Lluís Costa
Costa with La Laguna Tenerife in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 – La Laguna Tenerife | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 27, 1993 Sant Just Desvern, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2012 | FC Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Huesca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | CB Tizona | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Manresa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Huesca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Real Betis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Obradoiro | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | DEAC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | FC Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Granada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | La Laguna Tenerife | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lluís Costa Martínez (born February 27, 1993) is a Spanish professional basketball player who plays for La Laguna Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m), Costa plays as a point guard.
Early life and youth career
Born in Sant Just Desvern, Catalonia, Costa started playing basketball for local clubs CB Sant Just and CB Cornellà. He later joined the youth ranks of FC Barcelona in 2005. He made his debut in the LEB Plata with FC Barcelona B while still being a junior player in the 2010-11 season. He would also take part in the 2011–12 LEB Plata season with FC Barcelona B.[1][2]
Professional career
After a season as a FC Barcelona B player in the LEB Plata, Costa joined LEB Oro club CB Peñas Huesca in July 2012.[2] He would remain at Huesca the following season, after extending his contract in the summer of 2013.[3]
Costa joined another LEB Oro club in July 2014, Burgos-based CB Tizona.[4]
In the summer of 2015, Costa reached an agreement with Bàsquet Manresa to sign for the team in 2016, spending a first season on loan at his former club CB Peñas Huesca in the LEB Oro.[5] However, due to several injuries in the team's roster, Costa joined Manresa in February 2016.[6] He made his Liga ACB debut in a 2015-16 season loss against Fuenlabrada.[7] Costa left Manresa in the summer of 2018, after experiencing relegation in the 2016-17 ACB season and promotion in the 2017-18 LEB Oro season with the Catalans.[8]
Costa signed with Real Betis of the LEB Oro in August 2018.[9] With Betis, he would win the 2018-19 LEB Oro championship and the 2019 Copa Princesa de Asturias.[10] With Betis' season over, Costa joined Monbus Obradoiro on loan in May 2019, taking part in the final rounds of the 2018–19 ACB season.[11]
After a brief spell with Debreceni EAC, a club of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, Costa returned to his former club FC Barcelona B in November 2019. Initially signing as a replacement for an injured Juani Marcos, Costa joined Barcelona B to take part in the 2019-20 LEB Plata before the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
Coviran Granada (2020-2024)
Costa signed with LEB Oro club Coviran Granada in June 2020.[13] He took part in two LEB Oro seasons as Granada achieved promotion to the Liga ACB by winning the 2021-22 LEB Oro championship. Becoming a key player and team captain, Costa helped Granada remain in the first tier of Spanish basketball for the two following seasons. Over four seasons, Costa played 135 games and averaged 10.8 points per game.[14]
La Laguna Tenerife (2024-present)
Costa signed a two year contract with La Laguna Tenerife of the Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League in June 2024.[15]
National team career
Costa has represented Spain's youth ranks in several international tournaments, winning the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship with the U16 Team and earning a bronze medal with the U20 Team in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[13]
Costa has also represented the Catalan national team.[16]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
Domestic leagues
Regular season
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Manresa | ACB | 13 | 8.2 | .313 | .333 | 1.0 | .8 | .8 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 |
| 2016–17 | Manresa | ACB | 27 | 13.9 | .372 | .212 | .773 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| 2018–19 | Obradoiro | ACB | 3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | – | – | – | .3 | – | .0 | .7 |
| 2022–23 | Granada | ACB | 32 | 22.1 | .379 | .321 | .767 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .9 | .0 | 7.8 |
| 2023–24 | Granada | ACB | 32 | 26.3 | .385 | .327 | .874 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .1 | 11.1 |
| 2024–25 | Tenerife | ACB | 25 | 7.2 | .377 | .231 | .667 | .2 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 2.1 |
References
- ^ Romero, Pablo. "LLUÍS COSTA, TRAYECTORIA Y LOGROS". acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Lobe Huesca apuesta por el joven Lluís Costa". solobasket.com (in Spanish). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Lluis Costa renueva su compromiso con el CB Peñas Huesca". feb.es (in Spanish). 8 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Lluís Costa, primer fichaje del Autocid". diariodeburgos.es (in Spanish). 28 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "El base Lluís Costa serà de l'ICL Manresa la temporada 2016-17". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Lluís Costa avança la seva arribada a l'ICL Manresa". basquetmanresa.com (in Catalan). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "El Montakit Fuenlabrada se lleva un partido muy equilibrado (73-78)". acb.com (in Spanish). 28 February 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Lluís Costa s'acomiada del Baxi Manresa: «Me'n vaig amb la tranquil·litat d'haver-ho donat tot»". regio7.cat (in Catalan). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Lluís Costa: "Llegar aquí es una mezcla de orgullo y responsabilidad"". realbetisbalompie.es (in Spanish). 23 August 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Romero, Pablo (12 April 2019). "La Liga LEB Oro devuelve la ilusión al Real Betis EP tras su coronación". feb.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Lluís Costa, fichaje del Monbus Obradoiro hasta final de temporada". gigantes.com (in Spanish). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Lluís Costa, nou jugador del Barça B de bàsquet". fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Del Barça a Hungría pasando por la Liga Endesa hasta llegar a Granada: la historia de Lluis Costa". gigantes.com (in Spanish). 30 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "Gracias, Lluís Costa". fundacioncbgranada.es (in Spanish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "La Laguna Tenerife ficha a Lluís Costa". cbcanarias.net (in Spanish). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ Compañón, Aitor (25 July 2023). "Lluís Costa: "La Selecció Catalana hauria de jugar cada any"". fosbury.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 June 2025.