| Diego Costa | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego da Silva Costa | |
| Date of birth | 7 October 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Lagarto,  Brazil
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Chelsea
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| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2004-2006 | Barcelona Esportivo Capela
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2006 2006 2007–2009 2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010–2014 2012 2014- |
 Braga → Penafiel (loan) Atlético Madrid → Braga (loan) → Celta (loan) → Albacete (loan) Valladolid Atlético Madrid → Rayo Vallecano (loan) Chelsea
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0 (0) 13 (5) 0 (0) 7 (0) 30 (5) 35 (9) 34 (8) 94 (43) 16 (10) 89 (52) |
| National team | ||
| 2013 2014- |
Brazil Spain
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2 (0) 16 (6) |
Diego da Silva Costa (born 7 October 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Chelsea as a striker.
He began his career with Braga in Portugal. He was signed by Atlético Madrid in 2007, who loaned him back to Braga, and then to Celta and Albacete before selling him to Valladolid in 2009. He returned to Atlético the following season and went on to become a key part of their attack, scoring 27 goals as they won the league title in 2014, and then joined Chelsea for £32 million.
Internationally, Costa played twice for Brazil in 2013, but later declared his desire to represent Spain, having been granted Spanish citizenship in September 2013. He made his début for his adopted nation in March 2014, and was selected for that year's World Cup.
Honours
Clubs
- Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 2013–14
- UEFA Super Cup: 2010, 2012
- Copa del Rey: 2012–13
- UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 2013-14
- Supercopa de España: Runner-up 2013
- Chelsea
Individual
- Copa del Rey: Top scorer 2012–13
- La Liga Player of the Month: September 2013
- Trofeo EFE: 2013–14
- Premier League Player of the Month: August 2014
External links
| Chelsea F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
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1 Sánchez • 2 Disasi • 3 Cucurella • 5 Badiashile • 6 Silva • 7 Sterling • 8 Fernández • 10 Mudryk • 11 Madueke • 13 Bettinelli • 14 Chalobah • 15 Jackson • 16 Ugochukwu • 17 Chukwuemeka • 18 Nkunku • 19 Broja • 20 Palmer • 21 Chilwell • 23 Gallagher • 24 James (c) • 25 Caicedo • 26 Colwill • 27 Gusto • 28 Petrović • 29 Maatsen • 33 Fofana • 45 Lavia • 47 Bergström • 50 Beach • Sarr • Washington • Manager: Mauricio Pochettino |
| Spain
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| Spain – 2014 FIFA World Cup - Group stage |
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1. I. Casillas (c)
2. R. Albiol
3. Piqué
4. Javi Martínez
5. Juanfran
6. A. Iniesta
7. David Villa
8. Xavi
9. Torres
10. Fàbregas
11. Pedro
12. De Gea
13. Mata
14. Alonso
15. Ramos
16. Busquets
17. Koke
18. Alba
19. Diego Costa
20. S. Cazorla
21. Silva
22. Azpilicueta
23. Reina
Manager: |