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Danny da Costa

Danny da Costa

Defender - Centre-Back  at 1.FSV Mainz 05
Age32
CitizenshipGermany Angola
Height1.87 m
Footright
BornJuly 13, 1993
at 1.FSV Mainz 05 1,423 days · joined 2022-07-01
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €1.50m
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Eintracht Frankfurt
top club · 129 apps

Career highs

€15.00m
peak value · 2019
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 17/18
4
best season · 18/19
36 / 2
int'l caps / goals
408Appearances
13Goals
39Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
86Full matches (90′)
Full nameDanny da Costa
Name in home countryDanny Vieira da Costa
Date of birth1993-07-13 (32 yrs)
Place of birthNeuss, Germany
CitizenshipGermany Angola
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height187.00 m
Current club1.FSV Mainz 05
Joined2022-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentSports360 GmbH
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
25/26 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
25 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → 1.FSV Mainz 05
22/23 · Transfer
May 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Eintracht Frankfurt
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → E. Frankfurt
20/21 · Return from loan
Jan 2021
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → 1.FSV Mainz 05
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Eintracht Frankfurt, 1.FSV Mainz 05
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Eintracht Frankfurt
37 matches · 4 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Eintracht Frankfurt
50 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Eintracht Frankfurt
21 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: B. Leverkusen → E. Frankfurt
17/18 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: FC Ingolstadt → B. Leverkusen
16/17 · Transfer · €500k
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Ingolstadt 04, FC Ingolstadt 04 II
23 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Ingolstadt 04
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: B. Leverkusen → FC Ingolstadt
14/15 · Transfer
Jun 2014
Transfer: FC Ingolstadt → B. Leverkusen
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Ingolstadt 04
30 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: B. Leverkusen → FC Ingolstadt
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Ingolstadt 04
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer 04 Leverkusen II, Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Leverkusen U19 → B. Leverkusen
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19
28 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Leverkusen U17 → Leverkusen U19
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17
22 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Leverkusen Yth. → Leverkusen U17
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: W. Mülheim Yth. → Leverkusen Yth.
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €15.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
7,722 min
Minutes played by club
1.FSV Mainz 05 0.0%
Eintracht Frankfurt 75.7%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.0%
FC Ingolstadt 04 0.0%
FC Ingolstadt 04 II 0.0%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 0.0%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 13.8%
Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 10.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
1.FSV Mainz 05 5 20/21 25/26 92 0 5 0
Eintracht Frankfurt 5 17/18 21/22 129 9 20 5,843
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 10/11 16/17 13 0 3 0
FC Ingolstadt 04 4 12/13 15/16 92 0 8 0
FC Ingolstadt 04 II 1 15/16 15/16 2 0 0 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 1 11/12 11/12 2 0 0 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 2 10/11 11/12 30 2 1 1,066
Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 2 08/09 09/10 48 2 2 813

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€3.8M7€7.5M11€11.3M14€15M08/09 — 1 assists108/0909/10 — 2 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17)09/10 — 1 assists309/1010/11 — 2 goals (Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19)10/11 — 2 assists410/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 2 assists213/1414/15 — 1 assists114/1515/16 — 4 assists415/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 1 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)17/18 — 5 assists617/1818/19 — 4 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)18/19 — 5 assists918/1919/20 — 4 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)19/20 — 10 assists1419/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/2222/23 — 2 assists222/2323/24 — 1 assists123/2424/25 — 1 assists124/2525/2611/12 — €350K12/13 — €1M13/14 — €1.3M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €1M16/17 — €1.8M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €8M19/20 — €15M20/21 — €10M21/22 — €6M22/23 — €2.3M23/24 — €1.8M24/25 — €1.2M25/26 — €1.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

08/09: 1108/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 101019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 1 0 0
25/26 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 UECL Qualifiers 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 25 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 19 0 1 1 0 0
23/24 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 23 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 11 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 6 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 16 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 19 1 5 0 0 1,388
19/20 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 4 1 0 0 0 127
19/20 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 9 1 1 0 0 538
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Eintracht Frankfurt 5 1 4 0 0 444
18/19 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 34 2 4 1 0 1,518
18/19 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 DFL-Supercup Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 14 2 1 0 0 629
17/18 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 17 1 3 1 0 1,199
17/18 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 4 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga FC Ingolstadt 04 20 0 4 4 0 0
15/16 DFB-Pokal FC Ingolstadt 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Regionalliga Bayern FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 2. Bundesliga FC Ingolstadt 04 12 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal FC Ingolstadt 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 2. Bundesliga FC Ingolstadt 04 27 0 1 3 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal FC Ingolstadt 04 3 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 2. Bundesliga FC Ingolstadt 04 27 0 1 2 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal FC Ingolstadt 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Champions League Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 RL West Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 U19-Bundesliga West Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 4 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 U19-BL Finals Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 U19-Bundesliga West Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 24 2 1 0 0 1,066
09/10 U17-BL Finals Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 U17-Bundesliga West Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 19 2 1 0 0 813
08/09 U17-Bundesliga West Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 26 0 1 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 W. Mülheim Yth. Leverkusen Yth. Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Leverkusen Yth. Leverkusen U17 Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Leverkusen U17 Leverkusen U19 Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Leverkusen U19 B. Leverkusen Transfer 200000
12/13 2012-07-03 B. Leverkusen FC Ingolstadt Loan 1000000
13/14 2014-06-30 FC Ingolstadt B. Leverkusen Return from loan 1000000
14/15 2014-07-01 B. Leverkusen FC Ingolstadt Transfer 1000000
16/17 2016-07-01 FC Ingolstadt B. Leverkusen Transfer 1000000 €500k
17/18 2017-07-01 B. Leverkusen E. Frankfurt Transfer 1000000 €1.00m
20/21 2021-01-22 E. Frankfurt 1.FSV Mainz 05 Loan 7000000
20/21 2021-06-30 1.FSV Mainz 05 E. Frankfurt Return from loan 6000000
22/23 2022-07-01 E. Frankfurt 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 2300000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Tendon tear 2017-09-11 2017-11-09 60 9
17/18 Fitness 2017-11-09 2017-12-18 40 6
18/19 muscular problems 2018-10-25 2018-10-29 5 2
19/20 muscular problems 2019-09-26 2019-10-03 8 2
19/20 Toe injury 2020-02-20 2020-02-27 8 2
19/20 Quarantine 2020-03-19 2020-04-02 15 0
21/22 Corona virus 2022-01-06 2022-01-20 15 2
21/22 Pubic bone irritation 2022-03-03 2022-03-31 29 5
21/22 Pubic bone irritation 2022-05-12 2022-05-16 5 1
22/23 Pubic bone irritation 2022-07-14 2022-09-05 54 6
22/23 Ill 2022-10-27 2022-10-31 5 1
23/24 influenza 2024-02-20 2024-02-27 8 1
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-03-15 2024-04-15 32 4
24/25 Groin injury 2024-12-08 2024-12-18 11 2
24/25 Muscle strain 2025-05-05 2025-05-09 5 0
Current€1.50m
Peak€15.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+€1.15m
€100k€3.83m€7.55m€11.28m€15.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #17662 11 1 former national player
Team #9067 #8 6 0 former national player
Team #5710 10 0 former national player
Team #5709 4 0 former national player
Team #3817 #5 5 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Filip Kostić 2 2 0
Kevin Trapp 2 0 0
Mijat Gacinovic 2 1 0
Marvin Matip 1 0 0
Kolja Pusch 2 0 0
Pascal Groß 1 0 0
Roger Bernardo 1 0 0
Evan Ndicka 2 1 0
Martin Hinteregger 1 0 0
Erik Zenga 2 0 0
Luca Dürholtz 2 0 0
André Mandt 2 0 0
Luka Jović 2 3 0
Moritz Hartmann 1 0 0
Sébastien Haller 2 3 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
18/19 Europa League Eintracht Frankfurt 2 14
09/10 U17-Bundesliga West Bayer 04 Leverkusen U17 2 19
10/11 U19-Bundesliga West Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19 2 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 5 19
15/16 Bundesliga FC Ingolstadt 04 4 20
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Eintracht Frankfurt 4 5

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-06-30 1.FSV Mainz 05 E. Frankfurt Return from loan €6.00m
20/21 2021-01-22 E. Frankfurt 1.FSV Mainz 05 Loan €7.00m
13/14 2014-06-30 FC Ingolstadt B. Leverkusen Return from loan €1.00m
12/13 2012-07-03 B. Leverkusen FC Ingolstadt Loan €1.00m

Teams faced most often by Danny da Costa's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bayern München 9 1 1 7 12 26 -14 11%
Werder Bremen 9 3 4 2 14 10 +4 33%
Borussia Dortmund 8 1 3 4 10 18 -8 13%
SC Freiburg 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 25%
FC Schalke 04 8 3 2 3 10 8 +2 38%
1899 Hoffenheim 8 4 2 2 10 11 -1 50%
VfL Wolfsburg 8 3 2 3 11 10 +1 38%
Bor. Mönchengladbach 8 3 1 4 12 12 0 38%
Bayer Leverkusen 8 2 0 6 8 21 -13 25%
1. FSV Mainz 05 8 2 2 4 9 13 -4 25%
RB Leipzig 7 3 2 2 10 7 +3 43%
FC Augsburg 6 2 0 4 11 11 0 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 5 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 21 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 14 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 23 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 50 2,147 1 0 0 0.04
17/18 21 1,199 1 0 0 0.08
15/16 23 0 4 0 0 0
13/14 30 0 4 1 0 0
12/13 28 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 22 813 1 0 0 0.11
08/09 26 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
201 apps
4 G
23 A
Europa League
27 apps
3 G
3 A
U17-Bundesliga West
45 apps
2 G
2 A
U19-Bundesliga West
28 apps
2 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
5 apps
1 G
4 A
DFB-Pokal
22 apps
1 G
3 A
2. Bundesliga
66 apps
0 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Danny da Costa

Who is Danny da Costa?

Danny da Costa is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 1.FSV Mainz 05.

How old is Danny da Costa?

Danny da Costa is 32 years old. He was born on July 13, 1993 in Neuss.

What position does Danny da Costa play?

Danny da Costa plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Danny da Costa play for?

Danny da Costa currently plays for 1.FSV Mainz 05.

How many career goals has Danny da Costa scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Danny da Costa has scored 13 goals in 408 appearances.

What is Danny da Costa's market value?

Danny da Costa's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.