Martim Costa
| Martim Costa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Martim Mota da Costa | ||
| Born |
27 September 2002 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2017 | GD Colégio Internato Carvalhos | ||
2017–2018 | FC Porto | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2021 | FC Porto | ||
2018–2020 | → FC Gaia (loan) | ||
2021– | Sporting CP | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Portugal | 24 | (89) |
Medal record | |||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2024 | |||
Martim Mota da Costa (born 27 September 2002) is a Portuguese handball player for Sporting CP and the Portuguese national team.[1]
Career
[edit]Costa started playing handball at Colégio dos Carvalhos, a private school south of Porto together with his brother, Francisco Costa.
In 2017 he Switched to FC Portos youth team. Between 2018 and 2020 he was loaned to FC Gaia, a team from his hometown. In his first season he won the Portuguese second division, scoring 227 in 30 matches and was promoted to Andebol 1. In his second season, his first in the top flight, he scored 225 goals in 26 matches.
In the 2020/2021 he played for the Porto first team, where he won the Portuguese Championship and the Portuguese Supercup.
After a season at Porto he joined Sporting CP, which was coached by his father, Ricardo Costa. His brother also played at the club. Here he won the Portuguese Cup in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the Portuguese Supercup in 2023, and the Portuguese championship in 2024.
National team
[edit]Costa debuted for the Portuguese national team in a World Cup qualification match against Netherlands. After losing the home match 30:33, Costa lead his team to an 35:28 win, scoring 10 goals and securing the qualification.[2] His brother debuted in the same match.
His first major international tournament was the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, where Portugal finished 13th.[3]
At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship he was joint top scorer, together with Danish Mathias Gidsel, with 54 goals.[4]
Honours
[edit]Porto
- Portuguese League
- Champion: 2020–21
- Portuguese Cup
- Winner: 2020–21
Sporting CP
- Portuguese League
- Champion: 2023–24
- Portuguese Cup
- Winner: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Portuguese Super Cup
- Winner: 2023, 2024
Individual awards
[edit]- All-Star right back of the Youth World Championship: 2019[5]
- All-Star left back of the European Under-20 Championship: 2022[6]
- All-Star left back of the European Championship: 2024[7]
- Top Scorer at the European Championship: 2024 (54 goals)
Personal life
[edit]He is the older brother of handball player Francisco Costa. His father, Ricardo Costa, is a former handball player and the coach of Sporting CP.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Martim Costa". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands/Portugal". EHF. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "IHF World Championship 2023: Conheça aqui convocatória final" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "EHF Excellence Awards 2024: Petra Simon and Martim Costa named as best young players". EHF. 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ^ "2019 Youth World Championship All-star Team". ihf.info. 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Five nations represented in M20 EHF Euro 2022 All-Star team". eurohandball.com. EHF. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Six nations featured in EHF Euro2024 All-star Team". eurohandball.com. EHF. 28 January 2024.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Ricardo Costa é o novo treinador do andebol do Sporting". maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 10 July 2022.