Martim Mota da Costa (born 27 September 2002) is a Portuguese handball player for Sporting CP and the Portuguese national team.[1]

Martim Costa
Personal information
Full name Martim Mota da Costa
Born (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21)
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Sporting CP
Number 79
Youth career
Years Team
2011–2017
GD Colégio Internato Carvalhos
2017–2018
FC Porto
Senior clubs
Years Team
2018–2021
FC Porto
2018–2020
→ FC Gaia (loan)
2021–
Sporting CP
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–
Portugal 22 (73)
Medal record
Junior European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Portugal

Honours edit

Individual awards edit

  • All-Star right back of the Youth World Championship: 2019[2]
  • All-Star left back of the European Under-20 Championship: 2022[3]
  • All-Star left back of the European Championship: 2024[4]
  • Top Scorer at the European Championship: 2024 (54 goals)

Personal life edit

He is the older brother of handball player Francisco Costa. His father, Ricardo Costa, is a former handball player and the coach of Sporting CP.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Martim Costa". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 Youth World Championship All-star Team". ihf.info. 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Five nations represented in M20 EHF Euro 2022 All-Star team". eurohandball.com. EHF. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Six nations featured in EHF Euro2024 All-star Team". eurohandball.com. EHF. 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ "OFICIAL: Ricardo Costa é o novo treinador do andebol do Sporting". maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 10 July 2022.