David Costas Cordal (born 26 March 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

Club career

Celta

Born in

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, Galicia, Costas played youth football with hometown's

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

. On 25 August 2013, only two months after finishing his junior career and without having appeared for the reserves, the 18-year-old made his first-team – and

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– debut for the main squad, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 77th minute of a 2–1 away win against

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

. On 31 August 2015, Costas renewed his contract until 2019, being immediately loaned out to

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

. On 14 January 2017, he joined fellow second division club

also on loan. He scored his first goal as a professional on 5 February, in the 2–1 home victory over Mallorca which was also his first appearance. Costas agreed to an extension until 2020 on 31 August 2017, and was then loaned to

FC Barcelona Atlètic Futbol Club Barcelona Atlètic, commonly referred to as Barça Atlètic or Barça B, is a football team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in Primera Federación – Group 2, the third tier of the Spanish football league system ...

for one year. He played his first competitive match with the latter's

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on 29 November, replacing

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early into the second half of a 5–0 home defeat of Real Murcia for that season's

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. On 25 January 2020, Costas moved to UD Almería on loan for the remainder of the second-tier campaign. He returned to Celta for

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, but did not play a single minute during the season.

Oviedo

Costas returned to Oviedo on 12 July 2021, on a three-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

Barcelona *

: 2017–18

References

External links

FC Barcelona official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Costas, David 1995 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Vigo Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players RC Celta Fortuna players RC Celta de Vigo players RCD Mallorca players Real Oviedo players FC Barcelona Atlètic players FC Barcelona players UD Almería players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers