Market value
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Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Cagliari Calcio
top club · 270 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#195
goals rank
#110
assists rank
29
season goals
85
season assists
Among 204 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€5.50m
peak value · 2010
€500k
top transfer fee · 07/08
6
best season · 04/05
5 / 0
int'l caps / goals
499Appearances
29Goals
85Assists
114Yellow cards
4Red cards
151Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Andrea Cossu |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1980-05-03 (46 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Cagliari, Italy |
| Citizenship |  Italy |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 170.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-08-08 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | no agent |
Aug 2018
Transfer: Cagliari → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Cagliari Calcio
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Olbia → Cagliari
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Olbia Calcio 1905
27 matches · 2 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2015
Transfer: Without Club → Olbia
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Olbia Calcio 1905 SSD
16 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Cagliari → Without Club
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Cagliari Calcio
24 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Cagliari Calcio
29 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Cagliari Calcio
25 matches · 0 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Cagliari Calcio
33 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
May 2011
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Cagliari Calcio
36 matches · 4 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari Primavera
35 matches · 3 G · 14 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Cagliari Calcio
34 matches · 1 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Cagliari Calcio, Hellas Verona
25 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Hellas Verona → Cagliari
07/08 · Transfer · €500k
Aug 2006
Transfer: Cagliari → Hellas Verona
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Hellas Verona Primavera, Hellas Verona
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Cagliari Calcio
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Hellas Verona → Cagliari
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Hellas Verona
36 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Hellas Verona
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Hellas Verona
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2002
Transfer: Sassari Torres → Hellas Verona
01/02 · Return from loan
Jan 2002
Transfer: Hellas Verona → Sassari Torres
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Polisportiva Sassari Torres
12 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2001
Transfer: Lumezzane → Hellas Verona
00/01 · Return from loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — AC Lumezzane
21 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Hellas Verona, AC Lumezzane
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 1999
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 1999
Transfer: Hellas Verona → Lumezzane
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — AC Lumezzane
13 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Olbia → Hellas Verona
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — Olbia Calcio
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
Transfer: Unknown → Olbia
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 121 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.21/90
Assists1 total · 0.21/90
G+A2 total · 0.41/90
Yellow cards5 total · 1.03/90
Minutes played by club
Hellas Verona
13.0%
AC Lumezzane
5.1%
Olbia Calcio
0.0%
Cagliari Calcio
62.8%
Olbia Calcio 1905
7.4%
Olbia Calcio 1905 SSD
4.4%
Cagliari Primavera
0.0%
Hellas Verona Primavera
0.0%
Polisportiva Sassari Torres
7.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellas Verona | 6 | 02/03 | 99/00 | 124 | 7 | 0 | 1,779 |
| AC Lumezzane | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 699 |
| Olbia Calcio | 1 | 96/97 | 96/97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagliari Calcio | 10 | 05/06 | 17/18 | 270 | 12 | 60 | 8,565 |
| Olbia Calcio 1905 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 1,010 |
| Olbia Calcio 1905 SSD | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 597 |
| Cagliari Primavera | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hellas Verona Primavera | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polisportiva Sassari Torres | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 983 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Playout Serie C | AC Lumezzane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Serie C1 - A | AC Lumezzane | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 437 |
| 98/99 | Playoff C1 | AC Lumezzane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Serie C1 - A | AC Lumezzane | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Serie C2 - A | Olbia Calcio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coppa Lega Pro | Olbia Calcio 1905 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Lega Pro A | Olbia Calcio 1905 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1,010 |
| 15/16 | Play-off Serie D | Olbia Calcio 1905 SSD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Serie D - G | Olbia Calcio 1905 SSD | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 597 |
| 14/15 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 22 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 798 |
| 13/14 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 24 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 32 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2,528 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 35 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 736 |
| 09/10 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Primavera A | Cagliari Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 33 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 859 |
| 08/09 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 33 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2,563 |
| 07/08 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1,081 |
| 07/08 | Serie C1 - A | Hellas Verona | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Primavera B | Hellas Verona Primavera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 33 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 284 |
| 03/04 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 28 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,495 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | Hellas Verona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Serie C1 - B | Polisportiva Sassari Torres | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 983 |
| 00/01 | Serie C1 - A | AC Lumezzane | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 262 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Unknown | Olbia | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | Olbia | Hellas Verona | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Hellas Verona | Lumezzane | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | Lumezzane | Hellas Verona | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Hellas Verona | Sassari Torres | Loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | Sassari Torres | Hellas Verona | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Hellas Verona | Cagliari | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-01 | Cagliari | Hellas Verona | Transfer | 1200000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Hellas Verona | Cagliari | Transfer | 1200000 | €500k |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Cagliari | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-12-03 | Without Club | Olbia | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Olbia | Cagliari | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-08 | Cagliari | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | unknown injury | 1999-04-19 | 1999-05-31 | 43 | 6 |
| 10/11 | muscular problems | 2011-05-17 | 2011-05-25 | 9 | 2 |
| 11/12 | unknown injury | 2011-11-08 | 2011-11-26 | 19 | 5 |
| 11/12 | unknown injury | 2012-02-20 | 2012-03-04 | 14 | 3 |
| 12/13 | Adductor injury | 2012-09-20 | 2012-10-28 | 39 | 12 |
| 12/13 | muscular problems | 2012-11-26 | 2012-12-02 | 7 | 2 |
| 12/13 | Muscle fatigue | 2013-04-16 | 2013-05-06 | 21 | 3 |
| 13/14 | Broken toe | 2013-08-15 | 2013-09-01 | 18 | 4 |
| 13/14 | Adductor pain | 2013-09-24 | 2013-10-19 | 26 | 7 |
| 14/15 | Foot injury | 2015-01-10 | 2015-02-12 | 34 | 6 |
| 17/18 | muscular problems | 2017-10-01 | 2017-11-15 | 46 | 6 |
Current€100k
Peak€5.50m
Low—
Δ since start+€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #23243 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21746 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3376 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radja Nainggolan | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nenê | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Víctor Ibarbo | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Albin Ekdal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeda | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Federico Marchetti | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquín Larrivey | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Serie B | Hellas Verona | 6 | 33 |
| 00/01 | Serie C1 - A | AC Lumezzane | 4 | 21 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 4 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 14 | 33 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 11 | 35 |
| 08/09 | Serie A | Cagliari Calcio | 11 | 33 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | Sassari Torres | Hellas Verona | Return from loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Hellas Verona | Sassari Torres | Loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | Lumezzane | Hellas Verona | Return from loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Hellas Verona | Lumezzane | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Andrea Cossu's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 38% |
| Juventus | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 13% |
| ACF Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 25% |
| US Palermo | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 38% |
| Inter | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 25% |
| AC Cesena | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 50% |
| Sampdoria | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 13% |
| Sassuolo Calcio | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 38% |
| Genoa CFC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 13% |
| Torino FC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 13% |
| SSC Napoli | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 13% |
| Lazio Roma | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 11 | 437 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 98/99 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 27 | 1,010 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 15/16 | 16 | 597 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 14/15 | 24 | 798 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 13/14 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 33 | 2,528 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 10/11 | 36 | 736 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 09/10 | 35 | 859 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1.26 |
| 08/09 | 34 | 2,563 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 07/08 | 25 | 1,081 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 06/07 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 36 | 284 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.17 |
| 03/04 | 29 | 1,495 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 02/03 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | 12 | 983 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 00/01 | 21 | 262 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.03 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
257 apps
12 G
59 A
Serie C1 - A
76 apps
7 G
16 A
Serie B
111 apps
7 G
0 A
Serie D - G
14 apps
2 G
5 A
Serie C1 - B
12 apps
1 G
4 A
Italy Cup
17 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Andrea Cossu?
Andrea Cossu is an Italy professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.
How old is Andrea Cossu?
Andrea Cossu is 46 years old. He was born on May 3, 1980 in Cagliari.
What position does Andrea Cossu play?
Andrea Cossu plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Andrea Cossu play for?
Andrea Cossu currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Andrea Cossu scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Andrea Cossu has scored 29 goals in 499 appearances.