Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pacos Ferreira.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 598 | 7 |
Scout report
David Costa is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Pacos Ferreira, rated 44.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 27th of 108 on scout potential in the Segunda Liga and 1442nd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.01 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 11 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 20 central midfielders in the Segunda Liga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.01 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 11). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 20% of the 20 central midfielders in the Segunda Liga. At 22 Costa is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.3 reflects that trajectory.
Costa is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Pacos Ferreira finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.29 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44.2, Costa carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Segunda Liga of 20 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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