Alberto Baio
Alberto Oliveira Baio (born 29 September 2003), also known as Alberto Costa,[1][2] is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a defender for Vitória de Guimarães.
Career
[edit]Born in Santo Tirso in the Porto metropolitan area, Baio joined the youth ranks of Vitória de Guimarães in 2013. He was promoted to the under-23 team when he was 17, and after playing one game for them and having trained with the B-team, he signed a three-year contract in April 2021; the release clause was €30 million.[3]
Baio began training with the first team in October 2023, and was included in matchday squads under manager Álvaro Pacheco.[2] The following 11 January, he made his first-team debut in the fifth round of the Taça de Portugal, in a 1–0 home win over F.C. Penafiel; he played the final minutes as a substitute after Miguel Maga's muscular injury.[1] His league debut was his only game of the Primeira Liga season, 15 minutes off the bench in a 3–0 loss away to Sporting CP on 21 April 2024.[4]
Baio signed a contract extension on 17 October 2024, keeping him at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques until June 2028.[5] He scored his first goal on 12 December in a UEFA Conference League league phase match away to FC St. Gallen, helping to a 4–1 win in Switzerland.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Percurso de 11 anos no Vitória conduziu lateral Alberto Costa à estreia na equipa A" [11-year career at Vitória led full-back Alberto Costa to first-team debut] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Alberto Costa estreou-se pela equipa principal do Vitória" [Alberto Costa debuted for the Vitória first team] (in Portuguese). Mais Guimarães. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Vitória segura defesa Alberto Baio por três temporadas e com cláusula de 30 milhões de euros" [Vitória secure defender Alberto Baio for three seasons and with a release clause of 30 million euros] (in Portuguese). Guimarães Digital. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Kundert, Tom (21 April 2024). "Sporting brush aside Vitoria 3-0 to go ten points clear at table top". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Cagica Oliveira, Mário (18 October 2024). "Alberto Baio renova com o Vitória SC até 2028" [Alberto Baio renews with Vitória SC until 2028] (in Portuguese). Bola na Rede. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Alberto Baio fez o primeiro golo pelo V. Guimarães: «Tinha este sonho»" [Alberto Baio scores his first goal for V. Guimarães: "I had this dream"]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Alberto Baio at Soccerway