| João Costa | |
| Fullname: | João Vitor Hipólito Costa |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Franca, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Botafogo-SP |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Francana |
| Youthyears2: | 2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Inter de Bebedouro |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2024 |
| Youthclubs3: | Botafogo-SP |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Botafogo-SP |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 15:38, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
João Vitor Hipólito Costa (born 1 March 2005), known as João Costa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Botafogo-SP.
Born in Franca, São Paulo,[1] João Costa joined Botafogo-SP's youth sides in 2019, after representing Inter de Bebedouro and Francana. He made his senior debut in the 2022 Copa Paulista, as the squad was mainly composed of under-20 players.[2]
After impressing with the under-20 squad in the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, João Costa was promoted to the main squad and started to feature regularly in the 2024 Série B under manager Paulo Gomes. He scored his first professional goal on 4 June 2024, netting his side's second in a 2–1 away win over Santos.[3]
On 14 August 2024, João Costa renewed his contract with the Pantera until March 2027.[4]
On 20 September 2024, João Costa was called up to the Brazil national under-20 team for a period of trainings.[5]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Botafogo-SP | 2022 | Série C | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4[6] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||