Diogo Costa makes his 250th FC Porto appearance at home to Arouca | OneFootball

The match against Arouca, scheduled for next Sunday, will have special significance for Diogo Costa. The FC Porto captain will make his 250th appearance for the club in a game to be played at the Estádio do Dragão, in front of stands that are expected to be close to full. It is another important milestone in the career of a goalkeeper who has already earned a place among the standout figures in FC Porto’s history and continues to strengthen that status.

With 250 appearances, Diogo Costa is the fifth goalkeeper with the most matches for FC Porto. He could soon move up the list, as Américo has 257 appearances. Still during the current season, the captain could also close in on Barrigana, who is third with 297 matches.

Ahead of him are Helton, with 334 appearances, and Vítor Baía, Diogo Costa’s greatest reference, who wore the blue-and-white shirt on 567 occasions.

Diogo Costa made his official debut for FC Porto’s first team on 25 September 2019, against Santa Clara, in the Allianz Cup. At the end of that match, which ended in a 1-0 win for Porto, he made his ambition clear: “I want to keep my place in the starting line-up.”

It was Sérgio Conceição who thrust the goalkeeper into the spotlight, both at FC Porto and in the national team. Since then, Diogo Costa has won three league titles, three Portuguese Cups and three Super Cups with the club, as well as the Youth League with Porto’s under-19s and the Nations League with Portugal.

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