Chico (footballer, born 1995)

Chico
Personal information
Full name Francisco da Costa Aragão
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995
Place of birth Taquari, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mirassol
(on loan from Cerro Porteño)
Number 91
Youth career
2007 Grêmio
Internacional
CFZ do Rio
Novo Hamburgo
2014–2015 Atlético Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Novo Hamburgo 0 (0)
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 19 (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 35 (6)
2025– → Mirassol (loan) 4 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:42, 28 July 2025 (UTC)

Francisco da Costa Aragão (born 5 May 1995), commonly known as Chico da Costa or just Chico, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mirassol, on loan from Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño.

Career

Born in Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Chico played for the youth sides of Grêmio, Internacional, CFZ do Rio and Novo Hamburgo before making his first team debut with the latter in 2013. He joined Atlético Paranaense in 2014,[1] initially for the under-23 team.

In February 2015, Chico was loaned to Inter de Lages after the club began a partnership with Atlético,[2] and made his senior debut on 12 April of that year, scoring the winner in a 2–1 Campeonato Catarinense home win over Chapecoense.[3][4] Despite being rarely used, he moved to Tombense also in a temporary deal, along with head coach Marcelo Mabilia.

Ahead of the 2016 season, Chico joined São José-RS also on loan, but finished the year at Operário Ferroviário. He returned to Zequinha for the 2017 campaign, now on a permanent deal, but did not feature in any matches for the side.

In 2017, Chico moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Serie A de México side Inter Playa del Carmen. He scored ten goals in the Apertura tournament for the side,[5] and joined Ascenso MX side Venados in January 2018.[6]

In July 2018, Chico returned to Inter Playa.[7] After scoring seven times in just ten matches, he returned to the second division with Atlante in December of that year.[8] He played his first match with the club on 8 January, in a 2–1 Copa Mexico home loss to Pachuca, and scored his first goal eight days later in a 1–1 draw at Tijuana.

Chico was an important unit of Atlante in the 2020 Clausura,[9] notably scoring a brace in a 2–1 home win over Cafetaleros de Chiapas on 13 February of that year.[10] On 15 June, he agreed to a deal with Querétaro in the Liga MX.[11]

Chico made his debut in the top tier of Mexican football on 22 August 2020, replacing Ángel Sepúlveda at half-time in a 1–0 away loss to Atlas.[12] He scored his first goal for the club against the same opponent the following 18 January, netting the winner in a 1–0 home success.[13]

On 9 June 2021, Chico was presented at Paraguayan Primera División side Sol de América.[14] He was the club's top scorer with eight goals in the 2021 Clausura tournament,[15] but still departed in December.[16]

On 30 December 2021, Chico switched teams and countries again after signing for Club Bolívar.[17] The following 12 July, he renewed his contract with the club, which purchased the remaining 50% of his economic rights from Sol de América.[18]

On 17 November 2022, Chico was presented at Colombian side Atlético Nacional on a one-year loan deal.[19] After struggling with injuries, his loan was cut short on 26 June 2023,[20] and he subsequently returned to Bolívar where he regained his goalscoring form.

On 5 July 2024, Chico returned to Paraguay after being announced at Cerro Porteño.[21] On 14 July of the following year, he returned to Brazil after nearly nine years, being loaned to Série A side Mirassol.[22]

Personal life

Chico's father Nilson was also a footballer and a forward. He notably played for and coached teams in the Mato Grosso do Sul.[23]

Career statistics

As of 28 July 2025.[24]
Club Season League State league[a] Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Novo Hamburgo 2013 Gaúcho — 0 0 — — 20[c] 1 20 1
Inter de Lages 2015 Série D — 2 1 — — — 2 1
Tombense 2015 Série C 2 0 — — — — 2 0
São José-RS 2016 Série D 4 0 7 1 — — — 11 1
Operário Ferroviário 2016[25] Paranaense — — — — 6[d] 1 6 1
São José-RS 2017 Série D — 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Inter Playa del Carmen 2016–17[26] Serie A de México 7 4 — — — — 7 4
2017–18[26] 15 10 — — — — 15 10
Total 22 14 — — — — 22 14
Venados 2017–18[26] Ascenso MX 9 1 — 2 1 — — 11 2
Inter Playa del Carmen 2018–19[26] Serie A de México 10 7 — — — — 10 7
Atlante 2018–19[26] Ascenso MX 5 0 — 3 1 — — 8 1
2019–20[26] 14 3 — 2 0 — 2[e] 0 18 3
Total 19 3 — 5 1 — 2 0 26 4
Querétaro 2020–21[26] Liga MX 13 1 — 0 0 — — 13 1
Sol de América 2021 Paraguayan Primera División 16 8 — — — — 16 8
Bolívar 2022 Bolivian Primera División 36 21 — — 4[f] 3 — 40 24
2023 12 7 — 10 9 4[f] 0 — 26 16
2024 10 7 — — 6[f] 5 — 16 12
Total 58 35 — 10 9 14 8 — 82 52
Atlético Nacional (loan) 2023 Categoría Primera A 10 1 — 0 0 2[f] 0 1[g] 0 13 1
Cerro Porteño 2024 Paraguayan Primera División 21 6 — 2 2 2[h] 0 — 25 8
2025 14 0 — 0 0 6[f] 2 — 20 2
Total 45 6 — 2 2 8 2 — 45 10
Mirassol (loan) 2025 Série A 4 3 — — — — 4 3
Career total 212 79 9 2 19 13 24 10 29 2 283 106
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Catarinense, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa Mexico, Copa de la División Profesional, Copa Paraguay
  3. ^ Thirteen appearances and one goal in Copa Metropolitana, seven appearances in Copa FGF
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça FPF
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the Liguilla (play-offs)
  6. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Superliga Colombiana
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Novo Hamburgo
Operário Ferroviário
Bolívar
Atlético Nacional
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Rival do Inter tem gremista que virou artilheiro em mercado alternativo" [Inter's opponent has a gremista who became a top scorer in an alternative market] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Atlético-PR acerta parceria com o Inter de Lages e empresta cinco jogadores" [Atlético-PR strike partnership with Inter de Lages and loan five players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Autor de um golaço em sua estreia, Chico está no Inter 'para aprender'" [Scorer of a great goal on his debut, Chico is at Inter 'to learn'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Internacional. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Golaço pelo Inter de Lages remete ao "professor" de Chico: M. Paraíba" [Inter de Lages' great goal reminds of Chico's "teacher": M. Paraíba] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Goleo Individual – Apertura 2017" [Individual scorers – 2017 Apertura] (in Spanish). Liga Premier de México. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  6. ^ Moreno, Marco (15 December 2017). "Venados se arma en el draft" [Venados gear up in the draft]. sipse.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Francisco da Costa regresa a Inter Playa del Carmen" [Francisco da Costa returns to Inter Playa del Carmen]. La Verdad Noticias (in European Spanish). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Atlante: Conoce las altas y bajas de los azulgranas para el Clausura 2019" [Atlante: Know the ins and outs of the blue-and-reds for the 2019 Clausura]. La Verdad Noticias (in Spanish). 25 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Francisco da Costa, el hombre gol de Atlante en el Clausura 2020" [Francisco da Costa, Atlante's hitman in the 2020 Clausura]. Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Atlante vs Cafetaleros (2–1) Ascenso MX: Chico se robó la noche" [Atlante vs Cafetaleros (2–1) Ascenso MX: Chico stole the night]. Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Francisco da Costa, refuerzo de Querétaro procedente de Atlante" [Francisco da Costa, addition of Querétaro coming from Atlante]. Futbol Total (in Spanish). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Atlas 1–0 Gallos Blancos: resultado, resumen y goles". Diario AS (in Spanish). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Querétaro vs Atlas - 18 January 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Sol de América presenta a ocho refuerzos" [Sol de América present eight additions] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Sol de América hará una fuerte inversión por el goleador del torneo Clausura" [Sol de América will invest highly in the top scorer of the Clausura] (in Spanish). Versus. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  16. ^ ""¡Qué siga fuerte el Sol!": la despedida de Francisco Da Costa del Danzarín" ["May Sol remain strong!": the farewell of Francisco da Costa from the Danzarín] (in Spanish). Versus. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Bolívar ficha a José Sagredo y al brasileño Francisco da Costa" [Bolívar sign José Sagredo and the Brazilian Francisco da Costa] (in Spanish). El Deber. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Francisco Da Costa extiende su vínculo y se queda en Bolívar" [Francisco Da Costa extends his link and stays at Bolívar] (in Spanish). El Deber. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Francisco Da Costa fue presentado por Atlético Nacional" [Francisco Da Costa was presented by Atlético Nacional] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Francisco da Costa se va de Atlético Nacional: más lesiones que goles" [Francisco da Costa leaves Atlético Nacional: more injuries than goals] (in Spanish). FutbolRed. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Cerro Porteño oficializa el arribo de Francisco Da Costa" [Cerro Porteño turn official the arrival of Francisco Da Costa] (in Spanish). Versus. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Mirassol anuncia contratação do atacante Francisco da Costa" [Mirassol announce the signing of forward Francisco da Costa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  23. ^ "Autor de gol contra o Flamengo é filho de Chico Costa, ex-atacante do Sena/MS" [Scorer of goal against Flamengo is the son of Chico Costa, former forward of Sena/MS] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  24. ^ Chico at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Chico" (in Brazilian Portuguese). OFEC. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g "Francisco Da Costa Aragao" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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