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Diogo Costa

Key starterFC Porto · 27 yrsStarter
63.5
8.7%
Ratingi
87.9
±0%
Seasoni
37.1
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDiogo Meireles da Costa
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityPortugal
Age27
Date of birth19 Sept 1999
BirthplaceSanto Tirso
Height186 cm
Shirt number#99
ClubFC Porto
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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8
Appearances
4
Clean sheets
50%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
720
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Porto.

Scout report

Key starterGoalkeeper

Diogo Costa is a 27-year-old goalkeeper at FC Porto, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 33 appearances, a Season grade of 88, top 4% of Primeira Liga goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 58.4, ranking 20th of 125 in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (95% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.

Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 88 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 24 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga, on 20 clean sheets across 33 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 88 → 88). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, top 21% of the 24 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga. At 27 Costa is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Costa is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/22
Current potentialTop 21% goalkeepers · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 5% goalkeepers · Primeira Liga1st-best goalkeeper in the Primeira Liga20th in the Primeira Liga · potential5th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Primeira Liga
58.4
Ratingi
5th of 24 goalkeepers
87.9
Seasoni
elite — among the best in the position
95%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Porto finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

33
Apps
20
Clean sheets
61%
CS rate
95%
Minutes

20 clean sheets in 33 appearances (61% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 95% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 58.4, Costa carries the 5th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga (top 21%). A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0