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Player of the Week - Diego Costa

Player of the Week - Diego Costa

A New Attack

Chelsea's biggest signing of the summer so far is Spanish international, Diego Costa, who has signed for a reported transfer fee of £32 million. Costa has joined The Blues from Atletico Madrid, in Spain, after helping the Madrid team to their first League title in nearly 20 years. Costa will be part of a new-look attack for Chelsea this season. Costa will be joined by Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, who, after 2 years away, has moved back to Stamford Bridge from Turkish club, Galatasaray. Costa and Drogba will battle with World Cup winners Fernando Torres and André Schürrle for a place in Chelsea’s starting line up. Two strikers who won’t be lining up for Chelsea this season are Demba Ba, who has signed for Turkish club, Beskitas and Samuel Eto'o, who has also left the club.

What do we know about Costa?

Diego Costa celebrates with new Chelsea teammate, Cesc FabregasDiego da Silva Costa was born in October 1988, and is from a small city called Lagarto in the North East of Brazil. Costa didn't play for a major club as a youth player, and played street football until he was 16 years old. His first major club was Braga in Portugal, which he signed for in 2006. After less than a season with Braga, and a handful of games on-loan for Penafiel in the Portuguese second division, Atletico Madrid bought Costa. He continued at Braga until the end of the 2006/07 season, and was then loaned to Celta Vigo and Albacete in the Spanish second division. In two years with Atletico, Costa didn't make one appearance and in the summer of 2009 was sold to Valladolid. After one season with Valladolid, Atletico bought Costa again. This time Costa was much more successful, and scored 43 goals in only 94 appearances between 2010 and 2014. Costa scores against ChelseaDuring his time with Atletico, Costa won the Spanish League title, the Spanish Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (twice) and won a runners-up medal in the Champions League. In July 2014, Costa was signed by Chelsea.

"It was an easy decision for me to make. We have some of the best players in the world, the best manager in the world and it’s a club with great history"  Diego Costa

Has Costa played against Chelsea before?

Costa helped Atletico Madrid win La LigaStamford Bridge, Chelsea's stadium, will not be totally unfamiliar to Costa because he has played there before. In April 2014, Costa scored the second goal in a 3-1 win for Atletico Madrid, which sent the Spanish side into the Champions League final against Real Madrid. Costa was also on the substitutes' bench when Atletico Madrid beat Chelsea 4-1 in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea fans will be hoping that Costa can score plenty of goals now that he's in a Chelsea shirt.

"The Premier League is difficult and he knows that, he is ready. I don’t think it will be difficult for him to succeed." Jose Mourinho

Which country does Costa play for?

Costa in World Cup action against Aston Villa's Ron VlaarThis is a difficult one. Costa made his international debut for Brazil, the country of his birth, in March 2013 in a 2-2 draw against Italy. In the summer of 2013, Costa was given Spanish nationality and he was called up to the Spanish national team. Because Costa had only played in friendly matches for Brazil, he was still eligible to play for a different national team. Costa had a difficult decision to make. In October 2013, he decided to play for Spain and made his debut the following March. Costa made two appearances, for Spain, at the World Cup in Brazil, but unfortunately Spain didn't perform well and they exited at the group stage. 

What do we think?

Costa has been brought into the Chelsea team for one thing. To score goals! Only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo scored more goals than Costa in La Liga last season, so expect him to be among the top goalscorers in the Premier League this season. He also has a big physical presence and will hold the ball up well for other forward players like Schurrle, Oscar and Hazard to get involved in Chelsea attacks. Will he be the top scorer in the Premier League this season? What do you think?

Diego Costa in pre-season action for Chelsea, Getty.

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Did you know......?

  • Diego Costa scored on his Chelsea debut against Slovenian team, Olimpija Ljubljana.
  • Chelsea have also signed Costa's Atletico teammate, Filipe Luis.
  • Costa will join 4 other Brazilians at Chelsea: Ramires, Oscar, Willian and new signing Filipe Luis.
  • There were 7 Brazilian born players playing for different national teams at Brazil 2014.
  • Costa hasn't scored an international goal for Spain or Brazil.
Costa was Atletico Madrid's top scorer last season, Getty.

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What do you think?

How many goals will Costa score for Chelsea?Is Diego Costa a good signing for Chelsea?

Do you think he will score a lot of goals?

Is Costa the best Premier League signing of the summer?

Will he be Chelsea's top scorer this season?

 

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hsn's picture
hsn
02/01/2023
TR
5557
points

Sentence
A new-look vision in the market for this product is needed. It has to be be joined by a new image.


hsn's picture
hsn
02/01/2023 16:48
Turkey
Tottenham Hotspur
5557

Sentence
A new-look vision in the market for this product is needed. It has to be be joined by a new image.

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Gabriel Amaral
07/06/2021
BR
1512
points

Costa was a good signing for Chelsea dispite he had severous competitor for starting eleven positions. He scored 59 goals in 120 games and helped Chelsea reach two Premier league titles, proving himself one of the best signings for the club at the time.


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Gabriel Amaral
07/06/2021 23:36
Brazil
Arsenal
1512

Costa was a good signing for Chelsea dispite he had severous competitor for starting eleven positions. He scored 59 goals in 120 games and helped Chelsea reach two Premier league titles, proving himself one of the best signings for the club at the time.

Zain91
11/02/2021
SY
114
points

Costa was by far the most influential striker to sign for Chelsea right after Drogba.


Zain91
11/02/2021 10:42
Syria
Chelsea
114

Costa was by far the most influential striker to sign for Chelsea right after Drogba.

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mobeckham
20/06/2020
TR
6536
points

Diego Costa was a very good signing for Chelsea and he had scored lots of goals already.


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mobeckham
20/06/2020 21:16
Turkey
Manchester United
6536

Diego Costa was a very good signing for Chelsea and he had scored lots of goals already.

kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
09/06/2016
GH
4779
points

He wasn't the top scorer for Chelsea


kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
09/06/2016 07:29
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

He wasn't the top scorer for Chelsea

kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
09/06/2016
GH
4779
points

No he isn't the best signing in the epl


kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
09/06/2016 07:27
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

No he isn't the best signing in the epl

kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
09/06/2016
GH
4779
points

He couldn't score a lot of goals


kwesimanifest's picture
kwesimanifest
09/06/2016 07:27
Ghana
Manchester United
4779

He couldn't score a lot of goals

HakanUslu1881's picture
HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016
TR
1761
points

yes he will.


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HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016 03:44
Turkey
Leicester City
1761

yes he will.

HakanUslu1881's picture
HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016
TR
1761
points

he is one of them.


HakanUslu1881's picture
HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016 03:43
Turkey
Leicester City
1761

he is one of them.

HakanUslu1881's picture
HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016
TR
1761
points

Yes I believe he will score lots of goals.


HakanUslu1881's picture
HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016 03:43
Turkey
Leicester City
1761

Yes I believe he will score lots of goals.

HakanUslu1881's picture
HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016
TR
1761
points

Yes exactly.


HakanUslu1881's picture
HakanUslu1881
23/03/2016 03:43
Turkey
Leicester City
1761

Yes exactly.

assemjuve's picture
assemjuve
23/02/2016
PS
3705
points

Yes he will.


assemjuve's picture
assemjuve
23/02/2016 16:57
Palestinian Territory
Liverpool
3705

Yes he will.

assemjuve's picture
assemjuve
23/02/2016
PS
3705
points

Yes he will.


assemjuve's picture
assemjuve
23/02/2016 16:57
Palestinian Territory
Liverpool
3705

Yes he will.

assemjuve's picture
assemjuve
23/02/2016
PS
3705
points

yes he is.


assemjuve's picture
assemjuve
23/02/2016 16:56
Palestinian Territory
Liverpool
3705

yes he is.

MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
03/12/2015
RW
2320
points

He's not good this season, he'll score less than 15 goals. That's my prediction


MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
03/12/2015 04:47
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

He's not good this season, he'll score less than 15 goals. That's my prediction

nikosonris
07/12/2015
UA
2453
points

If he keeps on behaving like he does now, he won't score event 10(


nikosonris
07/12/2015 10:13
Ukraine
Arsenal
2453

If he keeps on behaving like he does now, he won't score event 10(

aragorn1986's picture
aragorn1986
28/11/2015
ME
3557
points

Costa is an amazing player but I have to notice he's not playing on the same level as in Atletico Madrid.


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aragorn1986
28/11/2015 20:21
Montenegro
Arsenal
3557

Costa is an amazing player but I have to notice he's not playing on the same level as in Atletico Madrid.

nikosonris
04/12/2015
UA
2453
points

I haven't seen much of Diego's playing for Atletico Madrid. Aragorn1986 do you happen to know whether he had any problems with his discipline over there before joining the Blues?


nikosonris
04/12/2015 17:06
Ukraine
Arsenal
2453

I haven't seen much of Diego's playing for Atletico Madrid. Aragorn1986 do you happen to know whether he had any problems with his discipline over there before joining the Blues?

nikosonris
17/11/2015
UA
2453
points

I would describe him as a player with a good goal-scoring instinct, but demonstrating a little punchy and provocative style of playing.


nikosonris
17/11/2015 13:29
Ukraine
Arsenal
2453

I would describe him as a player with a good goal-scoring instinct, but demonstrating a little punchy and provocative style of playing.

MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
03/12/2015
RW
2320
points

Punchy is new word to me


MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
03/12/2015 04:49
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

Punchy is new word to me

aragorn1986's picture
aragorn1986
02/11/2015
ME
3557
points

He might be the best scorer in Chelsea.


aragorn1986's picture
aragorn1986
02/11/2015 19:25
Montenegro
Arsenal
3557

He might be the best scorer in Chelsea.

almirpereira's picture
almirpereira
26/10/2015
BR
1339
points

vERY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!


almirpereira's picture
almirpereira
26/10/2015 16:46
Brazil
Chelsea
1339

vERY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

raulito's picture
raulito
30/07/2014
PE
0
points

I don't know if he is gonna be the top scorer but It's out of the question that he will have great performances.I don't know how far chelsea can get in the champions league or in the premier but this squad is much better than the previous one


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raulito
30/07/2014 19:12
Peru
Chelsea
0

I don't know if he is gonna be the top scorer but It's out of the question that he will have great performances.I don't know how far chelsea can get in the champions league or in the premier but this squad is much better than the previous one

MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
03/12/2015
RW
2320
points

His first season was fantastic to him


MUGEMANYI's picture
MUGEMANYI
03/12/2015 04:47
Rwanda
Arsenal
2320

His first season was fantastic to him

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