Samú Costa

Samú Costa
Personal information
Full name	Samuel de Almeida Costa
Date of birth	27 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mallorca
Number	12
Youth career
2008–2013	Beira-Mar
2013–2015	Gafanha
2015–2016	Palmeiras Braga
2016–2019	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2020	Braga B
2020–2021	Braga
2020–2021	→ Almería (loan)
2021–2023	Almería
2023–	Mallorca
International career‡
2019	Portugal U19
2019	Portugal U20
2022–2023	Portugal U21
2024–	Portugal
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024

Samuel "Samú" de Almeida Costa (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca and the Portugal national team.

Club career

Braga

Born in Aveiro, Costa represented Beira-Mar, Gafanha, Palmeiras FC de Braga and Braga as a youth. He made his Campeonato de Portugal debut for the latter's B-team on 2 November 2019 in a game against Bragança.^[3]

On 25 July 2020, Costa played his first match for Braga, coming on as a substitute for Pedro Amador in the 46th minute in a match against Porto.^[4]

Almería

On 10 September 2020, Costa was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for the 2020–21 season.^[5] He made his debut abroad seventeen days later, starting in a 2–0 away win over CD Lugo.

Costa scored his first professional goal on 24 January 2021, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. On 11 June, after being regularly used, he was bought outright and signed a five-year contract.^[6]

Costa helped the Andalusians in their promotion to La Liga as champions, and made his top tier debut on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 home loss to Real Madrid. On 23 September, he further extended his link until 2029.^[7]

Mallorca

On 10 August 2023, Costa agreed to a five-year contract with RCD Mallorca also in the Spanish first division.^[8]

International career

On 12 October 2024, Costa debuted for Portugal national football team in a 2–1 victory against Poland during a UEFA Nations League match, coming as a substitute for Bernardo Silva.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga B	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
Braga	2019–20	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Almería (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	35	2	3	0	—		—		2^[a]	0	40	2
Almería	2021–22	Segunda División	38	0	2	0	—		—		—		40	0
	2022–23	La Liga	32	1	1	0	—		—		—		33	1
	Total		105	3	6	0	—		—		2	0	113	3
Mallorca	2023–24	La Liga	34	1	5	0	—		—		—		39	1
	2024–25	La Liga	12	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	Total		46	1	5	0	—		—		0	0	51	1
Career total			164	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	177	5

^ Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs

References

^ "player profile".
^ "Samuel Costa" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Sporting Braga II vs. Bragança". Soccerway. 2 November 2019.
^ "Sporting Braga vs. Porto". Soccerway. 25 July 2020.
^ "Samú Costa, un todo terreno para el centro del campo" [Samú Costa, an all-round for the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "El Almería hace efectiva la opción de compra por Samú Costa" [Almería exercise the buyout clause over Samú Costa] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Samú Costa renueva hasta 2029" [Samú Costa renews until 2029] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ "Samu Costa se convierte en nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca" [Samu Costa becomes the new player of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
^ Mateu, Cesar (13 October 2024). "Samú Costa debuta con Portugal y su foco internacional se expande" [Samú Costa debuts with Portugal and his international focus expands]. Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ Samú Costa at Soccerway

External links

Samú Costa at BDFutbol
Samú Costa at ForaDeJogo (archived)
Samú Costa at Soccerway
Samú Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)

[11] Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs

[1] "player profile".

[2] "Samuel Costa" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[3] "Sporting Braga II vs. Bragança". Soccerway. 2 November 2019.

[4] "Sporting Braga vs. Porto". Soccerway. 25 July 2020.

[5] "Samú Costa, un todo terreno para el centro del campo" [Samú Costa, an all-round for the centre of midfield] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[6] "El Almería hace efectiva la opción de compra por Samú Costa" [Almería exercise the buyout clause over Samú Costa] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[7] "Samú Costa renueva hasta 2029" [Samú Costa renews until 2029] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[8] "Samu Costa se convierte en nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca" [Samu Costa becomes the new player of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.

[9] Mateu, Cesar (13 October 2024). "Samú Costa debuta con Portugal y su foco internacional se expande" [Samú Costa debuts with Portugal and his international focus expands]. Marca (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[10] Samú Costa at Soccerway

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