Danny da Costa

Costa's current-season form is down 22% on last season (Season 32→25), while his Rating eased 39→32. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2021/22	Eintracht Frankfurt · 11th	11	0	0	6.57	45	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 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 headFull-back

D. da Costa is a 33-year-old full-back at FSV Mainz 05, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 322 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. 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.

Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 2.97 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 47th of 53 of the 53 full-backs in the Bundesliga. 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

Current potential47th of 53 full-backs · Bundesliga Current season26th of 53 full-backs · Bundesliga 26th-best full-back in the Bundesliga 284th in the Bundesliga · potential 47th-highest potential full-back in the Bundesliga

32.3

Ratingi

47th of 53 full-backs

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 full-back.

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

With a Rating of 32.3, Costa carries the 47th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 53. 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

Shot conversion %40

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %62.5

Cards / 900.1

Foul involvement / 901.535

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 full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target5

Shots10

Passing

Assists3

Chances created16

Passes1,145

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles15

Dribble success62.5%

Duels won131

Duels won %57.5%

Fouls won24

Defending

Tackles43

Interceptions30

Blocks16

Fouls committed22

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 full-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 10th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, D. da Costa has made 34 appearances with 2 goals and 3 assists across 2,697 minutes, averaging a 6.63 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Bundesliga, the UEFA Europa Conference League and the DFB Pokal. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. da Costa plays, FSV Mainz 05's record this season is 17W-12D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.99 at home against 6.69 on the road.

Recent matches

May 16, 2026: 2-0 win away at 1. FC Heidenheim (45 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Union Berlin (16 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 3, 2026: 2-1 win away at FC St. Pauli (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 3-4 loss at home vs Bayern München (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Borussia Mönchengladbach (82 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 16, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Strasbourg (90 minutes, 5.5 rating)
April 12, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs SC Freiburg (83 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 9, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Strasbourg (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 2-1 win away at 1899 Hoffenheim (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 22, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Eintracht Frankfurt (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. da Costa at 32.3 with a Season form score of 24.7, ranking 284th of 322 full-backs in the Bundesliga. 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 16 recorded seasons, D. da Costa has totalled 309 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.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points