LOGAN COSTA
Defender · Villarreal · La Liga
“A no-frills centre-back who defends with pure purpose.”
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A no-frills centre-back who defends with pure purpose.
6 GPS components
GoalPost value
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range pending · wider band
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. A no-frills centre-back who defends with pure purpose.
GPS / value trend
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Scouting report
GoalPost confidence
62%
Last Updated
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GoalPost verdict
A no-frills centre-back who defends with pure purpose.
Impact
Strong
Form Trend
Tracked
Peak Age
24-27
Potential
Role fit
Overall profile
Attacking DNA
Elite strengths
Current-season output
18Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers
Role reliability
75Reliable plus trait in current sample
Availability signal
11Repeatable action profile in this role
Tournament context
68Positive contributor in team context
Watch-outs
Direct threat
Movement
Creation
Per-90 breakdown
Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers
0.17
0.92
per 90
0.33
18%
75%
0.33
2.3
Key metrics
Goals / 90
0.17
season rate
Shots / 90
0.92
shot volume
Shot accuracy
36%
4/11 on target
Conversion
18%
goals per shot
Dribbles / 90
0.75
success rate proxy
Key passes / 90
0.33
chance creation
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting impact sample
Playing style
Logan Costa is a straight-line defender who keeps his game simple and firm. In a centre-back role, he stays connected to the back line, steps out only when the duel is there to be won, and relies on clean, assertive interventions rather than embellishment. He gives Cape Verde a compact, unsentimental presence at the heart of the defence.
View style breakdown →World Cup 2026 outlook
For Cape Verde at World Cup 2026, Costa matters because he brings structure to the chaos of defending at this level. In a squad that will need discipline and clarity, he is the kind of centre-back who can steady the line and make the whole team look more organised.
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Analysis overview
Logan Costa is a straight-line defender who keeps his game simple and firm. In a centre-back role, he stays connected to the back line, steps out only when the duel is there to be won, and relies on clean, assertive interventions rather than embellishment. He gives Cape Verde a compact, unsentimental presence at the heart of the defence.
Player impact
awaiting on-pitch impact sample
Style profile
How he plays
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.92
SoT / 90
0.33
Accuracy
36%
Conversion
18%
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Source context
Role read
Defender
Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.
Availability
Managed
Recent injury history is present, so workload context matters.
Coverage
14 apps
Analysis uses season-level profile until match-form rollups populate.
Player intelligence
Workrate
Defensive actions & pressing intensity
Ball progression
Progressive carries & passing impact
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Ball carrying impact
Drives progress through pace and close control.
Finishing impact
Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.
Creative impact
Creates chances through runs and combinations.
Defensive impact
Presses and recovers possession effectively.
Clutch factor
Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.
Scouting summary
A no-frills centre-back who defends with pure purpose.
Performance overview
2024/25 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mins | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Friendlies | 6 | 2 | 1 | 532 | 7.37 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 6 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 7.10 |
 La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Total | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1,080 | 7.12 |
Recent form
Match-form data is pending for this player. This will populate after the rollup is deployed and backfilled.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.17
Shots
0.92
per 90
Shots on target
0.29
Conversion %
18%
Dribbles
75%
Key passes
0.33
Pass accuracy
58%
Fouls won
0.25
per 90
Def actions
2.25
pressure work
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Result | Mins | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
Minutes played
Total minutes
Friendlies532 (49%)La Liga29 (3%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | G/A per 90 | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Cape Verde Islands | World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Cape Verde Islands | Friendlies | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0.21 | 7.23 |
| 2024/25 |  Villarreal | La Liga | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0.04 | 6.92 |
| 2023/24 |  Toulouse | Ligue 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 7.00 |
| 2022/23 | Toulouse | Coupe de France | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0.09 | 7.08 |
Career highlights
Ligue 2
2021/2022, 2017/2018
Coupe de France
2022/2023
Career timeline detail
Villarreal
2024 – Present
Apps
73
Goals
2
Assists
1
Minutes
3,179
Competition breakdown
| La Liga | 73 app | 2 g | 6.92 |
Goal timeline
2 goals in selected spell
Career milestones
International career
Cape Verde
WC trophies
0
Avg rating
7.23
Major tournaments
World Cup 2026
United States · Canada · Mexico
Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026
days to go
Cape Verde
Group context
Tournament overview
For Cape Verde at World Cup 2026, Costa matters because he brings structure to the chaos of defending at this level. In a squad that will need discipline and clarity, he is the kind of centre-back who can steady the line and make the whole team look more organised.
Appearances
1
Best finish
Debut
FIFA rank
72
Titles
0
Cape Verde · group
Current GoalPost form
GPS
72
Avg rating
7.23
Minutes
1,080
G/A 90
0.25
Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.
Tournament role
Current GoalPost signals
Tournament history coverage
Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.
Cape Verde · fixtures
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15 | Spain | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | 4:00 PM |
| Jun 21 | Uruguay | Hard Rock Stadium | 10:00 PM |
| Jun 27 | Saudi Arabia | NRG Stadium | 12:00 AM |
Logan Costa · projection status
Awaiting forecast/awards feed
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