Manuel da Costa (footballer)
Da Costa playing for Lokomotiv
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Max, France | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Olympiacos | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Nancy | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | PSV | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | West Ham United | 31 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Nacional (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Sivasspor | 49 | (8) |
| 2015– | Olympiacos | 37 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U21 | 22 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Portugal U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Morocco | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2017 |
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Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi (born 6 May 1986 in Saint-Max, France), known as Manuel da Costa, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olympiacos. He has previously played for Nancy, PSV, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, West Ham United, Lokomotiv Moscow and Nacional. Born in France to parents of Moroccan and Portuguese descent, he played for Portugal Under-21s before switching to play senior international football for Morocco.
Da Costa began his career at Ligue 1 club AS Nancy. As well as his ten appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2005–06 season with his debut coming in January – da Costa scored a memorable individual goal to help Nancy defeat Le Mans in the French League Cup semi-finals. Nancy went on to lift the trophy and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
After rejecting offers from Bordeaux and Newcastle United, he opted to play in the Netherlands with PSV, where the glamour of Champions League football caught his eye. The 20-year-old centre-back agreed a five-year contract with the Dutch champions to become new coach Ronald Koeman's second summer signing at €1 million. Da Costa was given the number 14 shirt, and he stated: "It will be a beautiful base to grow and develop with PSV."
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