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Danny da Costa Personal information Full name Danny Vieira da Costa Date of birth 13 July 1993 Place of birth Neuss, Germany Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Right back Club information Current club Bayer Leverkusen Number 20 Youth career 1999–2001 Winfriedia Mülheim 2001–2010 Bayer Leverkusen Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010– Bayer Leverkusen 1 (0) National team‡ 2009–2010 Germany U17 11 (1) 2010–2011 Germany U18 6 (0) 2011– Germany U19 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:33, 2 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:03, 16 November 2011 (UTC)Danny Vieira da Costa (born 13 July 1993 in Neuss) is a German footballer who plays as a right back in the German Fußball-Bundesliga for Bayer Leverkusen.
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Club career
Da Costa made his Leverkusen debut as a second-half substitute in the Europa League game against Atlético Madrid.[1][2][3]
International career
Da Costa has represented Germany at U17 making 11 appearances,[4] U18 making 6 appearances and currently 6 appearances at U19 level.
Career statistics
Season Club League League DFB-Pokal Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2010–11 Bayer Leverkusen Fußball-Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career totals 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 Personal life
Danny is the son of an Angolan father and a Congolese mother, he lives with his family in Leverkusen district Opladen.[5]
References
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Atletico Madrid". UEFA. 16 December 2010. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/matches/season=2011/round=2000128/match=2003048/index.html.
- ^ "Da Costas gelungene Feuertaufe" (in German). kicker.de. 17 December 2010. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/uefa/startseite/546306/artikel_Da-Costas-gelungene-Feuertaufe.html. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Danny" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/danny2/2011/. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Danny Vieira da Costa" (in German). DFB. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500117&no_cache=1&action=showPlayer&player=da_costa_danny&lang=D&cHash=6f83be1c28. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Ein Eigengewächs startet durch" (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 24 February 2011. http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1288741438302.shtml. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
External links
- Danny da Costa at UEFA.com
- Danny da Costa at Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – current squad 1 Adler · 2 Schwaab · 3 Reinartz · 4 Oczipka · 5 Friedrich · 6 Rolfes (c) · 7 Barnetta · 8 Bender · 9 Schürrle · 10 Renato Augusto · 11 Kießling · 13 Ballack · 14 Balitsch · 17 Ortega · 18 Sam · 19 Derdiyok · 20 Da Costa · 21 Toprak · 22 Yelldell · 23 Leno · 24 Kadlec · 27 Castro · 31 Jørgensen · 36 Giefer · 38 Bellarabi · Manager: Dutt
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