Diego Costa

spanish football player
This article is about the spanish football player. For other people with like names, see Diego Costa ( disambiguation ) not to be confused with Diogo Costa

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Silva and the second or paternal family name is Costa. In this portuguese name, the first gear or maternal family appoint isand the second or parental class name is Diego da Silva Costa ( spanish : [ ˈdjeɣo ða ˈsilβa ˈkosta ], Portuguese : [ ˈdʒjeɡu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɔstɐ ] ; born 7 October 1988 ), [ 4 ] [ 5 ] normally known as Diego Costa, is a master football player who plays as a hitter for Brasileirão baseball club Atlético Mineiro and the Spain national team. Costa began his football career in his native Brazil before joining Braga in Portugal in 2006, aged 17. He never played for the baseball club but spend prison term on loan at Penafiel, and signed with Atlético Madrid the play along year. Over the adjacent two seasons he had loan periods with Braga, Celta Vigo and Albacete. His mannequin earned him a affect to fellow La Liga golf club Real Valladolid in 2009, where he spent one season, finishing as their top goalscorer, before returning to Atlético Madrid. Costa struggled to maintain a regular starting role with Atlético, and spent more time on loan, this time at Rayo Vallecano, where he finished as the club ‘s highest scorer that season. In 2011 Costa returned to Atlético with a greater function. He blossomed as a goalscorer, and helped the team win a La Liga entitle, a Copa del Rey championship, and a UEFA Super Cup. His performances attracted the attention of respective big clubs, and in 2014 Costa was transferred to Premier League club Chelsea in a distribute worth €35 million ( £32 million ). In London, Costa won three trophies, including two Premier League titles, and a League Cup. In 2018, following a rift with drumhead coach Antonio Conte, Costa returned to Atlético Madrid in a club phonograph record transfer worth an initial €56 million, [ note 1 ] where he won a UEFA Europa League title and another UEFA Super Cup. [ 6 ] Costa is a dual citizen of Brazil and Spain. He played twice for Brazil in 2013, before declaring his desire to represent Spain, having been granted spanish citizenship in September that class. He made his introduction for Spain in March 2014, and has since won 24 caps and scored 10 goals, and has represented them at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups. [ 7 ] Known for his fiery disposition, Costa has been criticised and punished for several confrontations with opponents. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]

early life

Costa was born in Lagarto, Sergipe, Brazil, to parents José de Jesus and Josileide. [ 10 ] His father named him in honor of Argentine football player Diego Maradona despite the competition between the two nations, and he has an elder brother named Jair after Brazilian musician Jairzinho. [ 10 ] Despite regularly playing street football, Costa did not believe as a child that he would turn professional, in separate due to the distant location of his hometown. [ 10 ] He has since set up a football academy in his hometown, where he pays all the costs. [ 11 ] Costa is a fan of Palmeiras. [ 12 ] Costa trialled unsuccessfully at his hometown team Atlético Clube Lagartense. [ 13 ] At senesce 15, he left Sergipe and moved to São Paulo, to work in the store of his uncle Jarminho. [ 10 ] Although he was never a master, Jarminho had connections in football and recommended his nephew to Barcelona Esportivo Capela, a team from the south of the city set up as an alternative to drugs and gangs for young person of the favelas. [ 10 ] Before joining this team, he had never been coached in football. [ 10 ] [ 14 ] He turned professional at the club, earning around £ 100 per calendar month, [ 10 ] and competed in the under-18 Taça de São Paulo despite a four-month ban for slapping an opposition and dissent towards the referee. Although he was sent off in the first base game of the tournament, he attracted the attention of celebrated Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes, who offered him a contract at Braga. Costa ‘s church father was apprehensive of sending his son to Europe, and suggested he alternatively signal for nearby Associação Desportiva São Caetano, but he was diamond that he would take the opportunity. [ 15 ] Jair played on the same team as Diego, and was a slender, more technically able player, but had less stress ; the two were frequently not fielded at the like time in order to prevent arguments. He never turned professional, but had a three-month trial at Basque club Salvatierra. [ 15 ]

Club career

early on career

Costa signed for his inaugural european cabaret in February 2006, Portugal ‘s Braga. [ 16 ] He initially struggled with aloneness and the relatively cold weather of northerly Portugal. [ 17 ] Out of action due to the club ‘s miss of a youth team, he was loaned that summer to Penafiel in the irregular division, [ 18 ] managed by former Portugal international Rui Bento, who desired the “ rough diamond ”. [ 19 ] Through his negotiations with Spain ‘s Atlético Madrid, [ 19 ] Mendes arranged Costa ‘s transportation for € 1.5 million and 50 % of the musician ‘s rights in December 2006, [ 20 ] but he remained on loan at Braga until the conclusion of the season. Atlético defeated interest from Porto and Recreativo de Huelva for Costa ‘s key signature, with director Jesús García Pitarch admitting that it was a risk to pay then much for an inexperienced actor. [ 21 ] After 5 goals in 13 games for Penafiel, he was recalled to Braga in January 2007. [ 21 ] On 23 February, he came on in the 71st minute for Zé Carlos and scored his first finish for the team, a last-minute goal for a 1–0 gain at Parma to advance 2–0 on aggregate to the death 16 of the UEFA Cup. [ 4 ] His season ended after seven games due to a metatarsal injury which ruled him out for six months. [ 22 ] Costa was presented by Atlético Madrid president of the united states Enrique Cerezo on 10 July 2007 as “ the newly Kaká “. [ 23 ] While scout Javier Hernández wished for him to return to fitness in the club ‘s reserves, García Pitarch alternatively suggested loaning Costa out immediately. [ 22 ] He made his debut on 11 August in the Ciudad de Vigo tournament against Celta de Vigo, replacing Simão at half-time in a penalty gunfight victory. [ 24 ]

Celta Vigo

late that calendar month, Costa and Mario Suárez were loaned to Segunda División english Celta de Vigo for the season, and Costa became a even in the team, managed by erstwhile Ballon d’Or winner Hristo Stoichkov. [ 25 ] In his seventh league match, he scored his first goal in spanish football in a prevailing dwelling victory over Xerez ; after scoring, he showboated, causing a brawl which resulted in him being sent off. Costa was subsequently rested from Celta ‘s away bet on at the same opposition. The event drew the wrath of Stoichkov, who unexpectedly left his put. [ 26 ] Towards the middle of the season, he was involved in two far controversies : he struck Málaga defender Weligton in the lead, causing an wound which required medical stitches, and was sent off against Sevilla Atlético for diving and disagree, leaving his team to fight for a disembowel without him. [ 27 ] The firm rap partner of Quincy Owusu-Abeyie despite the pair not sharing a common lyric, he was dropped for Cypriot Ioannis Okkas. [ 27 ] On 23 March 2008, Costa scored both Celta goals in a 2–1 winnings at Numancia, the latter after a long drip ; [ 28 ] but former on in the campaign, he was sent off against Tenerife at Balaídos, after which Celta went from winning 2–0 to drawing 2–2. [ 29 ] The team scantily avoided relegation, and Costa earned a reputation for being a disruptive influence. [ 30 ]

Albacete

Despite earning a poor reputation for his behavior, Costa attracted interest from Salamanca, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Málaga after his loan at Celta ; García Pitarch ruled out any approach from the latter, fearing how Costa would behave on the Costa del Sol. [ 31 ] After attending Atlético ‘s pre-season tour of Mexico, he signed on loanword for Albacete, besides of Segunda División, on 22 August 2008, signing a contract which would have a lower fee depending on how many games he played. [ 32 ] He initially threatened to terminate his conduct with the Castile-La Mancha team, on account of the quality of his teammates and the city ‘s lack of a beach. [ 32 ] Nine days after bless, he scored a late winner in a 2–1 victory over Sevilla ‘s reserves at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte. [ 33 ] The Queso Mecánico suffered with fiscal problems during Costa ‘s loanword, with him threatening to strike unless their non-playing staff were paid in full. [ 34 ] He was dropped to the bench by director Juan Ignacio Martínez for the dwelling bet on against Real Sociedad on 13 December as punishment for an controversy with goalkeeper Jonathan, but came on as a substitute to score another recently winner. [ 35 ] Costa was known for misbehavior on and off the pitch while at Albacete. He was sent off away to Tenerife, after which he slandered the referee ‘s mother and confronted his opponents. [ 36 ] He pulled virtual jokes on his teammates and employers, earning him the nickname “ that fucking brazilian ”. [ 37 ] however, he was a central calculate as they avoided relegation, assisting twice in a 3–0 acquire at high-flying Rayo Vallecano on 2 May 2009, despite missing a punishment. [ 38 ]

Valladolid

In the summer of 2009, Costa was desired by Barcelona for their modesty team, an approach which Atlético rejected, citing that he remained in their plans. [ 39 ] Frustrated by his miss of opportunities, however, a now corpulence Costa argued with his management and attempted to negotiate a motion to Brazil ‘s Esporte Clube Vitória. [ 40 ] On 8 July 2009, Costa was sold to Real Valladolid as separate of the deal that sent goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo in the reverse direction, with the transportation including a €1 million buy-back option that could be activated by Atlético at the end of the season. [ 41 ] García Pitarch confessed that there was a verbal agreement that Costa would decidedly return at the end of the campaign, and that the deal had been made to look permanent wave in order to give Costa more commitment to his new club. [ 42 ] initially, Costa had competition up battlefront from companion raw signings Alberto Bueno and Manucho, signed from Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively ; he finally forged a friendship with the latter, a fellow lusophone, from Angola. [ 43 ] He started potent for the Castile and León side, scoring 6 times in his first 12 games, [ 44 ] but merely found the net once in the pursue five-and-a-half months as the campaign finally ended in relegation from La Liga. He was sent off in a scoreless drawing card against Espanyol on 24 March 2010 for a stamp on Dídac Vilà in the beginning half. [ 45 ]

Atlético Madrid

2010–13

In June 2010, Costa returned to the Colchoneros, initially as a backup to Sergio Agüero and Diego Forlán – Atlético besides paid an undisclosed sum to Braga to buy all the remainder 30 % economic rights ( the former besides had to pay in excess of €833,000 in agent ‘s fees to Gestifute [ 46 ] ). He was an unused ersatz as Atlético won the 2010 UEFA Super Cup on 27 August. [ 5 ] On 26 September, with the injure Agüero on the substitutes judiciary, Costa scored the game ‘s only finish at home against Real Zaragoza. [ 47 ] On 3 April of the pursuit year, already as a starter after director Quique Sánchez Flores demoted Forlán from his position, Costa scored all of his team ‘s goals in a 3–2 win at Osasuna. [ 48 ] In July 2011, during Atlético ‘s pre-season, Costa suffered a dangerous knee injury, going on to miss the majority of the season. [ 49 ] The injury prevented him from passing a medical at turkish club Beşiktaş, having already agreed to transfer to them. [ 50 ] On 23 January 2012, Costa was loaned to fellow league club Rayo Vallecano until June ; [ 51 ] he scored four goals in his first three appearances, including two in a 5–3 away win against Levante, [ 52 ] finally finishing his loanword while with 10 goals from 16 games. For the moment time in his career, Costa was an fresh ersatz as Atlético won the UEFA Super Cup on 1 September 2012. [ 53 ] That December, Costa was involved in several on-field altercations in two separate matches. The first was in a 0–2 local bowler hat loss against Real Madrid where he avoided corrective natural process after spitting incidents between him and Sergio Ramos. [ 54 ] He was sent off in the be game at Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Europa League for headbutting opposition David Limberský, and was handed a four-match ban by UEFA. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] This, however, did not deter coach Diego Simeone from continuing to start him, and he responded by scoring three goals in two home contests, against Deportivo de La Coruña in the league ( 6–0 ) [ 57 ] and Getafe in the season ‘s Copa del Rey ( 3–0 ). [ 58 ] After the Copa del Rey semi-finals against Sevilla, Costa took his finish match in the contest to seven in arsenic many matches, [ 59 ] having scored three times in the tie. In the first leg he scored two penalties in a 2–1 win [ 60 ] and, in the second gear at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, scored one after an individual campaign and assisted Radamel Falcao in the other, besides being involved in incidents which resulted in two opposing players – Gary Medel and Geoffrey Kondogbia – being sent off in the 2–2 guide. [ 61 ] Costa scored Atlético ‘s equalising goal in the Copa del Rey concluding clang against city rivals Real Madrid on 17 May 2013, [ 62 ] contributing to the 2–1 exuberate – the first in 25 games in a streak stretching bet on to 1999 – and the one-tenth win in the tournament, confirmed by Miranda ‘s extra-time header. [ 63 ] He and adversary Cristiano Ronaldo had gone into the match as joint acme scorers in the tournament, [ 59 ] and therefore Costa ‘s one-eighth goal made him the top scorer .

2013–14 season

In August 2013, Costa was heavily linked with a go to Liverpool, who allegedly matched his dismissal clause of €25 million and offered him three times his wage at Atlético. [ 64 ] Costa, however, chose to stay at the club and renewed his sign until 2018, while besides doubling his wages ; [ 65 ] a few days after this, in the first match of the new season on 19 August, he scored a brace in a 3–1 winnings at Sevilla. [ 66 ] On 24 September, Costa scored both goals in a 2–1 home gloat over Osasuna to help his team stay level on points with league leaders Barcelona through six games. [ 67 ] Four days later, in the Madrid bowler hat, he scored the only finish of the game to record a second win over Real at the Santiago Bernabéu in under five months. [ 68 ] For his performances, he was crowned the inaugural La Liga Player of the Month for September 2013. [ 69 ] By his twenty-fifth birthday on 7 October, he had scored ten-spot goals in eight league matches, equalling his match from the previous season. All of those matches were won by Atlético, setting a newfangled record for the best beginning to a season. [ 70 ] On 23 November 2013, Costa scored an overhead volley from a crossbreed by Gabi in a win over Getafe ; the finish was nominated for the FIFA Puskás Award. [ 71 ] On 22 October 2013, Costa marked his UEFA Champions League debut with two goals against Austria Wien, the first coming after a fine individual attempt in an eventual 3–0 group stage away gain. [ 72 ] On 19 February 2014, in the first hard attack ‘s first base peg, he scored the game ‘s only goal at Milan, scoring seven minutes from time after a corner kick from Gabi ; [ 73 ] he added a far two in the second equal, helping Atlético to a 4–1 victory that put them into the quarter-finals for the first gear clock time in 17 years. [ 74 ] On 30 April 2014, Costa won and converted a penalty in the irregular leg of the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, as Atlético won 3–1 at Stamford Bridge and advanced to the final of the rival for the first time since 1974. [ 75 ] He finished the league season with 27 league goals to become the third base highest scorer, [ 76 ] and the team won the claim for the first time since 1996, but he was substituted after 16 minutes of the final match of the season against Barcelona due to a hamstring wound. [ 77 ] Atlético sought to cure this injury before the approaching Champions League final examination against real madrid by sending him to Belgrade for treatment with a horse placenta, [ 78 ] and he was included in the starting line-up for the decisive match. however, he left the pitch after eight minutes in an eventual 1–4 loss ; [ 79 ] director Diego Simeone by and by admitted a personal mistake in selecting the actor to start the concluding despite his recent wound. [ 80 ] Costa scored eight goals during the Champions League campaign, equalling the record held by Vavá since 1959 for most in a season by an Atlético player, and in his stallion career was in the top ten-spot Atlético players by finish average. [ 81 ] At the season ‘s LFP Awards, he was nominated for the league ‘s Best Forward, losing out to Cristiano Ronaldo. [ 82 ]

Chelsea

Having completed his medical in June, [ 83 ] [ 84 ] Chelsea announced on 1 July 2014 that they had agreed to meet the £32 million buy-out article in Costa ‘s contract. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] [ 87 ] On 15 July, Chelsea confirmed the completion of the sign of Costa, who signed a five-year shrink on a wage of £150,000 a week. [ 88 ] [ 89 ] On sign, Costa said, “ I am very happy to sign for Chelsea. Everybody knows it is a big club in a very competitive league, and I am very excite to get started in England with a fantastic passenger car and team-mates. Having played against Chelsea survive season I know the high quality of the squad I am joining ”. [ 88 ] Following the deviation of former Chelsea striker Demba Ba, Costa inherited his number 19 shirt, [ 90 ] the lapp count he wore at the 2014 World Cup for Spain and previously at Atlético .

2014–15 season

Costa scored on his Chelsea debut on 27 July, running onto a through ball from Cesc Fàbregas in a 2–1 friendly acquire against Slovene golf club Olimpija. [ 91 ] His foremost competitive match was Chelsea ‘s first game of the league season, away to Burnley on 18 August, scoring the team ‘s counterweight in a 3–1 victory. [ 92 ] He scored in his third base consecutive match on 30 August, the foremost and last goals of a 6–3 win at Everton, the first finish coming after 35 seconds. [ 93 ] Costa was given the Premier League Player of the Month award for August 2014. [ 94 ] He completed his first Premier League hat-trick in his one-fourth game of the season against Swansea City as Chelsea continued their perfective begin to the season with a 4–2 gain. [ 95 ] With seven, Costa holds the record for most goals in his first four Premier League matches, surpassing the tally of six by both Sergio Agüero and Micky Quinn. [ 96 ] In malice of his shape at the starting signal of the season, Costa had been suffering from a recurring hamstring problem which limited his engagement in train ; director José Mourinho said that it would not heal until mid-November. [ 97 ]
rib scored his one-tenth goal of the league temper to give Chelsea a 2–1 winnings away to Liverpool on 8 November, preserving their unbeaten start to the campaign. [ 98 ] In January, Costa was charged by the FA in relation to a stamp on Emre Can during Chelsea ‘s win over Liverpool in the League Cup semi-finals, and was given a three-match banish. [ 99 ] Costa won his first trophy for Chelsea on 1 March, as they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 to win the League Cup at Wembley Stadium ; he scored the second goal of the game. [ 100 ] On 26 April, Costa was chosen of one of two forwards for the season ‘s PFA Team of the Year, alongside Tottenham ‘s Harry Kane. Five of Costa ‘s Chelsea teammates were besides in the selection. [ 101 ] due to injury, he was due to miss the remainder of the season, in which Chelsea won the league title with a 1–0 base succeed over Crystal Palace on 3 May. [ 102 ] however, he featured in their last match of the season on the 24th, replacing the hurt Didier Drogba after half an hour against Sunderland. Seven minutes late, he scored his twentieth goal of the league political campaign, an equalising punishment in an eventual 3–1 base winnings. [ 103 ] With reports speculating that Costa wanting to leave Chelsea, Costa affirmed on 2 June 2015 after Chelsea ‘s post-season tour that he had no desire to leave London, saying, “ It ‘s always a piece more difficult in the inaugural season for adaptation, but I have no reason to leave this home, I love it, the fans love me, and I want to stay. It ’ s in truth good to come in the first season [ to Chelsea ] and win two things [ the Premier League and the League Cup titles ]. future class I ’ ll be ready to come back and, hopefully, win a match more trophies. ” [ 104 ]

2015–16 season

Diego Costa eyeballs Gabriel. The latter would be the recipient of a loss card subsequently rescinded, while the early was charged with violent lead. due to injury, Costa missed the 2015 FA Community Shield, which Chelsea lost 1–0 to rivals Arsenal. [ 105 ] On 23 August, he scored his first goal of the campaign in a 2–3 acquire at West Bromwich Albion, which was Chelsea ‘s first victory of the campaign, set up by international teammate Pedro. [ 106 ] He scored his first Champions League goal for the team on 16 September, a volley from a Cesc Fàbregas ball in a 4–0 winnings over Maccabi Tel Aviv. [ 107 ] Three days former, Costa was involved in controversy in a 2–0 home succeed over Arsenal ; he repeatedly slapped Laurent Koscielny and chest-bumped him to the ground, and then confronted Gabriel, who allegedly tried to kick him and was sent off, though footage from ESPN Brazil subsequently showed that little to no contact actually took place. [ 108 ] He escaped any punishment at the time. His behave was deemed “ disgusting ” by visiting director Arsène Wenger, [ 109 ] and teammate Kurt Zouma initially reacted by saying, “ Diego likes to cheat a distribute, ” but later clarified that he meant that “ Diego is a player who puts press on his opponents ”. [ 8 ] As a consequence, on 21 September, he was charged with crimson conduct by the FA. [ 110 ] and the following day he was given a three-match pause. Gabriel ‘s crimson card was besides rescinded, although he was given a one-match ban and £10,000 ticket for improper conduct after failing to leave the pitch immediately. After this incident, the Daily Express wrote that Costa was “ named as [ the ] Premier League ‘s dirtiest actor ”. [ 112 ]
After a 1–0 get the better of at Stoke City on 7 November, a Britannia Stadium steward made an allegation of assault against Costa, which was resolved without far action. [ 113 ] besides that calendar month, Costa was again involved in a skirmish with Liverpool ‘s Martin Škrtel, where he appeared to dig his boot into the Slovak defender ‘s thorax, but escaped punishment by the FA. [ 114 ] On 29 November, Costa was an fresh stand-in in a match against Tottenham and threw his bib on the floor when Ruben Loftus-Cheek was sent on at his expense. Mourinho told the media that, “ For me his behavior is normal. A top player on the terrace will not be happy. ” [ 115 ]

2016–17 season

On 15 August 2016, Costa scored a late achiever against West Ham United to give Chelsea a 2–1 win in their season opener. [ 123 ] During the match, he caught opposing goalkeeper Adrián with a late challenge when already on a yellow card, but did not receive a second yellow and went on to score the achiever ; Adrián stated after the meet that he was fortunate not to be seriously injured. [ 124 ] On 15 October, he scored in a 3–0 over reigning Premier League champions Leicester City, [ 125 ] and on 20 November Costa became the first player to reach ten-spot league goals for the temper, with the only one of the crippled at Middlesbrough. [ 126 ] With two goals and two assists for league leaders Chelsea, he was voted Premier League Player of the Month for the second time in November 2016, with his director Antonio Conte picking up the equivalent. [ 127 ] In January 2017, Costa fell out with Conte and was dropped from the team, amidst interest from the chinese Super League. [ 128 ] A likely move to Tianjin Quanjian F.C. was curtailed by the league limiting the count of foreign players in each team. [ 129 ] He returned to Chelsea ‘s starting line-up on 22 January, opening a 2–0 gain over Hull City, his 52nd finish on his hundredth appearance. [ 130 ] Costa was Chelsea ‘s top scorer with 20 goals as they regained the Premier League title. [ 131 ] On 27 May, he scored an equalizer in the 2017 FA Cup Final against Arsenal, a 2–1 loss. [ 132 ]

2017–18 temper

In June 2017, Costa was told by Conte that he was not character of his plans for the coming temper and that he was complimentary to move to another team via text message. [ 133 ] Although Costa was linked to potential moves to the likes of Milan, Monaco, and Everton, he stated that he would entirely be receptive to moving back to his erstwhile team Atlético Madrid. Costa attempted to find a legal solution through his lawyer in pushing for a act rear to Madrid, [ 134 ] and said that Chelsea were treating him like a “ criminal ” by demanding a high transfer fee for his exit. [ 135 ] He was excluded from training with the first-team, but was named in the Premier League team, so far left out of the Champions League squad. [ 136 ]

hark back to Atlético Madrid

On 21 September 2017, Chelsea announced that Costa would return to Atlético at the start of the next transfer window in January 2018. [ 137 ] [ 135 ] On 26 September 2017, it was announced that after passing medical tests Costa signed a contract with Atlético. He was registered and became eligible to play after 1 January 2018, due to a transfer banish imposed on Atlético. [ 138 ] On 3 January 2018, he scored on his render crippled against Lleida Esportiu in the Copa del Rey round of 16, just five minutes after being substituted on for Ángel Correa in the 64th hour. [ 139 ] Three days former in his inaugural league game back, he started in a 2–0 succeed over Getafe at the Wanda Metropolitano and scored the second finish. however, having already been cautioned for a digress elbow on Djene Dakonam, he was cautioned for a second time for charging into the stands to celebrate his goal, thus being sent off. [ 140 ] ESPN FC credited Costa as being a key element in Antoine Griezmann ‘s return to form, opining that Costa ‘s “ physical bearing at centre-forward has intelligibly distracted opposition defenders quite a draw. Griezmann has now taken up a roll No. 10 role, with exemption to go where he feels best ” ; Atlético coach Diego Simeone namechecked three of Atlético ‘s players in particular–Costa, Koke, and Filipe Luís –who had helped Griezmann perform. [ 141 ] Costa scored the entirely goal of Atlético ‘s 1–0 home succeed in over Arsenal in the moment leg of the Europa League semi-finals, sending them into the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final 2–1 on aggregate. [ 142 ] He played in the final in Lyon, a 3–0 acquire over Olympique de Marseille. [ 143 ] In Atlético ‘s first gear match of 2018–19, the UEFA Super Cup at the Lilleküla Stadium in Estonia, Costa scored twice – including in the first 50 seconds – in a 4–2 gain after excess time against Real Madrid. [ 144 ] In April 2019, he was handed an 8-match banish for abusing a referee. [ 145 ] On 18 June 2020, Costa marked his two-hundredth cabaret appearance for Los Colchoneros when he started in a huge 5–0 aside win against Osasuna. [ 146 ] Costa scored his fifth goal of the season in a 1–0 family victory against Real Betis to ensure his team a top four eat up and qualification for following season ‘s Champions League. [ 147 ] On 29 December 2020, Costa and Atlético agreed to terminate their contract, making Costa a free-agent. [ 148 ]

Atlético Mineiro

On 14 August 2021, Costa joined brazilian golf club Atlético Mineiro, signing a deal until December 2022. [ 149 ] He scored on his debut on 29 August, coming off the bench in the second half and settling a 1–1 league trace to Red Bull Bragantino. [ 150 ]

International career

Brazil

On 5 March 2013, Costa was called up to the Brazil home team by head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for friendlies with Italy in Geneva and Russia in London, both taking stead belated in that calendar month. [ 151 ] He made his debut in the first base catch on 21 March, replacing Fred midway through the irregular half of the 2–2 draw. [ 152 ] Four days late at Stamford Bridge, he replaced Kaká for the last 12 minutes of a 1–1 draw with Russia. [ 153 ]

Request to change teams

In September 2013, the Royal Spanish Football Federation made an official request to FIFA for license to call up Costa for the Spain national team. [ 154 ] He had been granted spanish nationality in July. [ 155 ] FIFA regulations presently permit players with more than one nationality to represent a second country if, like Costa, he had entirely represented his first area in friendly matches. [ 154 ] [ 156 ] On 29 October 2013, Costa declared that he wished to play external football for Spain, sending a letter to the brazilian Football Confederation ( CBF ). [ 157 ] Following the news program, Scolari commented, “ A brazilian musician who refuses to wear the shirt of the brazilian national team and compete in a World Cup in your state is automatically retreat. He is turning his second on a dream of millions, to represent our national team, the five-time champions in a World Cup in Brazil. ” [ 158 ] The CBF judicial director, Carlos Eugênio Lopes, said ,

“It’s obvious that the reason he made that choice was financial. The chairman [of the CBF, José Maria Marin] authorised me to open a legal action at the Justice Ministry requesting that he loses his Brazilian citizenship, which Diego Costa has rejected… The chairman told me that Costa has proved he’s not fit to be part of the Scolari family, that he would contaminate the family because he’s not committed to Brazil, but to Spain. He rejected his Brazilian citizenship. Marin has asked me to study the situation deeply in order to keep him from ever playing for Spain. He told me that, from now on, Costa is ‘persona non grata’ at the national team and that the players themselves wouldn’t welcome him because of that episode”.[159]

Spain

On 28 February 2014, Spain director Vicente del Bosque included Costa in the police squad for a friendly against Italy. [ 160 ] He ultimately made his debut on 5 March, playing the broad 90 minutes at his club earth, the Vicente Calderón Stadium, as the hosts won 1–0. [ 161 ]
Costa was named in Spain ‘s 30-man probationary police squad for the 2014 World Cup, [ 162 ] vitamin a well as the final tilt which was named on 31 May. [ 163 ] He returned from the injury which had ended his club season by starting in a warm-up game against El Salvador, winning a punishment in a 2–0 victory. [ 164 ] In the first base equal of the tournament, against the Netherlands, he again won a penalty, conceded by Stefan de Vrij and converted by Xabi Alonso for a 1–0 go but in an eventual 1–5 defeat ; [ 165 ] he was booed by brazilian fans during the match. [ 166 ] Costa then started in a 0–2 loss to Chile making little impact as he was substituted for Fernando Torres for the second back-to-back peer, and Spain were eliminated. [ 167 ] He was an unused utility in the team ‘s third equal, a 3–0 get the better of of Australia. [ 168 ] rib scored his first goal for Spain with the third in a 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying win away to Luxembourg on 12 October 2014. [ 169 ] He did not feature again for Spain until 5 September 2015, when he was fouled by Slovakia goalkeeper Matúš Kozáčik for a punishment, which Andrés Iniesta converted for a 2–0 qualifying gain at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo. He was boo when he was substituted for Paco Alcácer late in the match. [ citation needed ] Del Bosque defended Costa from criticism, saying that he performed well against the Slovak defensive structure. [ 170 ] however, he was not included in the final examination squad for the tournament. [ 171 ] On 5 September 2016, Costa scored his first international goals for closely two years, in an 8–0 gain over Liechtenstein at the Estadio Reino de León for Spain ‘s first step catch of 2018 World Cup qualification, the first being a header from a free-kick by his erstwhile Atlético teammate Koke. [ 172 ] In May 2018, Costa was called up to Spain ‘s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [ 173 ] In their opening game on 15 June in Sochi, he scored his two beginning World Cup goals to help Spain secure a 3–3 withdraw against Portugal. [ 174 ] Five days late, he scored the winning goal of the match against Iran. [ 175 ]

Player profile

style of play and reception

Friends and family recalled how Costa ‘s dash of play changed little over time, with his father stating how as a child, Costa would be angered whenever his team lost. [ 176 ] Atlético lookout Javier Hernández, on watching 17-year-old Costa bid for Penafiel, was impressed by the young forward ‘s decision and baron, although found it discernible that he was not observing a healthy life style. [ 177 ] Costa ‘s Penafiel director Rui Bento, who was at Sporting CP when Cristiano Ronaldo broke into the team, rated Costa in the same quality as the Portuguese winger. [ 177 ] According to Atlético director Jesús García Pitarch, Costa ranks as one of the best signings of his career, aboard Mohamed Sissoko, Miranda and Ricardo Oliveira. [ 178 ] While on lend at Celta de Vigo, Costa drew comparisons to their former egyptian hitter Mido, who was besides known for his anneal. [ 179 ] During his while at Albacete, Costa was nicknamed after bullfighter Curro Romero and the tasmanian monster. [ 38 ] His coach Juan Ignacio Martínez conceded that Costa played as a model professional for 89 minutes per match, with only one minute per match being his downfall. [ 180 ] Costa refers to José Luis Mendilibar as his greatest coach because of his fatherly “ bad love ”, respecting his talents while keeping rigid discipline, once sending Costa to work in a vineyard as a punishment. [ 181 ] Earlier in his Atlético Madrid career, Costa ‘s physical play was used in support of Radamel Falcao, therefore ensuring a lower goalscoring rate. After Falcao was sold in 2013, the attack was restructured around Costa by coach Diego Simeone. Simeone, who like Costa was known for his competitiveness and aggression, found ways to enhance his discipline while retaining his decision. [ 96 ] In 2014, his club teammate Diego Godín described Costa as the team ‘s “ pulse, ” commenting that he “ gives us everything, ” besides adding : “ sometimes things aren ’ metric ton going well and he is able to open up the game with his lastingness and technique. ” Nick Dorrington of Bleacher Report described him as a “ clobber aries of a striker : Strong, quick and hardworking in his pastime of the ball, ” while the clubhouse ‘s director Simeone lauded his work-rate as being “ catching. ” [ 182 ] ahead of his competitive debut for Chelsea in August 2014, BBC Sport initiate Robbie Savage described Costa as “ the missing while in the jigsaw ” for the “ acquit favourites ” who “ could end up winning the title by five or six points ”. He explained that Chelsea ‘s defense was already the strongest in the league, but a poorer rate of shot-to-goal conversion had cost them the title. He praised Costa ‘s stature and physical expressive style of play which “ suits the Premier League toss off to the ground ” in the same function that Didier Drogba previously played at Chelsea, [ 183 ] an opinion besides voiced by the league ‘s top scorer of all-time, Alan Shearer. [ 184 ] Costa has besides been attributed with a greater ability to keep self-control of the ball than any Chelsea striker since Drogba inaugural left the club in 2012. [ 185 ] That same year, Henry Winter of The Telegraph noted that Costa “ … has the proficiency, the persuasiveness and the burst of acceleration to destroy defences. ” [ 186 ] Costa ‘s size, proficiency, and potency, coupled with his link-up play and ability to hold up the ball with his back to goal allow him to be an effective target-man ; [ 187 ] [ 188 ] [ 189 ] [ 190 ] furthermore, his constant movement and knock-down operate in the centre-forward function allows him to distract opponents and in flex create space for teammates. [ 141 ] [ 191 ] [ 192 ] Although he was initially known to be inconsistent in the earlier separate of his career, due to his first gear goalscoring rate, he belated established himself as a good finisher as his career progressed, which along with his composure in movement of goal and ability inside the penalty box, made him a prolific goalscorer, [ 187 ] [ 193 ] [ 194 ] [ 195 ] [ 196 ] and even saw him regarded by several pundits and managers as one of the best strikers in the earth at his bill. [ 197 ] [ 198 ] In 2018, Simeone lauded Costa for the “ enthusiasm ” and “ aggression ” he brings to Atlético Madrid, vitamin a well as his “ speed, finality, and physical potency. ” [ 199 ]

discipline and controversies

Costa has been the source of much controversy in his career due to confrontations with opponents, and has received multiple violent behave charges from The Football Association of England. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Opposing managers have besides opined that Costa himself intends to provoke his opponents. [ 9 ] Danny Murphy of Match of the Day has stated that Costa is targeted by players who “ wind him up, ” but he “ remains calm ”, and is justify to taunt opponents who taunt him. [ 200 ] Pat Nevin, a former Chelsea winger, believes that Costa ‘s stylus of gambling is likely to cause himself “ a few injuries. ” [ 184 ] In August 2014, he was criticised by Everton coach Roberto Martínez for taunting Everton ‘s Séamus Coleman following his own finish, and stated Costa needed “ to understand the ethics ” of the Premier League. [ 9 ] In October 2014, he clashed with Slovakia ‘s Martin Škrtel in a Euro 2016 qualifier. [ 201 ] In January 2015, following two stamp incidents involving Costa and Liverpool players for which Costa received a three-match banish by the FA, Liverpool director Brendan Rodgers stated that he thought Costa had fouled his players when “ he could easily have hurdled over the player ” and “ there ’ s no need to do it ”. [ 202 ] Costa described his style of play as “ potent but noble ”, and refuted allegations that he measuredly aims to injure opponents. [ 203 ] In belated 2015, Costa was the subject of scrutiny for his relatively poor begin to his irregular season at Chelsea and his humble score pace for Spain. [ 170 ] french newspaper L’Equipe named Costa as the most hat football player in December 2015, based on his provocative and violent behavior. [ 204 ]

career statistics

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As of match played 29 November 2021[205]

International

As of match played 1 July 2018[206]

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Brazil

2013
2
0

Total
2
0

Spain

2014
7
1

2015
3
0

2016
4
3

2017
2
2

2018
8
4

Total
24
10

As of match played 20 June 2018. Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Costa goal.[206][207]

Honours

Chelsea supporters ‘ standard in respect of Costa, November 2014 Atlético Madrid
Chelsea
Atlético Mineiro
Individual
Records

See besides

References

General

Guillén, Fran (2015), The Art of War, Arena Sport, ISBN 978-1-909715-29-5

Notes

^ Costa ‘s transfer equates to €65 million when performance-related add-ons are included. His deed as club record transfer was surpassed late that summer, when Thomas Lemar joined for €60 million .