Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mallorca.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Mallorca's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (injured doubtful, yellow cards). He still appeared 34 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 La Liga | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2705 | 6.99 |
 Copa del Rey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 6.9 |
Scout report
Samú Costa is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Mallorca, rated 81.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 61st of 389 on scout potential in the La Liga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (88.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costa.
Judged on this season alone, Costa graded 65 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga, on 7 goals, 2 assists and 3.46 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 40 → 65). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 81, top 18% of the 34 defensive midfielders in the La Liga. At 25 Costa is in his prime years, and a market index of 72.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Costa missed 4 games through injury (injured doubtful, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 34 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Costa is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Mallorca finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 7 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 88.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.3 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 81.4, Costa carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the La Liga (top 18%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Mallorca finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
