David Costas

Costas's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→28), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Oviedo · 18th	2	0	0	7.75	37	28
2025/26	Oviedo · 20th	25	1	0	6.8	37	28
2024/25	Oviedo · 4th	31	1	1	6.94	43	29
2023/24	Oviedo · 6th	19	0	1	7.31	43	26
2022/23	Oviedo · 8th	22	1	1	7	50	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Spain · international

Side	Apps	G
Spain U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

David Costas is a 31-year-old central defender at Oviedo, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (60.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costas.

On the season, Costas graded 28 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 3.08 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 31 Costas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 13.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

37.1

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

27.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

60.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.08

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oviedo finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.08

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.043

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.043

Defensive actions / 903.08

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.13

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 31, Costas sits on 13.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Costas's projected Rating — 37.1 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 Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions27

Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

OviedoJul 2021 – nowFree

Celta Vigo(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

Almeria(on loan)Jan 2020 – Aug 2020

Celta Vigo(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jan 2020

Barcelona(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2018

Celta Vigo(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

Oviedo(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Celta Vigo(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2017

Mallorca(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jul 2016

Celta Vigountil Aug 2015

About David Costas

David Costas Cordal is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Oviedo, born on March 26, 1995 in Redondela, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Spain. Oviedo currently sit 18th of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, David Costas has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, averaging a 7.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 15, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Granada CF (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)

David Costas's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Oviedo face Albacete away in the Segunda División.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates David Costas at 37.1 with a Season form score of 27.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the La Liga and the Copa del Rey. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, David Costas has totalled 283 club appearances with 7 goals and 6 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 40 appearances for Oviedo.

David Costas's career has also included time at Celta Vigo, Almeria, Barcelona and Mallorca.

On the international stage, David Costas has represented Spain U19 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.