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Diego Costa
Costa in 2022
Personal information
Full name Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa
Date of birth (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
São Paulo
Number 4
Youth career
2014 Grêmio Desportivo Prudente
2015–2019 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2019– São Paulo 103 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:56, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa (born 21 July 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for São Paulo.

Professional career

Costa is a product of the youth academy of Grêmio Desportivo Prudente, before moving to São Paulo in 2015. He made his professional debut with São Paulo in a 2-1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over CSA on 8 December 2019. [1] In 2022, he had a strong season with the club and was named captain. [1] He was instrumental in their winning campaign for the 2023 Copa do Brasil. [2]

Statistics

As of 29 March 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup CONMEBOL Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo 2019 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 [a] 0 0 0
2020 19 1 4 0 5 [b] 1 2 [a] 0 30 2
2021 12 0 1 0 4 [b] 0 3 [a] 0 20 0
2022 21 1 9 1 7 [b] 0 12 [a] 0 44 1
2023 23 0 6 0 2 [b] 0 0 [a] 0 31 0
2024 0 0 1 0 0 [b] 0 10 [a] 1 11 1
Career total 76 2 21 1 18 1 27 1 131 5
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

Honours

São Paulo

References

  1. ^ a b "São Paulo supera expulsão, segura CSA e vence com time "made in Cotia"". www.uol.com.br.
  2. ^ "Diego Costa, de MS, é campeão da Copa do Brasil com o São Paulo "meu sonho de criança realizado"". ge. September 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Diego Costa". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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