Diogo Costa

Diogo Costa: Biography in Details

Who is Diogo Costa?

Diogo Costa aka Diogo Meireles da Costa is a Portuguese professional footballer. Currently, he plays for the Portugal national team as well as for Primeira Liga club, Porto as a goalkeeper.

He is an active player, who is qualified for the 55-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in Qatar.

Diogo Costa- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The Portuguese footballer, Diogo was born on July 24, 1995, in Porto, Portugal. As of 2022, he is 27 years old and holds Portuguese nationality.

Similarly, his ethnicity is European and according to the astrologers, his birth sign is Leo.

Parents, Siblings, and Educational Life

Moving on to his family background, he was born to his father, Francisco da Costa, and his mother, Armanda Meireles. His parent’s professions are unknown at the moment.

It is also not known whether he has siblings or not.

As per her academics, Diogo Costa is believed to be a high school graduate, but the name of the institution, where he pursued his education is yet to be revealed.

Diogo Costa- Professional Life, Careers

Starting a football career at a young age, he initially played at a local academy, AMCH Ringe.

Club Career

On 6 August 2017, he made his senior debut, for the LigaPro, which ended with a loss against, Gil Vicente, by 1-2. All total, he made 31 appearances and renewed his contract until June 2022.

While playing for Porto, he won the 2018-19 UEFA Youth League and defeated Chelsea on 29 April, by 3-1.

During the start of the 2021-2022 season, he became the 2o21’s Goalkeeper of the Month. Afterward, he signed an extension contract till 2026 and increased his buyout clause to €60 million.

Diogo Costa has been part of more than five victories, including, the Primeira Liga and the Taca de Portugal. He saved a penalty from Kerem Demirbay, on 12 October 2022.

International Career

On 26 August 2021, he was named to the senior team for Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He played friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland, Azerbaijan, and Qatar.

Head coach, Fernando Santos choose him as the goalkeeper for the 2022 FIFA World cup qualification play-offs.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2022

During the opening match at 947 Stadium Qatar, Portugal beat Ghana by 3-2 on November 24, Thursday, 2022 at FIFA World Cup 2022. With a strong ongoing match, Portugal won over Uruguay by 2-0, on November 28, 2022, at Lusail Stadium, Qatar.

Recently, On December 2, 2022, Portugal played against South Korea at Education City Stadium and lost the match by 2-1 in the end.

Though Portugal lost in the end, it has been able to keep its place in round 16.

Diogo Costa- Net worth, Salary

As of November 2022, the footballer, Diogo has an estimated net worth of around  $ 6 million. His current market value is £25.00 million.

Being one of the highest earning players, he is paid, £2,496,000 per year with £48,000 per week as a professional defender for the club, Porto.

Currently, Diogo Costa is enjoying a successful life because of his persistent work ethic. Apart from these, he has endorsement deals with known brands.

Diogo Costa- Rumors, Controversy

Diogo is a footballer, who currently plays for the Primeira Liga club, Porto, and is able to maintain a clean profile in the media.

He is successfully able to balance his professional and personal life.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The 27-year-old footballer stands at the height of 6 feet 1 inches and weighs around 81 kg. Additionally, his physical feature includes, a set of black eyes and black hair.

Social Media

Diogo Costa owns an Instagram account under the username, @diogomcosta99, which has garnered more than 239k followers.

On his Twitter account, he has racked up over 27.3k followers. There is also an official Facebook page under his name, that is enriched with over 6 million followers.

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