Diego da Silva Costa, born 7 October 1988, is a professional footballer who dallies as a striker for English club Chelsea and the Spain national squad. He has been described by scholars as a talented striker whose central attributes are his physicality, goalscoring and ability to keep possession. Costa has been criticised and rewarded for various confrontations with opponents.
He originated his busines with Braga and Penafiel in Portugal, and signed off by Atletico Madrid in 2007. He was lent back to Braga, and then to Celta de Vigo and Albacete before being sold to Real Valladolid in 2009. He returned to Atletico the following season and went on to play a crucial role in their attack, valuing 27 aims as they won the league entitle in 2014, and then connected Chelsea for PS32 million. He scored 21 purposes in his first season in England, acquiring the Premier League and League Cup.
Internationally, Costa played twice for his native Brazil in 2013, but afterward said his desire to represent Spain, having been granted Spanish citizenship in September 2013. He determined his debut for his adopted society in March 2014, and represented them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.