Rodrigo Costa is a former Brazilian association football forward who played professionally in the United States.
Costa attended Union College where he was a 1996, 1997 and 1998 NAIA Honorable Mention All American soccer player.[1] He holds the Union College record for career goals.[2] During the 1997 and 1998 collegiate off-seasons, Costa played for the Detroit Dynamite of the Premier Development Soccer League. In 1997, he led the league in scoring en route to earning Rookie of the Year.[3] In 1998, he was the PDSL MVP.[4] In 1999, Costa moved to the Mid Michigan Bucks for one season.[5] In 2000, he played for the Chicago Sockers. That season, the Sockers won the league title by defeating the Mid Michigan Bucks, 1-0, in the championship game on a goal by Costa.[6] On January 18, 2001, Costa signed with the Indiana Blast of the USL A-League.[7] He played four seasons with Indiana.[8]
