based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Başakşehir.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Cupat Cape Verde Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 6.63 |
Scout report
Nuno da Costa is a 35-year-old winger at Başakşehir, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 1 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 57% of Süper Lig wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.1, ranking 83rd of 90 in the Süper Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (30.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.
Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 7 of the 7 wingers in the Süper Lig, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 26 appearances (0.387 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 7th of 7 of the 7 wingers in the Süper Lig. At 35 Costa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Başakşehir finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side
3 goals in 26 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 30.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 11.1, Costa carries the 7th-highest potential of the wingers in the Süper Lig of 7. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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