Chico (footballer, born 1995)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco da Costa Aragão | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Taquari, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007 | Grêmio | ||
| 2013–2015 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlético Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Inter de Lages (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Tombense (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → São José-RS (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | São José-RS | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 22 | (14) |
| 2018 | Venados | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Inter Playa del Carmen | 10 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Atlante | 21 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Querétaro | 13 | (1) |
| 2021 | Sol de América | 16 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Bolívar | 58 | (35) |
| 2023 | → Atlético Nacional (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2024– | Cerro Porteño | 10 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 | |||
Francisco da Costa Aragão (born 5 May 1995), commonly known as Chico, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Paraguayan Primera División club Cerro Porteño.
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.
In 2016, he parted ways with Atlético Paranaense, joining Esporte Clube São José.
After participating in eleven matches and scoring a goal with "Zequinha", he left to join Inter Playa del Carmen.
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.[1]
Second spell at Inter Playa del Carmen
Later, he played the second half of the following season with the Quintana Roo squad, with which he had already played before.[2]
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.[3] Chico played his first match with "the iron colts" on January 26, 2018, facing Cafetaleros de Tapachula.[4] 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."[4] 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.[5]
After playing 26 official matches and scoring 4 goals with Atlante, he joined Querétaro to compete in the Guard1anes 2020.[6]
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."[7] He scored his first goal for the club against Atlas F.C. on 18 January 2021, scoring in the 87th minute.[8]
Chico was an extremely important player for Bolívar in the 2022 Bolivian Primera División season, which Bolívar has won. During the 2022 season, he played 36 times and scored 21 goals.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 April 2020.[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Inter de Lages (loan) | 2015 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Tombense (loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| São José-RS (loan) | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 2016 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Venados | 2017–18 | Ascenso MX | 9 | 1 | 2[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Atlante | 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 3[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 16 | 3 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Catarinense
- ^ Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ Appearances in the Taça FPF
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Copa Mexico
Honours
- Bolívar
- Atlético Nacional
Individual awards
- Top scorer: 2022 Bolivian Primera División season (Apertura)
References
- ^ Moreno, Marco (15 December 2017). "Venados se refuerza con seis jugadores para el Clausura 2018". sipse.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Francisco da Costa regresa a Inter Playa del Carmen". La Verdad Noticias (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Atlante: Conoce las altas y bajas de los azulgranas para el Clausura 2019 | La Verdad Noticias". laverdadnoticias.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Francisco da Costa, el hombre gol de Atlante en el Clausura 2020". www.mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Atlante vs Cafetaleros (2-1) Ascenso MX: Chico se robó la noche". www.mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Francisco da Costa, refuerzo de Querétaro procedente de Atlante". Futbol Total: Un juego auténtico lleno de nobleza y emoción. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Atlas 1-0 Gallos Blancos: resultado, resumen y goles". AS.com (in Spanish). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Querétaro vs Atlas - 18 January 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Chico at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.