Costa's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 50→38), while his Rating eased 44→42. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Boca Juniors · 2nd	17	0	0	6.83	44	45
2025/26	Boca Juniors · 1st	23	3	0	7.02	44	50
2024/25	Boca Juniors	31	1	2	6.88	—	—
2024/25	Antwerp · 5th	17	0	0	7.03	46	20
2024/25	Independiente · 7th	9	1	0	7	47	29
2023/24	Independiente	29	1	2	6.88	—	—
2022/23	Independiente	1	0	0	7	—	—
2022/23	Platense · 19th	19	2	0	7	47	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

A. Costa is a 27-year-old central defender at Boca Juniors, rated 42.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 198th of 518 on scout potential in the Liga Profesional Argentina. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (59.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.

Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 38 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina, on 7 clean sheets and 3.043 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 33% of the 112 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. At 27 Costa is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/264 clubs

Current potentialTop 33% centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina Current seasonTop 27% centre-backs · Liga Profesional Argentina 30th-best centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina 198th in the Liga Profesional Argentina · potential 36th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga Profesional Argentina

42.3

Ratingi

36th of 112 centre-backs

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

59.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.04

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Boca Juniors finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.3, Costa carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina (top 33%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %59.4%

Available fixtures26 of 26

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.043

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %88

Dribble success %62.5

Cards / 900.324

Foul involvement / 901.683

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~17), then tapers with age. At 27, Costa sits on 16.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Costa's projected Rating — 42.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots6

Passing

Assists0

Chances created5

Passes794

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success62.5%

Duels won80

Duels won %63%

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions23

Blocks2

Fouls committed11

Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Boca JuniorsJan 2025 – now

AntwerpJun 2024 – Jan 2025

IndependienteJan 2023 – Jun 2024

PlatenseJun 2022 – Jan 2023

Independienteuntil Jun 2022

About A. Costa

Ayrton Enrique Costa is a 27-year-old centre-back who plays for Boca Juniors, born on July 12, 1999 in Quilmes, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Argentina. Boca Juniors currently sit 2nd of 15 in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

This season

In the current season, A. Costa has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,390 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Liga Profesional Argentina and the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

When A. Costa plays, Boca Juniors's record this season is 5W-8D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.97 at home against 6.63 on the road.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Racing Club (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 8, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Velez Sarsfield (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Newells Old Boys (99 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Huracan (105 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-0 win away at River Plate (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
March 22, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Instituto Cordoba (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 16, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Union Santa Fe (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 11, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs San Lorenzo (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 5, 2026: 3-0 win away at Lanus (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Gimnasia M. (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

A. Costa's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Boca Juniors face San Lorenzo away in the Liga Profesional Argentina.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Costa at 42.3 with a Season form score of 38, ranking 198th of 518 centre-backs in the Liga Profesional Argentina. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, A. Costa has totalled 161 club appearances with 9 goals and 4 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 31 appearances for Boca Juniors.

A. Costa's career has also included time at Antwerp, Independiente and Platense.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Boca Juniors finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

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