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David Costas
Spanish professional footballer
David Costas Cordal (born 26 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Oviedo.
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Costas with Celta in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Costas Cordal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Vigo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oviedo | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013-2014 | Celta B | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2021 | Celta | 40 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Mallorca (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Oviedo (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → Barcelona B (loan) | 37 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Barcelona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Almería (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2021– | Oviedo | 77 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Spain U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023 | |||
Celta
Born in Vigo, Galicia, Costas played youth football with hometown's RC Celta de Vigo.[2] On 25 August 2013, only two months after finishing his junior career[3] and without having appeared for the reserves, the 18-year-old made his first-team – and La Liga – debut for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Augusto Fernández in the 77th minute of a 2–1 away win against Real Betis.[4]
On 31 August 2015, Costas renewed his contract until 2019, being immediately loaned out to RCD Mallorca.[5] On 14 January 2017, he joined fellow second division club Real Oviedo also on loan.[6] He scored his first goal as a professional on 5 February, in the 2–1 home victory over Mallorca which was also his first appearance.[7]
Costas agreed to an extension until 2020 on 31 August 2017, and was then loaned to FC Barcelona Atlètic for one year.[8] He played his first competitive match with the latter's first team on 29 November, replacing Gerard Piqué early into the second half of a 5–0 home defeat of Real Murcia for that season's Copa del Rey.[9]
On 25 January 2020, Costas moved to UD Almería on loan for the remainder of the second-tier campaign.[10] He returned to Celta for 2020–21, but did not play a single minute during the season.[11]
Oviedo
Costas returned to Oviedo on 12 July 2021, on a three-year deal.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Celta | 2013–14 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Mallorca (loan) | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Oviedo (loan) | 2016–17 | Segunda División | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Barcelona B (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Barcelona (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Almería (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 140 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Barcelona
- "Acta del partido celebrado el 02 de febrero de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the match held on 2 February 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
- David Costas, un central de presente y futuro (David Costas, stopper for today and tomorrow); La Voz de Galicia, 28 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- David Costas vivió su noche más feliz (David Costas lived his happiest night); Faro de Vigo, 28 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- Charles and Nolito on target in Celta success; ESPN FC, 25 August 2013
- David Costas, celeste hasta 2019 (David Costas, sky blue until 2019) Archived 3 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Celta Vigo, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- David Costas, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (David Costas, new player of Real Oviedo); Real Oviedo, 14 January 2017 (in Spanish)
- "En el Tartiere este Oviedo es otro" [A completely different Oviedo at the Tartiere] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- Costas renueva con el Celta hasta 2020 y jugará cedido una temporada en el Barcelona B (Costas renews with Celta until 2020 and will play on loan one season at Barcelona B) Archived 2 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Celta Vigo, 31 August 2017 (in Spanish)
- Casademont, Sergi (29 November 2017). "FC Barcelona – Real Murcia: Noche especial para certificar los octavos (5–0)" [FC Barcelona – Real Murcia: Special night to confirm last-16 (5–0)] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- "David Costas to play on loan for Almeria". Celta Vigo. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "David Costas: «En el Celta nunca me dijeron: 'Te aparto por esto'»" [David Costas: "At Celta they never told me: 'I'm deeming you surplus for this reason'"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- "David Costas, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [David Costas, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- David Costas at BDFutbol
- David Costas at Soccerway
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- FC Barcelona official profile
- David Costas at BDFutbol
- David Costas at Futbolme (in Spanish)