Diego Costa (footballer, born 1999)

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Diego Costa
DIEGO COSTA - Serie A - CORINTHIANS 0 X 0 SAO PAULO (cropped).jpg
Costa in 2022
Personal information
Full name Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa
Date of birth (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Campo Grande, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Krasnodar
Number 4
Youth career
2014 Grêmio Prudente
2015–2019 São Paulo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 São Paulo 107 (3)
2024– Krasnodar 35 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025

Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa (born 21 July 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.

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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]

On 17 July 2024, Diego Costa signed a five-year contract with Krasnodar in Russia. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2019 Série A 1000000000
2020 Série A19120405 [a] 1302
2021 Série A12030104 [b] 0200
2022 Série A211120917 [c] 0492
2023 Série A23000602 [c] 0310
2024 Série A140101203 [b] 01 [d] 1301
Total902271221211101615
Krasnodar 2024–25 Russian Premier League 28140321
2025–26 Russian Premier League71101 [e] 091
Total35200500010412
Career total1254271271211202027
  1. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
  5. Appearance in Russian Super Cup

Honours

São Paulo

Krasnodar

Youth

São Paulo

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 25 September 2023.
  3. "ДИЕГО КОСТА СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ "КРАСНОДАРА"" (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 17 July 2024.
  4. Diego Costa at Soccerway
  5. "«Краснодар» впервые стал чемпионом Мир РПЛ!" [Krasnodar became the champions of Mir RPL for the first time!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.