Coba da Costa

Coba Gomes da Costa, sometimes known as just Coba, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Getafe CF.

Career

Born in La Mojonera, Almería, Andalusia to Bissau-Guinean parents, Coba represented La Mojonera CF, UD Almería, UCD La Cañada Atlético and UD Maracena as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter on 21 March 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 Tercera División home win over CD Huétor Vega.
On 6 September 2021, Coba signed for CD El Ejido's farm team Berja CF in the División de Honor Andaluza. The following 18 July, after being regularly used, he moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Tabor Sežana.
Coba made his professional debut on 24 July 2022, replacing Tom Kljun late into a 1–0 home loss to NK Olimpija Ljubljana. On 29 November, after being replaced before half-time in a 1–1 away draw against NK Gorica, he refused to shake hands with manager Dušan Kosič, and subsequently left the club.
On 7 December 2022, Coba returned to his home country and joined UB Conquense in Tercera Federación. On 17 July 2024, after scoring a career-best seven goals as the club achieved promotion to Segunda Federación, he moved to Getafe CF and was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division.
Coba made his first team debut with Geta on 26 November 2024, starting in a 3–0 away win over Manises CF, for the season's Copa del Rey. He made his La Liga debut on 1 December, replacing Mauro Arambarri at half-time in a 2–0 away loss to Real Madrid.
Coba subsequently started to feature regularly with the main squad, and scored his first professional goal on 12 January 2025, netting the opener in a 2–1 away win over UD Las Palmas. On 17 July, he renewed his contract until 2029 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.