba Gomes, new player of Unión Balompédica Conquense] (in Spanish). UB Conquense. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "Coba da Costa, velocidad al servicio del filial" [Coba da Costa, speed at the service of the reserves] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ "Coba Da Costa estreia na La Liga espanhola" [Coba da Costa debuts in the Spanish La Liga] (in Portuguese). O Golo GB. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ↑ "Coba, la nueva ilusión del Getafe" [Coba, Getafe's new hope] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ↑ "Coba 'explota' y, junto a Mayoral, regalan tres puntazos a los de Pepe Bordalás" [Coba 'explodes' and, along with Mayoral, give three points to Pepe Bordalás' men] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ↑ "Coba Da Costa, azulón hasta 2029" [Coba da Costa, blue until 2029] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ↑ "Coba da Costa se marcha cedido al Anderlecht" [Coba da Costa moves out on loan to Anderlecht] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ "Acuerdo cerrado para el traspaso de Coba da Costa" [Done deal for the transfer of Coba da Costa] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Coba da Costa at BDFutbol
- Coba da Costa at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Coba da Costa at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Spanish people of Bissau-Guinean descent
- Footballers from the Province of Almería
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- Belgian Pro League players
- NK Tabor Sežana players
- UB Conquense footballers
- Getafe CF B players
- Getafe CF footballers
- RSC Anderlecht players
- Al-Kholood Club players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen