Diogo Costa

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Diogo Meireles da Costa (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 19 September 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Porto, which he captains, and the Portugal national team.
Coming through Porto's youth system, Costa won the UEFA Youth League in 2019. He was promoted from the reserve side to the first-team in 2019, winning a domestic double of the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal in his first season. He broke into the starting line-up in 2021, aged 22, helping Porto to a second domestic double. After Pepe's retirement in July 2024, he took up the role of captain, guiding Porto to another league title in 2025–26. In total with Porto, Costa has won three Primeira Liga titles, four Taças de Portugal, one Taça da Liga, and holds the league record for most clean sheets in a single season, with 21 in the 2025–26 campaign.
Costa represented Portugal at various youth levels, being part of the under-17 team that won the 2016 European Championship, the under-19 team that won the 2018 European Championship and the under-21 team that finished as runners-up at the 2021 European Championship. He made his senior international debut in 2021, and subsequently became first-choice goalkeeper, replacing Portugal's long-term option Rui Patrício. Over the following years, he represented Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup. He also won the UEFA Nations League in 2025.