Diogo Costa

Diogo Costa
Costa with Portugal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Diogo Meireles da Costa
Date of birth (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999
Place of birth Rothrist, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Porto
Number 99
Youth career
2008–2009 AMCH Ringe
2009–2011 CB Póvoa Lanhoso
2011–2019 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Porto B 51 (0)
2019– Porto 135 (0)
International career
2014 Portugal U15 1 (0)
2014–2015 Portugal U16 4 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 14 (0)
2015 Portugal U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Portugal U19 19 (0)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 10 (0)
2018–2021 Portugal U21 16 (0)
2021– Portugal 35 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner2025 GermanyTeam
UEFA European U21 Championship
Runner-up2021 Hungary–Slovenia
UEFA European U19 Championship
Winner2018 Finland
Runner-up2017 Georgia
UEFA European U17 Championship
Winner2016 Azerbaijan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 17 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

Diogo Meireles da Costa ComM (European Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣu ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 19 September 1999) is a Portugese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Porto, which he captains. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Portugal national team. He is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

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 and being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2025.

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, representing Portugal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024. He won the UEFA Nations League in 2025.