Diego Costa
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Costa playing for Chelsea in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Diego da Silva Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagarto, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chelsea | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Barcelona EC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Penafiel (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2007–2009 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Braga (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Celta Vigo (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 35 | (10) |
| 2009–2010 | Valladolid | 34 | (8) |
| 2010–2014 | Atlético Madrid | 94 | (43) |
| 2012 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 16 | (10) |
| 2014– | Chelsea | 80 | (49) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Brazil | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Spain | 15 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2017 |
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Diego da Silva Costa (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ða ˈsilβa ˈkosta], Portuguese: [ˈdʒjeɡu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɔstɐ]; born 7 October 1988), is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team. He has been described by pundits as a talented striker whose main attributes are his physicality, goalscoring and ability to keep possession. Costa has been criticised and punished for several confrontations with opponents.
He began his career with Braga and Penafiel in Portugal, and was signed by Atlético Madrid in 2007. He was loaned back to Braga, and then to Celta de Vigo and Albacete before being sold to Real Valladolid in 2009. He returned to Atlético the following season and went on to play a key role in their attack, scoring 27 goals as they won the league title in 2014, and then joined Chelsea for £32 million. He scored 21 goals in his first season in England, winning the Premier League and League Cup.
Internationally, Costa played twice for his native Brazil in 2013, but later declared his desire to represent Spain, having been granted Spanish citizenship in September 2013. He made his debut for his adopted nation in March 2014, and represented them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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