David Pereira da Costa (born 5 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.
Early life
Born in Portugal as one of six children, Costa moved to France at the age of 9.[1]
Club career
On 10 January 2019, Costa signed his first professional contract with Lens.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 3 October 2020.[3] He scored his first goal on 3 March 2021 against Saint-Étienne.
On 23 June 2021, Costa extended his contract with Lens to 2024.[4]
On 17 February 2025, Costa made the move to Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers on a four-year deal for a reported fee of $6 million.[5]
International career
Born in Portugal, Costa is of Cape Verdean descent.[6] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 January 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Lens | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 123 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 145 | 11 | ||
- ^ Three appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Football : des bords du Tage au RC Lens, David Pereira Da Costa a bien grandi". LA VDN. 31 July 2020.
- ^ "L'Équipe". www.lequipe.fr.
- ^ "Lens vs. Saint-Etienne - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "RC Lens: David Pereira Da Costa prolonge jusqu'en 2024". LA VDN (in French). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/portland-timbers-sign-dp-midfielder-david-da-costa
- ^ "Criolos no Estrangeiro: Futebol França - Golo de David da Costa dá vitória ao Lens no reduto do Marselha". criolosports.com.
- ^ "[Vidéo] David Pereira Da Costa a brillé avec le Portugal Espoirs". 25 September 2022.
- ^ David Costa at Soccerway
External links
- David Costa at Soccerway
- RC Lens Profile
- David Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- David Costa at BDFutbol
- David Costa – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
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