Diogo Costa

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Diogo Costa
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Costa training with Porto in 2018
Personal information
Full name Diogo Meireles da Costa[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Rothrist, Switzerland
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Porto
Number 99
Youth career
2009–2011 CB Póvoa Lanhoso
2011–2019 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Porto B 51 (0)
2019– Porto 19 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2015 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Portugal U19 19 (0)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 10 (0)
2018–2021 Portugal U21 16 (0)
2021– Portugal 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:45, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2021

Diogo Meireles da Costa ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɡuˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 19 September 1999) is an professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Portugal national team.

Coming through Porto's youth system, Costa impressed during his time with the reserve side, before being promoted to the first-team in 2019, winning a domestic double of the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal in his first season. He would break into the starting line-up in 2021, aged 22.

Born in Switzerland to parents from Portugal, Costa represented Portugal at various youth levels, being part of the under-17 team that won the 2016 European Championship, the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship and the under-21 team that finished as runners-up at the 2021 European Championship. He made his senior international debut in 2021.

Club career[]

Porto[]

2011–2021: Youth career and Reserves[]

Born in Rothrist, Canton of Aargau to Portuguese parents, Costa relocated to Santo Tirso at the age of 7.[3] He joined FC Porto's academy in 2011, from Casa do Benfica de Póvoa de Lanhoso.[4]

Costa made his senior debut with the reserve team on 6 August 2017, in a 1–2 home loss against Gil Vicente for the LigaPro.[5] He finished the season with a further 31 appearances, helping to a seventh-place finish. On 15 May 2018, Costa renewed his contract until June 2022.[6] In September, he was named the club's Newcomer of the Year;[3] late in the same year, Spaniard Iker Casillas – who started for the first team – heaped praise upon him, regarding him as his "successor".[7]

Costa won the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League with Porto, defeating Chelsea 3–1 in the final in Nyon, Switzerland on 29 April.[8] Days later, after Casillas suffered a heart attack, Vaná replaced him as starting goalkeeper and Costa was called up to the bench for the final three games of the season, starting with a 4–0 win at Desportivo das Aves on 4 May.[9][10]

On 25 September 2019, Costa made his first-team debut in the opening group match of the Taça da Liga, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home victory over Santa Clara.[11] His first Primeira Liga appearance took place on 10 November in a 1–0 away defeat of Boavista, as the habitual starter Agustín Marchesín was suspended internally after a breach of discipline.[12] He made a further two until the end of the campaign for the eventual champions,[13] as well as all seven Taça de Portugal matches as they secured the double.[14]

At the start of the 2020–21 season, Costa inherited Porto's 99 shirt, made famous by goalkeeper and club legend Vítor Baía. Despite the honor, he still went on to spend the whole season as Marchesín's backup, only appearing in one league game. He did, however, make his Champions League debut on 9 December 2020, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 away defeat of Olympiakos.[15][16]

2021–Present: Breakthrough into starting eleven and first-choice goalkeeper[]

At the start of the 2021–22 season, Costa had a run as first-choice goalkeeper due to Marchesín being abscent from the squad, after Argentina won the 2021 Copa América. He would become a starter under manager Sérgio Conceição, after the Argentine's was sidelined with an injury, following his return. This led to Costa being named the Primeira Liga's Goalkeeper of the Month in September.[17] On 16 October, Costa agreed to a contract extension, increasing his buyout clause from €30 million to €60 million.[18]

International career[]

2014–2021: Youth career[]

Costa started all of Portugal's matches in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. In the final against Spain; following a 1–1 draw after extra-time, Costa saved Manu Morlanes' spot kick in a 5–4 penalty shoot-out victory, helping Portugal win the tournament for the sixth time.[19] With the under-19s, Costa participated in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In this competition, he played four out of five matches as Portugal lost in the final to England.[20] Costa represented the nation at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[21] starting in all the matches in an eventual quarter-final exit.[22]

In July 2018, Costa played four matches out of five at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in Finland, helping Portugal win the tournament for the first time ever[23] but missing the final due to a muscle injury.[24]

Previously, on 25 May, the 18-year-old won his first cap for the under-21 side, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 friendly win over Italy.[25] In March 2021, Costa played all of Portugal's matches in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, as Portugal finished the tournament as runners-up, losing the final 1–0 to Germany.[26]

2021–Present: Senior career[]

Costa was called up to the senior team for the first time on 26 August 2021, for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Azerbaijan and a friendly with Qatar.[27] He made his debut on 9 October against the latter opponent, in a 3–0 victory at Algarve Stadium.[28]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 7 November 2021[29]
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porto B 2017–18 LigaPro 32 0 2[c] 0 34 0
2018–19 LigaPro 17 0 1[c] 0 18 0
2020–21 LigaPro 2 0 2 0
Total 51 0 3 0 54 0
Porto 2019–20 Primeira Liga 3 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 15 0
2020–21 Primeira Liga 1 0 6 0 2 0 1[d] 0 0 0 10 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 11 0 0 0 0 0 4[d] 0 15 0
Total 15 0 13 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 40 0
Career total 66 0 13 0 7 0 8 0 0 0 94 0
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Premier League International Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours[]

Porto Youth

Porto

Portugal U17

Portugal U19

Individual

Orders

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Diogo Costa" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Atleta revelação do ano: Diogo Costa" [Newcomer athlete of the year: Diogo Costa] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (15 November 2019). "Diogo Costa: o bom gigante que o FC Porto viu numa Casa do Benfica" [Diogo Costa: the good giant FC Porto saw in a Benfica House] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. ^ "COMENTÁRIO: Gil Vicente estreou-se com vitória em casa do FC Porto B" [COMMENT: Gil Vicente had winning debut at FC Porto B]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Diogo Costa prolonga contrato com o FC Porto até 2021/22" [Diogo Costa extends contract with FC Porto until 2021/22] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ Gouveia, Carlos (13 December 2018). "Casillas elege sucessor na baliza do FC Porto: "Vem aí um craque"" [Casillas chooses successor in goal of FC Porto: "A star is coming"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Vaná será titular frente ao Desportivo das Aves, escreve jornal" [Vaná will be starter against Desportivo das Aves, newspaper writes] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Vaná substituiu Casillas e foi assim a estreia a titular na Liga" [Vaná replaced Casillas and that was how his starting League debut happened] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Em noite de estreia pelo FC Porto, Diogo Costa recebeu bênção de Marchesín" [On the night of his debut for FC Porto, Diogo Costa received Marchesín's blessing]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  12. ^ Nogueira, Carlos (10 November 2019). "Dragão resolveu muitos problemas só com uma bomba" [Dragon took care of many problems with one rocket alone]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  13. ^ Rosa, Melo (2 August 2020). "Diogo Costa fez história em Coimbra: "Uma Taça de muito sacrifício e muito trabalho"" [Diogo Costa made history in Coimbra: "A Cup full of sacrifice and hard work"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  14. ^ a b Barbosa, Nuno (1 August 2020). "F. C. Porto conquista a Taça de Portugal e a dobradinha" [F. C. Porto conquer Portuguese Cup and double]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Diogo Costa e o '99' nas costas: «É uma grande responsabilidade»" [Diogo Costa and the '99' on his back: «It's a big responsibility»]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ^ "[Match report] Olympiakos vs Porto - UEFA Champions League - 2020–21". UEFA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Marchesín mais perto de voltar à baliza do FC Porto" [Marchesín closer to returning to FC Porto's goal] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Diogo Costa, a renovação e um número especial: "É uma grande responsabilidade"". O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  19. ^ "Portugal win second U17 EURO title on penalties". UEFA. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  20. ^ "European Under-19 Championship: England beat Portugal in final". BBC Sport. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Dalot targeting back-to-back golden summers". FIFA. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Uruguay progress, Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  23. ^ Esteves, Adérito (30 July 2018). "Conheça os 20 (mais um) campeões europeus de sub-19" [Meet the 21 (plus one) under-19 European champions] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  24. ^ Pereira, David (27 July 2018). "Guarda-redes de Portugal falha final do Europeu sub-19" [Portugal goalkeeper misses under-19 European Championship final]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  25. ^ "Seleção sub-21 de Portugal vence Itália em amigável disputado no Estoril" [Under-21 Portuguese national team beat Italy in friendly held in Estoril] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Highlights, report: Germany beat Portugal for third U21 EURO title". UEFA.com. 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  27. ^ "Seleção: os convocados de Fernando Santos" [National team: those called by Fernando Santos] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  28. ^ "Portugal 3–0 Qatar – Diogo Costa, Matheus Nunes & Rafael Leão make their Seleção debuts". PortuGOAL. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  29. ^ Diogo Costa at Soccerway
  30. ^ "FC Porto é o campeão nacional 2019/2020" [FC Porto is the 2019/2020 national champion] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  31. ^ "FC Porto bate Benfica e conquista Supertaça pela 22ª vez" [FC Porto beats Benfica and conquers Super Cup for the 22nd time] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  32. ^ "Under-17 – Portugal prevail on penalties against Spain". UEFA. May 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  33. ^ "Under-19 – Portugal win epic U19 EURO final". UEFA. July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  34. ^ "Melhores de setembro: Diogo Costa distinguido com o EuroBic Guarda-Redes do Mês da Liga Portugal bwin" [Best of September: Diogo Costa distinguished with EuroBic Liga Portugal Goalkeeper of the Month bwin] (in Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  35. ^ "[Under-17] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  36. ^ "[Under-19] The UEFA technical team – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  37. ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  38. ^ "Presidente da República condecora seleção campeã europeia" [President of the Republic decorates European champions national team]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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