Ayrton Enrique Costa (born 12 July 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Platense, on loan from Independiente.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayrton Enrique Costa | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Quilmes, Argentina[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Platense (on loan from Independiente) | ||
| Number | 79 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Independiente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Independiente | 16 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Platense (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 12 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Costa arrived at Independiente in 2015.[3][4][5] Five years later, the centre-back made the breakthrough into first-team football under manager Lucas Pusineri.[6][7] He initially trained with the club in pre-season, notably appearing in a friendly win over Gimnasia y Esgrima.[8] Costa's senior debut occurred on 6 December 2020 in a Copa de la Liga Profesional victory over Defensa y Justicia, as he played eighty-eight minutes before being replaced by Patricio Ostachuk.[1][9][10] He penned terms on a contract until December 2022 on 15 December 2020.[11][12]
Costa's first name is an ode to Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, who his grandfather was a fan of.[3][13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||