Diego da Silva Costa, born 7 October 1988, is a professional footballer who represents as a striker for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team. He has been described by pundits as a talented striker whose main attributes are his physicality, goalscoring and ability to keep possession. Costa has been criticised and penalized for various struggles with opponents.
He embarked his career with Braga and Penafiel in Portugal, and signed off 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 key role in their attack, orchestrating 27 objectives as they won the league title in 2014, and then joined Chelsea for PS32 million. He composed 21 points in his first season in England, triumphing the Premier League and League Cup.
Internationally, Costa dallied twice for his native Brazil in 2013, but later said 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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