Diego Costa
Diego da Silva Costa (born 7 October 1988) is a Brazilian-Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Grêmio and the Spanish national football team.
![]() Costa with Atlético Madrid in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego da Silva Costa[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 7 October 1988||
Place of birth | Lagarto, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Barcelona-SP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
2006 | → Penafiel (loan) | 13 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
2007 | → Braga (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2007–2008 | → Celta (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2008–2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 35 | (10) |
2009–2010 | Valladolid | 34 | (8) |
2010–2014 | Atlético Madrid | 94 | (43) |
2012 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 16 | (10) |
2014–2017 | Chelsea | 89 | (52) |
2017–2020 | Atlético Madrid | 61 | (12) |
2021–2022 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | (1) |
2023 | Botafogo | 12 | (3) |
2024– | Grêmio | 7 | (6) |
National team | |||
2013 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
2014– | Spain | 24 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:29, 27 August 2023 (UTC) |
Football Career
changeCosta was born in Brazil, and played for the Brazil national football team for the first time in 2013.[4] However, he then chose to play for Spain. This made the Brazilian football manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, very angry.[5] The Brazilian Football Confederation have even asked the country's government to remove Costa's citizenship. (The right to be a country's citizen).[6]
In March 2014, Costa became a member of the Spanish national football team. This was when he was granted his Spanish citizenship. He made his first appearance against Italy and represented Spain in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Youth career
changeCosta spent 2 years at Barcelona Esportivo Capela (Brazillian football club), from 2004 to 2006. After this, he then began his senior career in Portugal by joining Penafiel.
Senior Career
changePenafiel (Loan)
changeIn the same year as joining Braga, he was sent on a loan spell to Penafiel. He played 13 league games with 5 goals.
Atletico Madrid (2007–09)
changeIn 2007, Costa joined Atletico Madrid for a fee of €1,500,000. Unfortunately, he didn't get a game to play due to loan spells.
Braga (Loan)
changeDiego Costa remained at Braga in 2007 but on a loan spell. This time, he made 7 league appearances, but he failed to score a goal. In the UEFA Cup, he scored his first goal in a domestic cup against Parma F.C. (Italian football team).
Celta de Vigo (Loan)
changeHe was then loaned to Celta for the 2007-08 Segunda Division season. In that season, he made an impressive 30 appearances and scored 5 goals.
Albacete (Loan)
changeStaying in the Segunda Division, he then joined on loan Albacete Balompie for the 2008-09 season. At this loan spell, he made 35 league appearances and 9 goals.
Real Valladolid
changeCosta was bought by Real Valladolid from Atletico Madrid in 2009 Transfer Window. In this 2009-10 season, he made 34 league appearances with 8 goals. But it wasn't enough to keep Valladolid in La Liga, the top division in Spain. Valladolid was eventually relegated to the Segunda División.
Return to Atletico Madrid
changeCosta returned to Atletico in June 2010 for an undisclosed fee. Since then, Costa has made a superb 94 league appearances and 43 league goals during his 4 year spell with the club. In his time, he suffered with a few injuries during his time. This include his hamstring injury he suffered near to the end of the 2013-14 La Liga season.
Chelsea
changeOn 1 July 2014, it was announced that Chelsea had agreed a fee with Atletico to sign Costa for a fee of £32 million. He made his first league appearance against Burnley in a game which he scored in for Chelsea to win 3–1.
Career statistics
changeClub
change- As of match played 14 April 2024[7]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Penafiel (loan) | 2006–07 | Liga de Honra | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
Braga (loan) | 2006–07 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Celta Vigo (loan) | 2007–08 | Segunda División | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
Albacete (loan) | 2008–09 | Segunda División | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 10 | |||
Valladolid | 2009–10 | La Liga | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | |||
Atlético Madrid | 2010–11 | La Liga | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 39 | 8 | ||
2012–13 | La Liga | 31 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | 5[d] | 2 | — | 44 | 20 | |||
2013–14 | La Liga | 35 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | 9[e] | 8 | 2[f] | 0 | 52 | 36 | ||
Total | 94 | 43 | 19 | 10 | — | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 64 | |||
Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 2011–12 | La Liga | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | |||
Chelsea | 2014–15 | Premier League | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7[e] | 0 | — | 37 | 21 | |
2015–16 | Premier League | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8[e] | 2 | — | 41 | 16 | ||
2016–17 | Premier League | 35 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 22 | |||
2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 89 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | — | 120 | 59 | |||
Atlético Madrid | 2017–18 | La Liga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 2 | — | 23 | 7 | ||
2018–19 | La Liga | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 1 | 1[g] | 2 | 21 | 5 | ||
2019–20 | La Liga | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
2020–21 | La Liga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
Total | 61 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 19 | |||
Atlético Madrid total | 155 | 55 | 22 | 12 | — | 36 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 216 | 83 | |||
Atlético Mineiro | 2021 | Série A | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[h] | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2022–23 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
Botafogo | 2023 | Série A | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 0 | — | 15 | 3 | ||
Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[h] | 0 | 6[j] | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
Career total | 430 | 154 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 543 | 198 |
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, FA Cup, Copa do Brasil
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Gaúcho
International
changeAppearances and goals by national team and year
- As of match played 1 July 2018[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Brazil | |||
2013 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | |
Spain | |||
2014 | 7 | 1 | |
2015 | 3 | 0 | |
2016 | 4 | 3 | |
2017 | 2 | 2 | |
2018 | 8 | 4 | |
Total | 24 | 10 | |
Career total | 26 | 10 |
- As of match played 20 June 2018. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Costa goal.[8][9]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 October 2014 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | 7 | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
2 | 5 September 2016 | Estadio Reino de León, León, Spain | 12 | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 5–0 | ||||||
4 | 9 October 2016 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 14 | Albania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5 | 24 March 2017 | El Molinón, Gijón, Spain | 15 | Israel | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 11 June 2017 | Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia | 16 | Macedonia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 27 March 2018 | Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain | 18 | Argentina | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
8 | 15 June 2018 | Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia | 21 | Portugal | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
9 | 2–2 | ||||||
10 | 20 June 2018 | Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia | 22 | Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
changeAtlético Madrid
- La Liga: 2013–14,[10] 2020–21[11]
- Copa del Rey: 2012–13[12]
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013–14[13]
- UEFA Europa League: 2017–18[14]
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010,[15] 2012,[16] 2018[17]
Chelsea
- Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17[18]
- FA Cup runner-up: 2016–17[19]
- Football League Cup: 2014–15[20]
Atlético Mineiro
Grêmio
Individual
- La Liga Player of the Month: September 2013[22]
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2013–14[23]
- Trofeo EFE: 2013–14[24]
- UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2013–14[25]
- Zarra Trophy: 2013–14[26]
- Premier League Player of the Month: August 2014, November 2016[18]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2014–15 Premier League[27]
Records
- Fastest goal in the UEFA Super Cup: 2018 (49 seconds in against Real Madrid)[28]
International career
changeDuring his international career, he started with the Brazilian National Team in 2013. He only made 2 appearances with no goals. But controversy was created when Costa was granted a Spanish citizenship in 2014. Then, Costa adopted Spain as his national side. He made his debut against Italy on the 5 March 2014. Spain won 1–0. Costa was called-up to play for Spain in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He started for both of the first two games of Spain's tournament against the Netherlands and Chile, but was rested against Australia. Spain lost 5–1 against Holland And 2–0 against Chile. They did win 3–0 against Australia in their final group game, but it wasn't enough to keep them to progress into the knock out phases. Costa is still yet to score a goal for Spain during his time playing as a striker for the national side.
References
change- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 06 de abril de 2019, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 6 April 2019, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ↑ "Diego Costa". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "Italy 2 - 2 Brazil Match report - 3/21/13 Friendlies - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-17. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- ↑ "Diego Costa snubs call up from home country Brazil to represent Spain - inside World Soccer". www.insideworldsoccer.com.
- ↑ Jackson, Henry. "CBF demand Diego Costa loses Brazilian citizenship - Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ↑ Diego Costa at Soccerway
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Diego Costa". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ↑ "Diego Costa". European Football. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ↑ Rose, Gary (17 May 2014). "Barcelona 1–1 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Diego Costa: His last trophy, the story of his abrupt Atletico departure and a possible move to Turkey". Marca. 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "Ronaldo red as Atletico win the Cup". ESPN FC. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (25 May 2014). "Real Madrid 4–1 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (16 May 2018). "Marseille 0–3 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Slick Atlético seal Super Cup success". UEFA. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018.
- ↑ "Chelsea 1–4 Atl Madrid". BBC Sport. 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016.
- ↑ Sanders, Emma (15 August 2018). "Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Diego Costa: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Atletico Mineiro wins 1st Brazilian championship in 50 years". AP NEWS. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ↑ "Premios Liga BBVA y Liga Adelante a los mejores del mes" [Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante prizes for the best of the month] (in Spanish). Liga de Fútbol Profesional. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Liga BBVA team of the season". Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Diego Costa gana el Trofeo EFE como mejor iberoamericano de la Liga española" [Diego Costa wins the Trofeo EFE as the best Ibero-American in the Spanish Liga]. El Economista (in Spanish). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League squad of the season". UEFA. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Simeone, Courtois and Diego Costa, received awards from MARCA". Atlético de Madrid. 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chelsea's Eden Hazard named PFA Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ↑ "Costa sets UEFA Super Cup record with first minute goal against Real Madrid". Goal.com. 15 August 2018.