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

Samú Costa
Personal information
Full name Samuel de Almeida Costa[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Aveiro, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position 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 79 (3)
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 File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up Armenia 2019
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2024

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.

Club career

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Braga

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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

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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

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

International career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 16 December 2025[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 32 0 0 0 — — 1[b] 0 33 0
2025–26 La Liga 13 2 1 0 — — — 14 2
Total 79 3 6 0 — — 1 0 86 3
Career total 197 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 212 7
  1. ^ Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

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As of match played 15 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  • Samú Costa national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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