Draft:Diogo Costa (footballer, born 2003)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Diogo Costa

| image =

| fullname = Diogo Filipe Pinto Costa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|07|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

| height = 1.80 m

| currentclub = Lion City Sailors (on loan from Famalicão)

| clubnumber = 29

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs1 = Academia Elite

| years1 = 2023–

| clubs1 = Famalicão

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2023–2024

| clubs2 = → Académica (loan)

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2025–

| clubs3 = → Lion City Sailors (loan)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 3 August 2024

| nationalteam-update =

| caption =

| youthyears2 = 2016–2022

| youthclubs2 = Famalicão

}}

Diogo Filipe Pinto Costa (born 27 July 2003) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors, on loan from Primeira Liga club Famalicão.

Club career

= Famalicão =

In March 2023, Costa who was the captain of Famalicão U23 team, renewed his contract until the end of the 2025–26 season where he was promoted to the senior squad. He has previously played in the U15, U17 and U19 National Championships and also the Liga Revelação, a competition for the U23 team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcfamalicao.pt/diogo-costa-renova-ate-2026/|title=Diogo Costa renova até 2026|first=fcfamalicao|last=fcfamalicao|date=21 March 2023}} Costa make 42 appearances for the U23 side scoring 2 goals and 2 assists.

==Loan to Académica ==

On 29 December 2023, Costa spent the second half of the 2023–24 campaign with Portuguese third tier clubAcadémica on loan until the end of the season. On 10 February 2024, he make his professional career debut in a league match against Covilhã.

==Loan to Lion City Sailors==

On 25 January 2025, Costa signed for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors on loan in January 2025 until the end of the 2024–25 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/sailors-sign-young-portuguese-left-back-diogo-costa-on-loan/|title=Sailors sign young Portuguese left-back Diogo Costa on loan|first=Lion City|last=Sailors|date=25 January 2025}} The deal, which includes an option to buy, sees Diogo take up one of the three U21 foreign players’ slots in the club league squad. In an interview with the media team, he shared his determination to make history with the Sailors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lioncitysailorsfc.sg/diogo-determined-to-make-history-with-the-sailors/|title=Diogo determined to make history with the Sailors|first=Lion City|last=Sailors|date=18 February 2025}}

Costa made his debut on 26 January 2025, in a 2–1 against Geylang International. On 6 April 2025, Costa recorded a hat-trick of assists in a 8–0 thrashing win against Young Lions. Three days later during the first leg of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two match against Australian club Sydney FC, Costa played a vital role in the club success where he assisted both goals in the first leg of the semi-finals clash.{{Cite web|url= https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/lion-city-sailors-beat-sydney-fc-2-0-in-asian-champions-league-two-semi-final-first-leg |title= Lion City Sailors stun Sydney FC 2-0 in Asian Champions League Two semi-final, first leg|first=Melvyn|last=Teoh|date=9 April 2025|accessdate=9 April 2025|work=The Straits Times}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|League cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Famalicão \|2023–24 \|rowspan="2"\|Primeira Liga \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
2024–25 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Académica de Coimbra (loan) \|2023–24 \|Liga 3 (Portugal) \|12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	12	0
Lion City Sailors (loan) \|2024–25 \|Singapore Premier League \|5	0	2	0	0	0	4{{efn\|name=ACL2\|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Two}}	0	colspan="2"\|—	11	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !17	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	23	0

References

{{Draft categories|

Category:2003 births

Category:Living people

Category:Portuguese men's footballers

Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Lion City Sailors FC players

Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore

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