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 37 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 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 27 September 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
São Paulo 2019 Série A 10000000—00
2020 Série A19120405 [a] 1—302
2021 Série A12030104 [b] 0—200
2022 Série A211120917 [c] 0—492
2023 Série A23000602 [c] 0—310
2024 Série A140101203 [b] 01 [d] 1301
Total902271221211101615
Krasnodar 2024–25 Russian Premier League 281—40——321
2025–26 Russian Premier League91—10—1 [e] 0111
Total37200500010432
Career total1274271271211202047
  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.
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