Gabriel Costa Heredia

Costa played in the youth ranks of River Plate de Montevideo. In 2011, he was loaned to Rocha FC in order to get more minutes, scoring 2 goals in 19 matches. Costa signed for Bella Vista in 2012, where he made his debut in the Uruguayan First Division under manager Guillermo Sanguinetti. The next season, he played for Rentistas before emigrating to Peru in 2014. He spent two seasons with Alianza Lima and three seasons with Sporting Cristal between 2014 and 2018. In 2019, Costa moved to Chile and joined Colo-Colo, spending four seasons with them. Back to Peru, Costa rejoined Alianza Lima in 2023. In July 2024, he switched to Universitario, becoming one of the few players who have played for the Big Three of Peruvian football clubs.

Born in Uruguay, Costa was nationalized after years in Peru and gained a Peruvian passport. He debuted for the Peru national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Ecuador on 6 September 2019.

Club

As of 21 July 2019

1 Includes Superliga Colombiana

Club

Alianza Lima Torneo del Inca (1): 2014 Sporting Cristal Peruvian Primera División (2): 2016, 2018 Colo-Colo Copa Chile (2): 2019, 2021 Supercopa de Chile (1): 2022 Universitario de Deportes Peruvian Primera División: 2024 Peruvian Primera División: 2025