Danny da Costa

Costa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 25→25), while his Rating held around 32. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FSV Mainz 05 · 8th	3	0	0	6.7	32	25
2025/26	FSV Mainz 05 · 10th	34	2	3	6.82	32	25
2024/25	FSV Mainz 05 · 6th	25	0	1	6.86	39	32
2023/24	FSV Mainz 05 · 13th	19	0	1	6.72	36	13
2022/23	FSV Mainz 05 · 9th	23	0	2	6.56	46	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U21	4	1
Germany U19	5	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. da Costa is a 33-year-old central defender at FSV Mainz 05, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (88.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.

On the season, Costa graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.97 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 33 Costa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

32.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

88.1%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.97

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FSV Mainz 05 finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.97

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 88.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %88.1%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.067

Assists / 900.1

Goal contribution / 900.167

Defensive actions / 902.97

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.1

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~25), then tapers with age. At 33, Costa sits on 8.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Costa's projected Rating — 32.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles43

Interceptions30

Blocks16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 8 moves

FSV Mainz 05Jul 2022 – nowFree

Eintracht Frankfurt(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

FSV Mainz 05(on loan)Jan 2021 – Jul 2021

Eintracht FrankfurtJul 2017 – Jan 2021€ 1M

Bayer LeverkusenJul 2016 – Jul 2017€ 500K

FC Ingolstadt 04until Jul 2016

Bayer Leverkusen(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Jul 2016

FC Ingolstadt 04Jul 2014 – Jul 2014Free

FC Ingolstadt 04(on loan)Jul 2012 – Jul 2014

Bayer Leverkusenuntil Jul 2012

About D. da Costa

Danny Vieira da Costa is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for FSV Mainz 05, born on July 13, 1993 in Neuss, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Germany. FSV Mainz 05 currently sit 8th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, D. da Costa has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 127 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 3 rated games.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Eintracht Frankfurt (28 minutes, 5.87 rating)
September 6, 2026: 5-0 win away at Hamburger SV (9 minutes, 6.52 rating)
August 29, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs SC Paderborn 07 (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)

D. da Costa's next match is on September 19, 2026, when FSV Mainz 05 face Borussia Mönchengladbach away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. da Costa at 32.3 with a Season form score of 24.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the UEFA Europa League and the DFB Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, D. da Costa has totalled 312 club appearances with 6 goals and 23 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 34 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt.

D. da Costa's career has also included time at Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen and FC Ingolstadt 04.

On the international stage, D. da Costa has represented Germany U21 and Germany U19 — 9 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.