# Carole Costa

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

## International career

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

## Honours

Benfica
* Campeonato Nacional Feminino: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2023–24
* Taça da Liga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
* 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 | Armenia | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 August 2010 | Mika Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | Armenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 15 February 2012 | Estádio Municipal do Cartaxo, Cartaxo, Portugal | Armenia | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualification |
| 4. | 31 October 2013 | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp, Belgium | 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 | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualification |
| 6. | 19 January 2016 | Centro de Estágios de Melgaço, Melgaço, Portugal | Poland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 24 November 2017 | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal | Moldova | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 24 November 2017 | Estádio do Bonfim, Setúbal, Portugal | Moldova | 7–0 | 8–0 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 28 February 2018 | Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal | China | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
| 10. | 19 November 2018 | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, Rio Maior, Portugal | Wales | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 11. | 14 June 2021 | Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States | Nigeria | 2–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 12. | 19 September 2021 | Haberfeld Stadium, Rishon LeZion, Israel | Israel | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 13. | 26 October 2021 | Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 14. | 12 April 2022 | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 25 June 2022 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | Greece | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16. | 13 July 2022 | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England | Netherlands | 1–2 | 2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 |
| 17. | 11 October 2022 | Estádio da Mata Real, Paços de Ferreira, Portugal | Iceland | 1–0 | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs |
| 18. | 22 February 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Cameroon | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 19. | 26 September 2023 | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal | Norway | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 20. | 26 September 2023 | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos, Portugal | Norway | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 21. | 5 April 2024 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 22. | 9 April 2024 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 23. | 31 May 2024 | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 24. | 26 February 2025 | Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League |