Samú Costa
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Samuel "Samú" de Almeida Costa (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca and the Portugal national team.
Infobox
2019
Portugal U20
Full name
Samuel de Almeida Costa
Date of birth
(2000-11-27) 27 November 2000
Place of birth
Aveiro, Portugal
Height
1 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Defensive midfielder
Current team
Mallorca
Number
12
2008–2013
Beira-Mar
2013–2015
Gafanha
2015–2016
Palmeiras Braga
2016–2019
Braga
Years
Team
2019–2020
Braga B
2020–2021
→ Almería (loan)
2021–2023
Almería
2023–
Mallorca
2022–2023
Portugal U21
2024–
Portugal
Tables
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Braga B
Braga B
Club
Braga B
Season
2019–20
League
Campeonato de Portugal
League
12
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
12
Europe
1
Braga
Braga
Club
Braga
Season
2019–20
League
Primeira Liga
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
—
Almería (loan)
Almería (loan)
Club
Almería (loan)
Season
2020–21
League
Segunda División
League
35
League
2
National cup
3
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
40
Almería
Almería
Club
Almería
Season
2021–22
League
Segunda División
League
38
League
0
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
40
Other
0
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
La Liga
League
32
League
1
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
33
Europe
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
105
League
3
League
6
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
2
League cup
0
Europe
113
Europe
3
Mallorca
Mallorca
Club
Mallorca
Season
2023–24
League
La Liga
League
34
League
1
National cup
5
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
39
Other
1
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
La Liga
League
32
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
1
Europe
0
Europe
33
Other
0
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
La Liga
League
32
League
7
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
34
Europe
7
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
98
League
8
League
7
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
106
Europe
8
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
216
League
12
League
13
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
3
Europe
0
Other
232
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | |||
| Braga B | 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Braga | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||
| Almería (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | |||
| 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 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 98 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 106 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 216 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 232 | |||
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Portugal
Portugal
National team
Portugal
Year
2024
Apps
2
Goals
0
2026
2026
National team
2026
Year
2
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
4
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Portugal | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- Includes Copa del Rey
- Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs
- Appearance in Supercopa de España
- "player profile"http://laliga.com/en-GB/player/samu-3
- "Samuel Costa"https://www.udalmeriasad.com/jugador/samu-costas
- "Sporting Braga II vs. Bragança"https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/11/02/portugal/ii-divisao/sporting-braga-b/gd-braganca/3106926/
- "Sporting Braga vs. Porto"https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/07/25/portugal/portuguese-liga-/sporting-braga/futebol-clube-do-porto/3064947/
- "Samú Costa, un todo terreno para el centro del campo"http://www.udalmeriasad.com/noticia/samu-costa-un-todo-terreno-para-el-centro-del-campo
- "El Almería hace efectiva la opción de compra por Samú Costa"https://www.marca.com/futbol/almeria/2021/06/11/60c32174268e3e99568b462a.html
- "Samú Costa renueva hasta 2029"https://www.udalmeriasad.com/noticias/samu-costa-renueva-hasta-2029
- "Samu Costa se convierte en nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca"https://www.rcdmallorca.es/noticias/samu-costa-se-convierte-en-nuevo-jugador-del-rcd-mallorca
- Marcahttps://www.marca.com/futbol/mallorca/2024/10/13/670b908d22601deb528b458c.html
- Samú Costa at Soccerwayhttps://int.soccerway.com/players/samuel-almeida-costa/612640/
- "Samu Costa, LALIGA EA SPORTS Goal of the Month for October"https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/samu-costa-laliga-ea-sports-goal-of-the-month-for-october