Diego Costa is a Spanish professional footballer born on 7th October 1988 in Lagarto, Brazil. Costa currently plays as a striker for Atlético Mineiro. As a kid, he played a lot of street football but did not know he could become a professional footballer in the future. It was until he moved to Sao Paulo at the age of 16 that he realized he could become a footballer. In São Paulo, he joined Barcelona Ibiuna and became one of the best players at the club.
In 2006, he joined Portugal’s Braga, where he officially started his professional career. He signed for a few clubs before finally landing at La Liga giants Atletico Madrid in 2010. He made 94 appearances for the Spanish club and scored 43 goals. In 2014, he joined Premier League club Chelsea, where he played until 2018 when he rejoined Atletico Madrid. He joined the Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro in 2021. On the international front, he played for Brazil at some point before switching to the Spanish national team.
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