Carole Costa

Carole da Silva Costa (born 3 May 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Galatasaray and the Portugal women's national football team.

Club career Born in northern Portugal, Carole Costa moved to Germany to play club football in August 2010. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga side SGS Essen, where she learned to speak German while playing football.

On July 13, 2026, she signed a contract with the Turkish giant Galatasaray.

International career On 30 May 2023, she was included in the 23-player squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

On 24 June 2025, Costa was called up to the Portugal squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Honours Benfica Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2023–24 Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2022, 2023 Sporting Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2017–18 Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2017–18 Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2017

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 31 March 2010 Complexo Desportivo da Tocha, Tocha, Portugal 5–0 7–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 2. 25 August 2010 Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 2–0 3–0 3. 15 February 2012 Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo, Portugal 2–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification 4. 31 October 2013 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium 1–0 1–4 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 5. 27 October 2015 Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, Moreira de Cónegos, Portugal 1–0 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification 6. 19 January 2016 Centro de Estágios de Melgaço, Melgaço, Portugal 1–0 1–0 Friendly 7. 24 November 2017 Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal 3–0 8–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 8. 7–0 9. 28 February 2018 Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal 2–1 2–1 2018 Algarve Cup 10. 19 November 2018 Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal 1–0 1–0 Friendly 11. 14 June 2021 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 2–0 3–3 12. 19 September 2021 Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel 4–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 13. 26 October 2021 Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5–0 5–0 14. 12 April 2022 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal 3–0 3–0 15. 25 June 2022 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal 1–0 1–0 Friendly 16. 13 July 2022 Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England 1–2 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 17. 11 October 2022 Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal 1–0 4–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs 18. 22 February 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand 2–1 2–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 19. 26 September 2023 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal 2–1 3–2 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 20. 3–2 21. 5 April 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal 1–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 22. 9 April 2024 Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 1–0 2–0 23. 31 May 2024 Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal 1–0 4–0 24. 26 February 2025 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 1–0 1–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League 25. 4 April 2025 Estádio Capital do Móvel, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal 2–3 2–4