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Manuel da Costa 
da Costa playing for LokomotivPersonal information Full name Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi Date of birth 6 May 1986 Place of birth Saint-Max, France Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) [1] Playing position Defender Club information Current club Lokomotiv Moscow Number 22 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2006 Nancy 10 (0) 2006–2008 PSV 16 (1) 2008–2009 Fiorentina 1 (0) 2009 → Sampdoria (loan) 2 (0) 2009–2011 West Ham United 31 (3) 2011– Lokomotiv Moscow 12 (2) National team‡ 2006–2008 Portugal U-21 22 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 20 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 April 2011Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi (born 6 May 1986 in Saint-Max), known as Manuel da Costa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Da Costa was born in France, but qualifies to play for Portugal, through his parents (born from a Portuguese father and a Moroccan mother).
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Club career
AS Nancy
Da Costa began his career at Ligue 1 club AS Nancy. As well as his ten appearances in Ligue 1 in the 2005–06 season with his debut coming in January – da Costa scored a memorable individual goal to help Nancy defeat Le Mans in the French League Cup semi-finals.[2] Nancy went on to lift the trophy and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
PSV
Aft er rejecting offers from Bordeaux and Newcastle United, he opted to play in the Netherlands with PSV, where the glamour of Champions League football caught his eye. The 20-year-old centre-back agreed a five-year contract with the Dutch champions to become new coach Ronald Koeman's second summer signing at €1 million. Da Costa was given the number 14 shirt, and he stated: "It will be a beautiful base to grow and develop with PSV."
da Costa at Fiorentina
Da Costa, after a first season to get acquainted to a new challenge, gradually became more important in Koeman's side in 2007–08, establishing himself as a versatile defender. He played his first Champions League match on 12 September 2006, in a 0–0 home draw against Liverpool.
Fiorentina
On 29 January 2008, it was confirmed by PSV that an agreement had been reached on the transfer of da Costa to Fiorentina, subject to a medical.[3]
Da Costa did not manage to make a breakthrough into Fiorentina's first team, making just one appearance in the Italian Serie A. On 30 January 2009, he agreed for a loan move to Sampdoria till the end of the season.[4]
West Ham United
da Costa at West HamIn August 2009 he signed a three-year contract with English side West Ham United, for an undisclosed fee, as part of a deal that took Savio Nsereko to Fiorentina.[5] Da Costa made his debut for West Ham in their 3–1 away defeat in the League Cup to Bolton Wanderers on 22 September 2009.[6] His league debut arrived on 28 September 2009 in a 3–1 defeat at Eastlands to Manchester City.[7] He scored his first goal for West Ham against Hull City in a 3–3 draw at the KC Stadium on 21 November 2009. [8]Da Costa left West Ham in June 2011. He had played 35 games in all competitions scoring four goals including two against Stoke City and one against Everton.[9]
Lokomotiv Moscow
In June 2011 he left West Ham to join Lokomotiv Moscow for an undisclosed fee after West Ham were relegated from the Premier League.[10]
International career
Da Costa had never played for Portugal but he was called up for Euro 2008 qualifying matches in October, November 2006 and March 2007. He could have played for France or Morocco but instead joined the Portugal U-21. Although he does not speak fluent Portuguese, da Costa insists that he feels Portuguese, and the country's place in his heart is his reason for choosing Portugal over France.[11]
He also represented Portugal at the Toulon Under-20 tournament in May 2006, having resisted calls to play for France, where he was born. In October 2010 da Costa was called up, for the first time, into the Portugal under-23 team for a game against Northern Ireland under-23 team on 12 October.[12]
Personal life
In January 2011 da Costa was charged with sexual assault and common assault on a woman in a nightclub in Ilford. He appeared at Redbridge Magistrates' Court on January 25.[13] He did not enter a plea and was remanded on bail to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 18 April 2011.[14] On 18 April he pleaded not guilty to sexual assault on a woman in Ilford in October 2010 but admitted one charge of common assault. He was released on conditional bail to stand trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 12 September 2011.[15] On 16 September he was cleared of groping a woman in a nightclub. But he was fined £1,000 at Snaresbrook Crown Court for slapping her in the face. The judge ordered him to pay £250 compensation to the victim.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 September 2011
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Nancy 2005-06 10 0 0 0 3 1 - - 13 1 Total 10 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 13 1 PSV Eindhoven 2006-07 15 1 3 0 - - 4 0 22 1 2007-08 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0 2 0 Total 16 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 24 1 Fiorentina 2007-08 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 2008-09 1 0 1 0 - - 0 0 2 0 Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sampdoria 2008-09 2 0 1 0 - - 1 0 4 0 Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 West Ham 2009-10 15 2 0 0 1 0 - - 16 2 2010-11 16 1 1 0 2 1 - - 19 2 Total 31 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 35 4 Lokomotiv M. 2011-12 5 2 0 0 - - 2 0 7 2 Total 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 Career Totals 65 6 6 0 6 2 8 0 85 8 Honours
Club
- Nancy
- PSV Eindhoven
- Eredivisie: 1
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,12306~37386,00.html. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Châtelet, Christian (9 February 2006). "Nancy cheered by final chance". UEFA official website. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=392928.html. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ "PSV - Latest news". http://english.psv.nl/web/show/id=58980/contentid=22571. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Da Costa alla Samp a titolo temporaneo". UC Sampdoria. 2009-01-30. http://www.sampdoria.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4322&Itemid=38. Retrieved 2009-01-30. (Italian)
- ^ "Da Costa in for Savio | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1783660,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Bolton 3-1 West Ham United FT | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/page/News/0,,12562~1804602,00.html. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Manchester City match preview | News | Latest News | News | West Ham United". Whufc.com. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20100507/manchester-city-match-preview_2236884_2046411. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Hull 3–3 West Ham". BBC. 21 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8365248.stm. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Manuel da Costa". www.westhamstats.info. http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=1370&united=Manuel_da_Costa. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "West Ham defender Da Costa seals move to Russia". 21 June 2011. http://www.london24.com/sport/west-ham/west_ham_defender_da_costa_seals_move_to_russia_1_929218. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Manuel da Costa, o defesa que trocou a França por Portugal". Diarios de Noticias. 2007-06-12. http://dn.sapo.pt/2007/06/12/desporto/manuel_costa_o_defesa_trocou_a_franc.html. Retrieved 2009-06-24. (Portuguese)
- ^ "Da Costa called by Portugal". www.whufc.com. 2010-10-05. http://www.whufc.com/articles/20101005/da-costa-called-by-portugal_2236884_2175351. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "West Ham's Manuel da Costa faces sexual assault charge". BBC Sport. 19 January 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12228518. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Crown court date for Hammers star’s sex assault claims". www.newhamrecorder.co.uk. 14 March 2011. http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/crown_court_date_for_hammers_star_s_sex_assault_claims_1_829304. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "West Ham defender Manuel Da Costa admits nightclub assault on woman". www.dailymail.co.uk. 18 April 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1378079/West-Ham-defender-Manuel-Da-Costa-admits-nightclub-assault-woman.html. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Ex-West Ham star Da Costa cleared of sex attack at Faces". www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk. 16 September 2011. http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/news/ex_west_ham_star_da_costa_cleared_of_sex_attack_at_faces_1_1024891. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
External links
- Manuel da Costa career stats at Soccerbase
- Manuel da Costa French League stats
- whufc.com profile
- Premier League profile
- www.psvweb.nl profile
Portugal squad – 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Ribeiro • 2 Amoreirinha • 3 J.Pereira • 4 Veloso • 5 Semedo • 6 Organista • 7 Oliveira • 8 Fernandes • 9 H.Almeida • 10 Moutinho • 11 Gonçalves • 12 Batista • 13 Rolando • 14 Machado • 15 Amorim • 16 Moreira • 17 Vaz Tê • 18 Nani • 19 Varela • 20 Yannick • 21 Antunes • 22 Da Costa • 23 Botelho • Coach: Couceiro
FC Lokomotiv Moscow – current squad 1 Guilherme · 4 Zapater · 5 Burlak · 7 Tarasov · 8 Glushakov · 9 Ibričić · 10 Loskov · 11 Sychev · 13 Obinna · 16 Amelchenko · 17 Marenich · 18 Ignatyev · 20 Ilič · 21 Torbinski · 22 da Costa · 24 A. Ivanov · 25 Caicedo · 27 Ozdoyev · 28 Ďurica · 29 Golban · 35 Filtsov · 45 Minchenkov · 49 Shishkin · 55 Yanbayev · 56 Nurov · 77 S. Ivanov · 90 Maicon · Manager: Couceiro
Categories:- Living people
- 1986 births
- Portuguese footballers
- AS Nancy players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Eredivisie players
- Serie A footballers
- Premier League players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Portuguese expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Portuguese expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in England
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Portuguese expatriates in Russia
- Russian Premier League players
- People convicted of assault
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