David Costas

Spanish professional footballer
David Costas
Costas with Celta in 2018
Personal information
Full name David Costas Cordal[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Oviedo
Number 4
Youth career
Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013-2014 Celta B 6 (0)
2013–2021 Celta 40 (0)
2015–2016 → Mallorca (loan) 23 (0)
2017 → Oviedo (loan) 19 (3)
2017–2018Barcelona B (loan) 37 (0)
2017 → Barcelona (loan) 0 (0)
2020Almería (loan) 15 (0)
2021– Oviedo 77 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Spain U19 8 (0)
2014 Spain U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023

David Costas Cordal (born 26 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Oviedo.

Club career

Celta

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Costas played youth football with hometown's RC Celta de Vigo.[2] On 25 August 2013, only two months after finishing his junior career[3] and without having appeared for the reserves, the 18-year-old made his first-team – and La Liga – debut for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for Augusto Fernández in the 77th minute of a 2–1 away win against Real Betis.[4]

On 31 August 2015, Costas renewed his contract until 2019, being immediately loaned out to RCD Mallorca.[5] On 14 January 2017, he joined fellow second division club Real Oviedo also on loan.[6] He scored his first goal as a professional on 5 February, in the 2–1 home victory over Mallorca which was also his first appearance.[7]

Costas agreed to an extension until 2020 on 31 August 2017, and was then loaned to FC Barcelona Atlètic for one year.[8] He played his first competitive match with the latter's first team on 29 November, replacing Gerard Piqué early into the second half of a 5–0 home defeat of Real Murcia for that season's Copa del Rey.[9]

On 25 January 2020, Costas moved to UD Almería on loan for the remainder of the second-tier campaign.[10] He returned to Celta for 2020–21, but did not play a single minute during the season.[11]

Oviedo

Costas returned to Oviedo on 12 July 2021, on a three-year deal.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2020[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2013–14 Segunda División B 6 0 6 0
Celta 2013–14 La Liga 17 0 1 0 18 0
2014–15 1 0 2 0 3 0
2016–17 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 3 0
2018–19 15 0 1 0 16 0
2019–20 6 0 2 0 8 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 40 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 48 0
Mallorca (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 23 0 1 0 24 0
Oviedo (loan) 2016–17 Segunda División 19 3 0 0 19 3
Barcelona B (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 37 0 37 0
Barcelona (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Almería (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 15 0 0 0 2[b] 0 17 0
Career total 140 3 9 0 1 0 2 0 152 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ^ "Acta del partido celebrado el 02 de febrero de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the match held on 2 February 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ David Costas, un central de presente y futuro (David Costas, stopper for today and tomorrow); La Voz de Galicia, 28 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ David Costas vivió su noche más feliz (David Costas lived his happiest night); Faro de Vigo, 28 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Charles and Nolito on target in Celta success; ESPN FC, 25 August 2013
  5. ^ David Costas, celeste hasta 2019 (David Costas, sky blue until 2019) Archived 3 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Celta Vigo, 31 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ David Costas, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo (David Costas, new player of Real Oviedo); Real Oviedo, 14 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "En el Tartiere este Oviedo es otro" [A completely different Oviedo at the Tartiere] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ^ Costas renueva con el Celta hasta 2020 y jugará cedido una temporada en el Barcelona B (Costas renews with Celta until 2020 and will play on loan one season at Barcelona B) Archived 2 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Celta Vigo, 31 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ a b Casademont, Sergi (29 November 2017). "FC Barcelona – Real Murcia: Noche especial para certificar los octavos (5–0)" [FC Barcelona – Real Murcia: Special night to confirm last-16 (5–0)] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ "David Costas to play on loan for Almeria". Celta Vigo. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ^ "David Costas: «En el Celta nunca me dijeron: 'Te aparto por esto'»" [David Costas: "At Celta they never told me: 'I'm deeming you surplus for this reason'"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  12. ^ "David Costas, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [David Costas, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  13. ^ David Costas at BDFutbol
  14. ^ David Costas at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata

External links

  • FC Barcelona official profile
  • David Costas at BDFutbol Edit this at Wikidata
  • David Costas at Futbolme (in Spanish)
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