| David Costa | |
| Fullname: | David Pereira da Costa |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Almada, Portugal |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Lens |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Lens |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Lens II |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | Lens |
| Caps2: | 97 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Portugal U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Portugal U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | Portugal U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 02:16, 11 November 2023 (UTC) |
David Pereira da Costa (born 5 January 2001) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Born in Portugal as one of six children, Costa moved to France at the age of 9.[1]
On 10 January 2019, Costa signed his first professional contract with Lens.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Saint-Étienne on 3 October 2020.[3] He scored his first goal on 3 March 2021 against Saint-Étienne.
On 23 June 2021, Costa extended his contract with Lens to 2024.[4]
Born in Portugal, Costa is of Cape Verdean descent.[5] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[6]
| Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lens II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Lens | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 97 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 110 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 119 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 132 | 11 | |||