Chico (footballer, born 1995)

Chico (footballer, born 1995)
Francisco da Costa Aragão (born 5 May 1995), commonly known as Chico, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bolivian Primera División club Bolívar.
Career
Early career
Formed in professional football with Atlético Paranaense, he didn't manage to debut with the first team of "o Furacão," being sent on loan on four occasions. First with Inter de Lages, where he made his professional debut in 2015, and later that same year he moved to Tombense. The following year, he played with Operário Ferroviário and E. C. São José.
São José-RS
In 2016, he parted ways with Atlético Paranaense, joining Esporte Clube São José, a team where he was loaned for that same year. After participating in eleven matches and scoring a goal with "Zequinha", he left his country for Mexico to play with Inter Playa del Carmen on loan during part of 2017.
Venados
After playing in the Apertura 2017 of the Second Division of Mexico with the Playa team (where he scored ten goals), his transfer to Venados Fútbol Club was confirmed to participate in the Clausura 2018 of the Ascenso MX.
Later, he played the second half of the following season with the Quintana Roo squad, with which he had already played before.
Atlante
In December 2018, the reinforcements of Atlante Fútbol Club were announced, led at that time by Argentine coach Gabriel Ernesto Pereyra, among which Francisco was included. Chico played his first match with "the iron colts" on January 26, 2018, facing Cafetaleros de Tapachula. His performances left a good impression on the blue and garnet team, to the point that several media outlets dubbed him "the goal man of Atlante." In fact, one of his most memorable performances was against Cafetaleros (who at that time were already referred to as Cafetaleros de Chiapas instead of Cafetaleros de Tapachula), where "the Team of the People" defeated the Chiapas team with a double by Da Costa Aragão, resulting in a final score of 2-1.
Querétaro
After playing 26 official matches and scoring 4 goals with Atlante, he joined Querétaro to compete in the Guard1anes 2020.
He played his first match with "the white roosters" on August 22, 2020, facing Atlas. He entered the field in the 45th minute, replacing Ángel Sepúlveda. The match ended in a 1-0 victory in favor of "the foxes."
Bolívar
Chico was an extremely important player for Bolívar in the 2022 Bolivian Primera División season, which Bolívar has won.
Career statistics
Club
Notes
Honours
Bolívar
Bolivian Primera División: 2022
Atlético Nacional
Superliga Colombiana: 2023
Individual awards
Top scorer: 2022 Bolivian Primera División season (Apertura)
References
1995 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Esporte Clube Internacional (SC) players
Tombense Futebol Clube players
Esporte Clube São José players
Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players
Venados F.C. players
Atlante F.C. footballers
Querétaro F.C. footballers
Club Bolívar players
Liga MX players
Ascenso MX players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul
People from Taquari