Diego Costa (footballer, born 1999)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Barbosa.

Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa (born 21 July 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.

Diego Costa

Costa in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa
Date of birth	(1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Campo Grande, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Krasnodar
Number	4
Youth career
2014	Grêmio Prudente
2015–2019	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	São Paulo	107	(3)
2024–	Krasnodar	28	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025

Professional career

Costa is a product of the youth academy of Grêmio Desportivo Prudente, before moving to São Paulo in 2015. He made his professional debut with São Paulo in a 2-1 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A win over CSA on 8 December 2019.^[1] In 2022, he had a strong season with the club and was named captain.^[1] He was instrumental in their winning campaign for the 2023 Copa do Brasil.^[2]

On 17 July 2024, Diego Costa signed a five-year contract with Krasnodar in Russia.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Paulo	2019	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020		19	1	2	0	4	0	5[a]	1	—		30	2
	2021		12	0	3	0	1	0	4[b]	0	—		20	0
	2022		21	1	12	0	9	1	7[c]	0	—		49	2
	2023		23	0	0	0	6	0	2[c]	0	—		31	0
	2024		14	0	10	1	2	0	3[b]	0	1[d]	1	30	1
	Total		90	2	27	1	22	1	21	1	1	0	161	5
Krasnodar	2024–25	Russian Premier League	28	1	—		4	0	—		—		32	1
Career total			118	3	27	1	26	1	21	1	1	0	193	6

1. Three appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
4. Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

Honours

São Paulo

• Copa do Brasil: 2023
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2024
• Campeonato Paulista: 2021

Krasnodar

• Russian Premier League: 2024–25^[5]

Youth

São Paulo

• Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr.: 2019