Samú Costa

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Almeida and the second or paternal family name is Costa.

Samuel "Samú" de Almeida Costa (born 27 November 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Mallorca and the Portugal national team.

Samú Costa

Personal information
Full name	Samuel de Almeida Costa[1]
Date of birth	(2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Aveiro, Portugal
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mallorca
Number	12
Youth career
2008–2013	Beira-Mar
2013–2015	Gafanha
2015–2016	Palmeiras Braga
2016–2019	Braga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Braga B	12	(1)
2020–2021	Braga	1	(0)
2020–2021	→ Almería (loan)	35	(2)
2021–2023	Almería	70	(1)
2023–	Mallorca	66	(1)
International career‡
2019	Portugal U19	6	(0)
2019	Portugal U20	6	(1)
2022–2023	Portugal U21	7	(1)
2024–	Portugal	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runner-up Armenia 2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2024

Club career

Braga

Born in Aveiro, Costa represented Beira-Mar, Gafanha, Palmeiras FC de Braga and Braga as a youth. He made his Campeonato de Portugal debut for the latter's B-team on 2 November 2019 in a game against Bragança.^[3]

On 25 July 2020, Costa played his first match for Braga, coming on as a substitute for Pedro Amador in the 46th minute in a match against Porto.^[4]

Almería

On 10 September 2020, Costa was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for the 2020–21 season.^[5] He made his debut abroad seventeen days later, starting in a 2–0 away win over CD Lugo.

Costa scored his first professional goal on 24 January 2021, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. On 11 June, after being regularly used, he was bought outright and signed a five-year contract.^[6]

Costa helped the Andalusians in their promotion to La Liga as champions, and made his top tier debut on 14 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 home loss to Real Madrid. On 23 September, he further extended his link until 2029.^[7]

Mallorca

On 10 August 2023, Costa agreed to a five-year contract with RCD Mallorca also in the Spanish first division.^[8]

International career

On 12 October 2024, Costa debuted for Portugal national football team in a 2–1 victory against Poland during a UEFA Nations League match, coming as a substitute for Bernardo Silva.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braga B	2019–20	Campeonato de Portugal	12	1	—		—		—		—		12	1
Braga	2019–20	Primeira Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Almería (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	35	2	3	0	—		—		2[a]	0	40	2
Almería	2021–22	Segunda División	38	0	2	0	—		—		—		40	0
	2022–23	La Liga	32	1	1	0	—		—		—		33	1
	Total		105	3	6	0	—		—		2	0	113	3
Mallorca	2023–24	La Liga	34	1	5	0	—		—		—		39	1
	2024–25	La Liga	12	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	Total		46	1	5	0	—		—		0	0	51	1
Career total			164	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	177	5

1. Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs