Domestic-league season · FC Krasnodar.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2378 | 7.2 |
 Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.07 |
Costa's current-season form is down 11% on last season (Season 57→51), while his Rating held around 35. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 57).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Krasnodar · 2nd | 27 | 3 | 0 | 7.2 | 35 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | FC Krasnodar · 1st | 26 | 1 | 0 | 7.23 | 35 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | Sao Paulo · 11th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 64 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Sao Paulo · 9th | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.88 | 65 | 22 |
| 2021/22 | Sao Paulo · 13th | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 59 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | Sao Paulo · 4th | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6.96 | 68 | 22 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Diego Costa is a 26-year-old central defender at FC Krasnodar, rated 34.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 26th of 274 in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (97.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.86 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 51 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 11 clean sheets and 3.86 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 57 → 51). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 5% of the 48 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 26 Costa is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 34.5, Costa carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League (top 5%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 26, Costa sits on 10.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Costa's projected Rating — 34.5 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.
€7.5M total transfer fees · 1 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
