Samú Costa
.jpg) Samú with Portugal in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Samuel de Almeida Costa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aveiro, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Nassr | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Beira-Mar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Gafanha | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Palmeiras Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Braga B | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Braga | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Almería (loan) | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Almería | 70 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Mallorca | 100 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Al-Nassr | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U21 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Portugal | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Samuel "Samú" de Almeida Costa (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr 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] He played for the club for three seasons, making 108 appearances and scoring eight goals in all competitions.[9]
Al-Nassr
On 9 August 2026, Costa joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr.[10]
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.[11]
On 19 May 2026, Costa was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 August 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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[b] | 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 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 108 | 8 | ||||
| Al-Nassr | 2026–27 | Saudi Pro League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 220 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 237 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, King's Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de España
International
- As of match played 27 June 2026[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
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.
- ↑ "Samu Costa, traspasado al Al-Nassr" (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 9 August 2026.
- ↑ "Officially: Al-Nassr announces the anticipated deal after the end of the financial crisis". Goal.com. 9 August 2026.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Ronaldo set for sixth World Cup as Portugal squad named". 19 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Samú Costa at Soccerway
- ↑ Samú Costa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Samu Costa, LALIGA EA SPORTS Goal of the Month for October". La Liga. 27 October 2025.
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)
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Aveiro, Portugal
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Saudi Pro League players
- G.D. Gafanha players
- S.C. Braga B players
- S.C. Braga players
- UD Almería players
- RCD Mallorca players
- Al-Nassr FC players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Portugal men's international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen