Leeds midfielder plays first match in three months on Thursday, fails to make impact in 0-0 draw

After starting off the bench to play for Angola on Thursday, Helder Costa participated in a professional game for the first time in three months, yet the Leeds United winger is still likely to depart the team very soon.

Since August 24, 2021, Costa, 29, has not participated in a Leeds game. a 3-0 triumph over Crewe Alexandra in the Carabao Cup. Under Marcelo Bielsa, a game in which Jack Harrison scored four goals and Kalvin Phillips scored one.

Costa has since moved on loan to Valencia and hasn’t scored in 27 games. He won the league while on loan at the Saudi Arabian team Al-Ittihad last season, playing for Nuno Espirito Santo. 20 games, three goals.

Costa has subsequently been loaned out to Valencia, where he has failed to score in 27 games. Last season, he won the league while on loan at Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, under Nuno Espirito Santo. Three goals in 20 games.

Costa played for Angola on Thursday. His first professional appearance since Angola’s 2-1 victory over the Central African Republic on June 17. His last club game, including friendly matches, took place on May 31.

Helder Costa makes his first professional appearance in three months.
It’s strange how quickly – and miserably – Costa’s career has faded. When Leeds got promoted to the Premier League in the summer of 2020, he cost the club £15 million. Big clubs on his resume.

His agent, Jorge Mendes, will undoubtedly find him another huge move in the coming days and weeks. There are still some windows open. Leeds will very certainly prefer to just get him off the payroll this month.