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Francisco Costa (handballer)

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Francisco Costa
Personal information
Full name Francisco Mota da Costa
Born (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19)
Porto, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back/wing
Club information
Current club Sporting CP
Number 6
Youth career
Years Team
2011–2019
CIC
2019–2020
CIC sénior
Senior clubs
Years Team
2020–2021
FC Porto
2021
Associação Artística de Avanca (loan)
2021–
Sporting CP
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–
Portugal 2 (6)
Medal record
Junior European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Portugal

Francisco Mota da Costa (born 16 February 2005) is a Portuguese handball player for Sporting CP and the Portuguese national team.[1][2] He is also known by his nickname Kiko Costa.

Honours

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Sporting CP

Individual awards

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Personal life

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He is the younger brother of handball player Martim Costa. His father, Ricardo Costa, is a former handball player and the coach of Sporting CP.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "MOTA DA COSTA, FRANCISCO". EHF. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Seleção A Masculina". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Germany dominate final to claim M19 EHF EURO 2021 crown". EHF. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "FIVE NATIONS REPRESENTED IN M20 EHF EURO 2022 ALL-STAR TEAM". EHF. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "OFICIAL: Ricardo Costa é o novo treinador do andebol do Sporting". maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 10 July 2022.