Jaume Costa

Jaume Vicent Costa Jordá (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈdʒawme ˈkɔsta]; born 18 March 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Villarreal CF.

Jaume Costa

Costa with Villarreal in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Jaume Vicent Costa Jordá
Date of birth	18 March 1988
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Villarreal
Number	21
Youth career
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Valencia B	71	(4)
2009–2010	→ Cádiz (loan)	15	(0)
2010–2012	Villarreal B	65	(3)
2012–	Villarreal	203	(5)
2019–2020	→ Valencia (loan)	19	(0)
National team
2004	Spain U16	4	(0)
2004–2005	Spain U17	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:37, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

He spent most of his career at Villarreal, making over 250 appearances, and also had two spells with Valencia.

Club career

Valencia

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Costa played youth football with local giants Valencia CF, but almost exclusively in the B team, with whom he competed in both Segunda División B and Tercera División. He made his only first-team appearance on 4 December 2008 in a UEFA Cup home game against Club Brugge KV, and played the first 55 minutes of the 1–1 group stage draw before being substituted for Vicente Rodríguez.[1]

Costa was loaned to Cádiz CF of the Segunda División for the 2009–10 season,[2] appearing in less than half of the matches and also suffering relegation.

Villarreal

Costa joined neighbours Villarreal CF in the summer of 2010, being initially assigned to the reserves also in the second level. He played his first match in La Liga with the main squad on 4 March 2012, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Real Zaragoza.[3] At the end of the campaign both the first and the second squads dropped down a tier, even though the latter finished in a comfortable 12th position,[4] with 29 games and one goal from the player.[5]

In late August 2013, with the Yellow Submarine back in the top flight, Costa renewed his contract with the club until June 2017.[6] He scored his first goal in the competition on 10 May 2014, netting his team's last in a 4–0 home win over Rayo Vallecano.[7] In January 2017, his link was again extended to 2021.[8]

On 13 August 2019, Costa returned to Valencia on a season-long loan.[9] He made his debut four days later, starting in a 1–1 draw against Real Sociedad at the Mestalla Stadium;[10] the decade-long difference between two appearances set a club record previously held by Juan Sánchez in the 1990s.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 January 2021[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valencia B	2007–08	Tercera División	35	0	—		—		—		35	0
	2008–09	Segunda División B	36	4	—		—		—		36	4
	Total		71	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	4
Valencia	2008–09	La Liga	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Cádiz (loan)	2009–10	Segunda División	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Villarreal B	2010–11	Segunda División B	36	1	—		—		—		36	1
	2011–12		29	1	—		—		—		29	1
	Total		65	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	2
Villarreal	2011–12	La Liga	6	0	1	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2012–13	Segunda División	32	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
	2013–14	La Liga	30	1	2	0	—		—		32	1
	2014–15		29	1	7	0	7	0	—		43	1
	2015–16		18	1	1	0	8	0	—		27	1
	2016–17		31	1	2	0	3	0	—		36	1
	2017–18		30	0	1	0	5	0	—		36	0
	2018–19		21	1	2	0	6	0	—		29	1
	2020–21		6	0	2	1	4	0	—		12	1
	Total		203	5	19	1	33	0	0	0	255	6
Valencia (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	19	0	3	0	3	0	—		25	0
Career total			371	11	22	1	36	2	0	0	430	12

References

1. "Costa volvió a jugar con el Valencia diez años después, récord en el club" [Costa plays for Valencia again ten years later, a club record]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
2. Martínez, Dani (8 July 2009). "Jaume Costa llega cedido al Carranza" [Jaume Costa arrives at the Carranza on loan]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
3. "El Zaragoza tumba al Villarreal en el descuento" [Zaragoza down Villarreal in injury time] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
4. Aguilar, Àxel (13 May 2012). "El Villarreal provoca el descenso de su filial a Segunda B" [Villarreal cause reserve team to relegate to Segunda B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2014.
5. "El Villarreal B silencia el Rico Pérez" [Villarreal quiet Rico Pérez]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
6. "El Villarreal ata a sus jóvenes promesas" [Villarreal tie young prospects] (in Spanish). Terra. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
7. "Villarreal 4–0 Rayo Vallecano". ESPN FC. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
8. "Mario Gaspar, Jaume Costa sign new contracts with Villarreal". ESPN. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
9. "Official statement | Jaume Costa". Valencia CF. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
10. "Valencia CF denied opening day victory by late Real Sociedad penalty (1–1)". Valencia CF. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
11. Jaume Costa at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
12. "Jaume Costa". Sofa Score. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

External links

• Villarreal official profile (in Spanish)
• Jaume Costa at BDFutbol
• CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)