João Costa

João Gabriel e Costa Cesco (born 28 March 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cruzeiro, on loan from Al-Ettifaq. Born in Brazil, he is a youth international for Portugal.

Club career Roma Costa is a youth product of Brazilian clubs Palmeiras and Corinthians, before moving to Italy to join Roma in September 2021. On 5 May 2023, he signed his first professional contract with Roma, valid until 2026. On 30 September 2023, he was promoted to the senior Roma squad for Serie A matches. He made his senior debut for Roma as a substitute in a 2–0 UEFA Europa League loss to Sparta Prague on 9 November 2023. He scored his first goal for the team in a friendly match against Al-Shabab, contributing to the team's victory.

Al-Ettifaq On 2 September 2024, Costa joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq.

International career Born in Brazil, Costa holds dual Brazilian-Portuguese citizenship. In October 2023, he played for the Portugal U19s in a set of friendlies. In May 2024 he was called up to the Brazil U20s. He was capped by the Portugal U20s shortly after in November 2024.

Personal life Costa is the brother of the Brazilian footballer João Cesco.