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Diego Costa

1988 - Today

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Diego da Silva Costa (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ða ˈsilβa ˈkosta], Brazilian Portuguese: [dʒiˈeɡu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɔstɐ]; born 7 October 1988) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio. Costa began his football career in his native Brazil before joining Braga in Portugal in 2006, aged 17. He never played for the club but spent time on loan at Penafiel, and signed with Atlético Madrid the following year. Over the next two seasons he had loan periods with Braga, Celta Vigo and Albacete. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Costa is the 552nd most popular soccer player (up from 925th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 216th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Diego Costa ranks 552 out of 21,273. Before him are Lukas Podolski, Fernando Peyroteo, Roque Máspoli, Klaus Fischer, Everaldo, and Shigeru Takahashi. After him are Ottmar Walter, Leopoldo Luque, Mitsuo Kamata, Alessandro Altobelli, Nereo Rocco, and Ján Popluhár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Diego Costa ranks 12. Before him are Conor McGregor, Ángel Di María, Marcelo, Mesut Özil, Ibrahim Traoré, and Grimes. After him are Kim Yo-jong, Kim Soo-hyun, Yann Sommer, Jessie J, Sergio Agüero, and Emma Stone.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Diego Costa ranks 120 out of 2,236. Before him are Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Osvaldo Moles (1913), Robinho (1984), Tiradentes (1746), and Everaldo (1944). After him are Loalwa Braz (1953), Walter Salles (1956), Zé Roberto (1974), Bauer (1925), Maicon Sisenando (1981), and Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Diego Costa ranks 54. Before him are Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921), Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (1943), Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Robinho (1984), and Everaldo (1944). After him are Zé Roberto (1974), Bauer (1925), Maicon Sisenando (1981), Raphinha (1996), Júlio César (1979), and Roberto Dinamite (1954).

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