Danny da Costa

Danny da Costa

1. FSV Mainz 05MainzContract until 30 Jun 2027
187 cm
Height
33 years
13 Jul 1993
87 kg
Weight
Germany
Country
Neuss, Germany
Born

Position

Primary

Defender

DF

1. FSV Mainz 052026/27 · All competitions

Mainz

Bundesliga 8·DFB-Pokal 2

1

Goals

0

Assists

6

Started

10

Matches

583

Minutes played

6.9

Rating

1

Yellow cards

0

Red cards

Expected goals

8 league games · 427' · 7 shots

Non-penalty goals

1goal from 0.77

+0.23 in line with expectation

Assists

0assists from 0.33

-0.33 below expectation

npxG / 90

0.16

xA / 90

0.07

xGChain / 90

0.36

xGBuildup / 90

0.33

Form · npxG + xA per game (bars), 5-game average (line), goals and assists (dots)

0.00.52026-08-29 v Paderborn: npxG 0.15 · xA 0.08 · 0G 0A2026-09-06 at Hamburg: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-09-12 v Frankfurt: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-09-19 at Gladbach: npxG 0.57 · xA 0.15 · 1G 0A2026-10-10 v Leverkusen: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.09 · 0G 0A2026-10-17 at Schalke: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-10-24 v Bremen: npxG 0.05 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A2026-10-31 at Elversberg: npxG 0.00 · xA 0.00 · 0G 0A
npxGxA5-game averagegoal

Shot map

Shots

7

Goals

1

On target

14%

xG

0.77

67' vs Werder Bremen: blocked, xG 0.0529' vs SC Paderborn 07: missed, xG 0.0271' vs SC Paderborn 07: missed, xG 0.0271' vs SC Paderborn 07: blocked, xG 0.0773' vs SC Paderborn 07: missed, xG 0.0291' vs SC Paderborn 07: blocked, xG 0.0188' vs Borussia Mönchengladbach: goal, xG 0.57

Size = xG where known.

vs Gladbach

19 Sept 2026 · Bundesliga · 88'

Goal

xG

0.57

Body part

Foot

Situation

From a corner

Distance

4 m

Shot 2 of 7

Rating

6.75.96.96.67.28.27.46.66.97.77.56.96.76.05.2
Gladbach19 Apr
Bayern25 Apr
St. Pauli3 May
Union Berlin10 May
Heidenheim16 May
Krieschow23 Aug
Paderborn29 Aug
Hamburg6 Sept
Frankfurt12 Sept
Gladbach19 Sept
Leverkusen10 Oct
Schalke17 Oct
Bremen24 Oct
Bochum27 Oct
Elversberg30 Oct

Records

all competitions

Longest scoring run

1games
3 Mar 2018 – 3 Mar 2018

Braces · hat-tricks

1·0
games with 2 · 3+ goals

Biggest scoring game

2GvLazioLazio

4–1 · 4 Oct 2018

Best rating

8.9vHoffenheimHoffenheim

1–1 · 21 Nov 2025

Attacking profile

11 goals · 115 shots
29%
Shots on target33 of 115
10%
Shot conversion11 goals from 115 shots
76%
Pass accuracy3587 of 4711
53%
Duels won924 of 1734

When he makes the difference

GoalsAssists

3
1–15
4
16–30
9
31–45
4
46–60
3
61–75
10
76–90+

Splits

GAG+A/90Rating
Home134 apps · 9,631′8170.23NaN
Away141 apps · 9,763′390.11NaN
Started219 apps · 18,277′8250.166.82
Off the bench56 apps · 1,117′310.32NaN
His team with him on the pitch37% won · 103W 75D 97L

When he starts: 41% won (89W 50D 80L)

Partnerships

from match events

Assisted his goals

Jonathan de GuzmánJonathan de Guzmán2Daichi KamadaDaichi Kamada2Filip KostićFilip Kostić1Taleb TawathaTaleb Tawatha1Benedict HollerbachBenedict Hollerbach1

Scored from his assists

Luka JovićLuka Jović3Sébastien HallerSébastien Haller2Gonçalo PaciênciaGonçalo Paciência2Lee Jae-SungLee Jae-Sung2Ante RebićAnte Rebić1

Favourite opponents

goals + assists
GladbachGladbach16 games · 3 G · 1 A4
StuttgartStuttgart10 games · 1 G · 2 A3
KölnKöln11 games · 0 G · 3 A3
DortmundDortmund12 games · 0 G · 3 A3
LazioLazio2 games · 2 G · 0 A2
HannoverHannover5 games · 1 G · 1 A2

Managers

played under
Adi HütterAdi Hütter88 games · 7 G · 10 A48%Bo SvenssonBo Svensson50 games · 0 G · 4 A36%Urs FischerUrs Fischer37 games · 2 G · 3 A41%Bo Bjørnholt HenriksenBo Bjørnholt Henriksen37 games · 1 G · 1 A32%Niko KovačNiko Kovač17 games · 1 G · 3 A29%Oliver GlasnerOliver Glasner14 games · 0 G · 0 A21%

Match stats

DateOpponentResultMinGARating
30 OctatElversbergBundesligaL4 - 190005.2
27 OctatBochumDFB-PokalL2 - 084006.0
24 OctvsBremenBundesligaL2 - 385006.7
17 OctatSchalkeBundesligaW0 - 190006.9
10 OctvsLeverkusenBundesligaL3 - 420007.5
19 SeptatGladbachBundesligaW3 - 425107.7
12 SeptvsFrankfurtBundesligaL1 - 328006.9
6 SeptatHamburgBundesligaW0 - 59006.6
29 AugvsPaderbornBundesligaD0 - 090007.4
23 AugatKrieschowDFB-PokalW0 - 962008.2

Season by season

SeasonClubAppsMinRatingGAShotsKPPassesTklIntDuelsDribblesCards
2026/272 competitions1. FSV Mainz 05Mainz10 (6)5836.9107 (1)532414929/51 · 57%3/7 · 43%10
2025/262 competitions1. FSV Mainz 05Mainz35 (31)2,7876.82310 (5)1611834431132/231 · 57%15/25 · 60%30
2024/25Bundesliga1. FSV Mainz 05Mainz25 (25)2,0116.9013 (1)101143422687/170 · 51%8/17 · 47%00
2023/242 competitions1. FSV Mainz 05Mainz21 (10)9356.8014 (1)11407211647/99 · 47%8/14 · 57%10
2022/232 competitions1. FSV Mainz 05Mainz25 (15)1,3666.6028 (1)12469211057/116 · 49%12/29 · 41%00
2021/223 competitionsEintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt14 (9)9156.6002 (1)2330211353/95 · 56%9/17 · 53%20
2020/21Bundesliga1. FSV Mainz 05Mainz16 (15)1,2156.3001 (0)–41––2/8 · 25%1/1 · 100%20
2020/212 competitionsEintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt7 (2)1966.5001 (0)2904–7/8 · 88%1/1 · 100%00
2019/203 competitionsEintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt32 (25)2,0546.83521 (6)30560351783/161 · 52%26/52 · 50%00
2018/193 competitionsEintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt49 (49)4,3826.84533 (13)4811728349246/507 · 49%41/99 · 41%10
2017/18BundesligaEintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt17 (13)1,1996.8138 (2)13527411371/134 · 53%5/16 · 31%10
2016/172 competitionsBayer LeverkusenLeverkusen4 (2)1996.7010 (0)21092316/29 · 55%3/6 · 50%00
2015/16Bundesliga⚽FC Ingolstadt 0420 (17)1,524NaN046 (1)15331–45118/197 · 60%21/39 · 54%40
2011/12BundesligaBayer LeverkusenLeverkusen6 (5)32200–––––––00

Goals and assists by season

league and cups
GoalsAssists
5
3
0
2011/12
0
2015/16
0
2016/17
1
2017/18
4
2018/19
3
2019/20
0
2020/21
0
2021/22
0
2022/23
0
2023/24
0
2024/25
2
2025/26
1
2026/27