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Samú Costa

Top-tier performerMallorca · 25 yrs

Profile

Full nameSamuel de Almeida Costa
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age25
Date of birth27 Nov 2000
BirthplaceAveiro
Height183 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubMallorca
Central midfielder
34
Appearances
7
Goals
2
Assists
2705
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Mallorca.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Mallorca's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (injured doubtful, yellow cards). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
La Liga347227056.99
Copa del Rey2001036.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral midfielder

Samú Costa is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Mallorca, rated 79.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 66th of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (79.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.46 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 59 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 87 central midfielders in the La Liga, on 7 goals, 2 assists and 3.46 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 40 → 59). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 9% of the 87 central midfielders in the La Liga. At 25 Costa is in his prime years, and a market index of 64.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Costa missed 4 games through injury (injured doubtful, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Costa is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23
Current potentialTop 9% central midfielders · La LigaCurrent seasonTop 2% central midfielders · La Liga1st-best central midfielder in the La Liga66th in the La Liga · potential7th-highest potential central midfielder in the La Liga
79.3
Ratingi
7th of 87 central midfielders
58.5
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
79.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.46
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Mallorca finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3.46
Def. / 90
65
Tackles
26
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) 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 7 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 79.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.3 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 79.3, Costa carries the 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the La Liga (top 9%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Mallorca finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7
Shots on target16
Shots31

Passing

Assists2
Chances created17
Passes1,268
Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles14
Dribble success28.6%
Duels won217
Duels won %51.5%
Fouls won68

Defending

Tackles65
Interceptions26
Blocks13
Fouls committed64

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11
Red cards0