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 team. He has been described by scholars as a talented striker whose primary attributes are his physicality, goalscoring and ability to keep possession. Costa has been criticised and penalized for several conflicts with opponents.
He embarked his occupation with Braga and Penafiel in Portugal, and was signed by Atletico Madrid in 2007. He was loaned 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, tallying 27 points as they won the league deed in 2014, and then met Chelsea for PS32 million. He orchestrated 21 destinations in his first season in England, acquiring the Premier League and League Cup.
Internationally, Costa represented twice for his native Brazil in 2013, but later declared his desire to represent Spain, having been granted Spanish citizenship in September 2013. He cleared his debut for his adopted commonwealth in March 2014, and represented them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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