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David Costa (footballer)

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David Costa
Costa with RC Lens in 2024
Personal information
Full name David Pereira da Costa
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Almada, Portugal
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Lens
Number 10
Youth career
2013–2019 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Lens II 22 (1)
2020– Lens 105 (9)
International career
2019 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2020 Portugal U19 1 (1)
2022–2023 Portugal U21 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:16, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

David Pereira da Costa (born 5 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Lens.

Early life

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Born in Portugal as one of six children, Costa moved to France at the age of 9.[1]

Club career

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On 10 January 2019, Costa signed his first professional contract with Lens.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 3 October 2020.[3] He scored his first goal on 3 March 2021 against Saint-Étienne.

On 23 June 2021, Costa extended his contract with Lens to 2024.[4]

International career

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Born in Portugal, Costa is of Cape Verdean descent.[5] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens II 2018–19 Championnat National 2 1 0 1 0
2019–20 Championnat National 2 14 0 14 0
2020–21 Championnat National 2 4 0 4 0
2021–22 Championnat National 2 2 1 2 1
2022–23 Championnat National 3 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
Total 22 1 22 1
Lens 2020–21 Ligue 1 7 1 1 0 8 1
2021–22 Ligue 1 33 3 3 0 36 3
2022–23 Ligue 1 31 1 3 0 34 1
2023–24 Ligue 1 25 4 1 0 5[a] 1 31 5
2024–25 Ligue 1 9 0 0 0 2[b] 0 11 0
Total 105 9 8 0 7 1 120 10
Career total 127 10 8 0 7 1 142 11
  1. ^ Three appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ "Football : des bords du Tage au RC Lens, David Pereira Da Costa a bien grandi". LA VDN. 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ "L'Équipe". www.lequipe.fr.
  3. ^ "Lens vs. Saint-Etienne - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "RC Lens: David Pereira Da Costa prolonge jusqu'en 2024". LA VDN (in French). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Criolos no Estrangeiro: Futebol França - Golo de David da Costa dá vitória ao Lens no reduto do Marselha". criolosports.com.
  6. ^ "[Vidéo] David Pereira Da Costa a brillé avec le Portugal Espoirs". 25 September 2022.
  7. ^ David Costa at Soccerway
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