Sporting lands Simone Costa

Simone Costa

Liga Feminina newcomer Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa tabbed 29-year old Portuguese international 178cm guard Simone Costa (college: Georgia) for new season. Costa has played for the last two years at GiroLive Panthers Osnabrueck SC in German DBBL. In 29 games she averaged 7.3ppg, 2.6rpg and 2.5apg last season. She helped them to make it to the semifinals. Costa also played 2 games in Eurocup where she had 9.5ppg, 2.0rpg and 2.5apg.
She has been also a member of Portuguese international program for some years. Costa has regularly played for Portuguese senior team since 2019 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2014.
She represented Portugal at the European Championship (FIBA EuroBasket) U20 in Matosinhos (Portugal) nine years ago. Her stats at that event were 7 games: 5.3ppg, 2.7rpg, 1.1apg, FGP: 26.7%, 3PT: 23.1%, FT: 74.1%.
Costa has played also professionally in Iceland (Valur), United Kingdom (Wildcats) and Portugal (Sportiva). Her team won Portuguese Supercup in 2013 and 2014.
Among many awards she was voted to Eurobasket.com All-English WBBL Honorable Mention back in 2020.
She graduated from University of Georgia in 2018 and it will be her eighth season in pro basketball. Costa played also for Independence Community College for 2 years.

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lisboa roster for 2025-26:

Guards:
Simone Costa
Luana Serranho
Matilde Lopes
Catarina Goncalves

Forward:
Beatriz Garcia

Centers:
Emilia Ferreira
Maria Kostourkova
Claudia Almeida