David Costas

Costas's current-season form is down 46% on last season (Season 28→15), while his Rating eased 37→23. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Oviedo · 9th	4	0	0	5.88	37	15
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 23.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.51 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 15 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.511 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 31 Costas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.7 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

23.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.9%

Minutes

limited game time

3.51

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Oviedo finished 9th of 22 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.51

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 4 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 14.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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 23.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.51 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 %14.9%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.511

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %86

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.915

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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 31, Costas sits on 4.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Costas's projected Rating — 23.4 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.

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 9th of 22 in the Segunda División.

This season

In the current season, David Costas has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 282 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 November 2, 2026, when Oviedo face Las Palmas at home in the Segunda División.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates David Costas at 23.4 with a Season form score of 14.8. 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 285 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.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Oviedo finished 9th of 22 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points