Domestic-league season · Pacos Ferreira.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Segunda Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 598 | 7 |
| Segunda Ligaat Torreense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.3 |
Following his move to Pacos Ferreira, Costa's current-season form is up 38% on last season (Season 8→11), while his Rating eased 52→44. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Pacos Ferreira · 17th | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Torreense · 5th | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6.45 | 52 | 8 |
| 2023/24 | Torreense · 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 2 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
David Costa is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Pacos Ferreira, rated 44.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 27th of 106 in the Segunda Liga and 1588th of 2861 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 workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 20 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 8 → 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 28.6 reflects that trajectory.
Costa is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
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.
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.
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 (~30), then tapers with age. At 22, Costa sits on 28.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Costa's projected Rating — 44.2 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
