SOCCER PLAYER
Diego Costa
1988 - Today
Diego Costa
Diego da Silva Costa (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ða ˈsilβa ˈkosta], Portuguese: [ˈdʒjeɡu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɔstɐ]; born 7 October 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio. Costa began his football career in his native Brazil before joining Braga in Portugal in 2006, aged 17. He never played for the club but spent time on loan at Penafiel, and signed with Atlético Madrid the following year. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diego Costa has received more than 10,694,166 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Diego Costa is the 926th most popular soccer player (down from 669th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 166th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.
Memorability Metrics
11M
Page Views (PV)
54.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
8.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Diego Costa ranks 926 out of 21,273. Before him are Ferruccio Valcareggi, Roberto Cherro, Salvador Sadurní, Patrick Battiston, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, and Nani. After him are Ugo Locatelli, Terry Venables, Domingos da Guia, Dino Baggio, Mauro Tassotti, and Hakim Ziyech.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerruccio Valcareggi
1919 - 2005
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 920
Roberto Cherro
1907 - 1965
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 921
Salvador Sadurní
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 922
Patrick Battiston
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 923
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 924
Nani
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 925
Diego Costa
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 926
Ugo Locatelli
1916 - 1993
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 927
Terry Venables
1943 - 2023
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 928
Domingos da Guia
1912 - 2000
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 929
Dino Baggio
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 930
Mauro Tassotti
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 931
Hakim Ziyech
1993 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 932
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1988, Diego Costa ranks 17. Before him are Jérôme Boateng, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ana de Armas, Derrick Rose, Sergio Busquets, and Rupert Grint. After him are Yann Sommer, Lizzo, Adele, Conchita Wurst, Natascha Kampusch, and Stephen Curry.
Others Born in 1988
Go to all RankingsJérôme Boateng
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 11
Khabib Nurmagomedov
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 12
Ana de Armas
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 13
Derrick Rose
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 14
Sergio Busquets
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 15
Rupert Grint
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 16
Diego Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 17
Yann Sommer
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 18
Lizzo
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 19
Adele
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 20
Conchita Wurst
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 21
Natascha Kampusch
CELEBRITY
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 22
Stephen Curry
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 23
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Diego Costa ranks 215 out of 2,236. Before him are Oreco (1932), Fernando Meirelles (1955), Felipe Massa (1981), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), Véra Clouzot (1913), and Jair da Costa (1940). After him are Romualdo Arppi Filho (1939), Domingos da Guia (1912), Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), Elza Soares (1930), Carlos Marighella (1911), and Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsOreco
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 209
Fernando Meirelles
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 210
Felipe Massa
RACING DRIVER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 211
Geraldo Alckmin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 212
Véra Clouzot
ACTOR
1913 - 1960
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 213
Jair da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 214
Diego Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 215
Romualdo Arppi Filho
REFEREE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 216
Domingos da Guia
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2000
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 217
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1913
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 218
Elza Soares
SINGER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 219
Carlos Marighella
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 220
Jair da Rosa Pinto
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 221
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil
Among soccer players born in Brazil, Diego Costa ranks 93. Before him are Djalminha (1970), Wilson da Silva Piazza (1943), David Luiz (1987), Anfilogino Guarisi (1905), Oreco (1932), and Jair da Costa (1940). After him are Domingos da Guia (1912), Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921), Tim (1915), Hulk (1986), César Sampaio (1968), and Giovane Élber (1972).
Djalminha
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 87
Wilson da Silva Piazza
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 88
David Luiz
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 89
Anfilogino Guarisi
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 90
Oreco
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 91
Jair da Costa
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 92
Diego Costa
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 93
Domingos da Guia
1912 - 2000
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 94
Jair da Rosa Pinto
1921 - 2005
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 95
Tim
1915 - 1984
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 96
Hulk
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 97
César Sampaio
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 98
Giovane Élber
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 99