Nuno da Costa

Nuno Miguel da Costa Joia (born 10 February 1991), known as Nuno da Costa, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nottingham Forest.

Raised in France, he began his senior career with Aubagne in the fifth tier before moving to Valenciennes of Ligue 2 in 2015. Two years later he debuted in Ligue 1 with Strasbourg, where he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 2019. In January 2020, he signed for Nottingham Forest.

Da Costa scored on his senior international debut for Cape Verde in June 2016.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Da Costa was raised in Portugal from 1993 and began playing with U.R. Merces in Lisbon. He then moved to Aubagne in southern France, where he started his senior career with Aubagne FC in France's fifth tier.

On 4 January 2014, Da Costa scored the opening goal of a 3–3 draw at home to Ligue 2 club Dijon FCO in the last 64 of the Coupe de France, losing on penalties.

Valenciennes

Da Costa joined Valenciennes FC of Ligue 2 on 3 August 2015, following a season of 14 goals and eight assists.

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