Samuel Costa (footballer)
# Samuel Costa (footballer)

Samuel Almeida Costa (born 27 November 2000), sometimes known as Samú, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Almería as a central midfielder.

## Club career

Born in Aveiro, Costa represented Beira-Mar, Gafanha, Palmeiras FC de Braga and Braga as a youth. He made his Campeonato de Portugal debut for the latter's B-team on 2 November 2019 in a game against Bragança.

On 25 July 2020, Costa played his first match for Braga, coming on as a substitute for Pedro Amador in the 46th minute in a match against Porto. On 10 September, he was loaned to Segunda División side UD Almería for the 2020–21 season.

## International career

Costa was part of the Portugal team that finished runners-up to Spain at the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia.

