Diego da Silva Costa, born 7 October 1988, is a professional footballer who toy as a striker for English club Chelsea and the Spain national squad. 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 punished for several struggles with opponents.
He began his vocation 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 onslaught, orchestrating 27 points as they won the league entitlement in 2014, and then connected Chelsea for PS32 million. He composed 21 goals in his first season in England, prevailing the Premier League and League Cup.
Internationally, Costa played twice for his native Brazil in 2013, but subsequently declared his desire to represent Spain, having been granted Spanish citizenship in September 2013. He drew his debut for his adopted nation in March 2014, and represented them at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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