Gabriel Costa Heredia

Basilio Gabriel Costa Heredia (born 2 April 1990), known as Gabriel Costa, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Club Atlético River Plate (Montevideo). Born in Uruguay, Costa represents Peru internationally.

Club career Costa played in the youth ranks of River Plate de Montevideo. In 2011, he was loaned to Rocha FC in order to get more minutes, scoring 2 goals in 19 matches. Costa signed for Bella Vista in 2012, where he made his debut in the Uruguayan First Division under manager Guillermo Sanguinetti.

The next season, he played for Rentistas before emigrating to Peru in 2014. He spent two seasons with Alianza Lima and three seasons with Sporting Cristal between 2014 and 2018. In 2019, Costa moved to Chile and joined Colo-Colo, spending four seasons with them. In July 2024, he switched to Universitario, becoming one of the few players who have played for the Big Three of Peruvian football clubs.

International career Born in Uruguay, Costa was nationalized after years in Peru and gained a Peruvian passport. He debuted for the Peru national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Ecuador on 6 September 2019.

Career statistics Club

1 Includes Superliga Colombiana

Honours Club Alianza Lima Torneo del Inca (1): 2014

Sporting Cristal Peruvian Primera División (2): 2016, 2018

Colo-Colo Copa Chile (2): 2019, 2021 Supercopa de Chile (1): 2022

Universitario de Deportes Peruvian Primera División: 2024 Peruvian Primera División: 2025