David_Costa_(footballer)
David Costa (footballer)
Portuguese footballer (born 2001)
David Pereira da Costa (born 5 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Lens.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Da Costa.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
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Costa with RC Lens in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | David Pereira da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Almada, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Lens II | 22 | (1) |
| 2020– | Lens | 96 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Portugal U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U21 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:16, 11 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
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Born in Portugal as one of six children, Costa moved to France at the age of 9.[1]
On 10 January 2019, Costa signed his first professional contract with Lens.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 3 October 2020.[3] He scored his first goal on 3 March 2021 against Saint-Étienne.
On 23 June 2021, Costa extended his contract with Lens to 2024.[4]
Born in Portugal, Costa is of Cape Verdean descent.[5] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[6]
- As of match played 19 May 2024[7]
More information Club, Season ...
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Lens | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 31 | 5 | |
| Total | 96 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 109 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 11 | ||
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- Three appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- "Football : des bords du Tage au RC Lens, David Pereira Da Costa a bien grandi". LA VDN. 31 July 2020.
- "L'Équipe". www.lequipe.fr.
- "RC Lens: David Pereira Da Costa prolonge jusqu'en 2024". LA VDN (in French). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "[Vidéo] David Pereira Da Costa a brillé avec le Portugal Espoirs". 25 September 2022.
- David Costa at Soccerway
- David Costa at Soccerway
- RC Lens Profile
- David Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- David Costa at BDFutbol
- David Costa – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French