Nuno da Costa

Cape Verde · Ligue 1 · FW,MF · CPV · age 35

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Bench
Position rank
#8
Intl caps
7
Intl goals
1
Intl assists
0
0.23(model rating, 0–1)
18.2%

See Nuno da Costa on the full Cape Verde scoring list →

84
Career matches
5,000
Career minutes
16
Goals
7
Assists
12.2
xG

Career percentiles

Goals / 90
0.29
29
xG / 90
0.22
68
xAG / 90
0.09
69

vs 189 FW players with ≥3,000 career minutes in the dataset. Higher = better.

Career: goals & xG by season

GoalsxG
Career goals and xG by season, 4 seasons from 2017-18 to 2022-23, 16 total goals, 12.2 total xG.Career goals and xG by season, 4 seasons from 2017-18 to 2022-23, 16 total goals, 12.2 total xG.0246818192023

Season-by-season

SeasonClubLeagueGoalsAssists
2017-18StrasbourgLigue 1261,727524.20.6
2018-19StrasbourgLigue 1342,052855.43.0
2019-20StrasbourgLigue 114527101.30.2
2022-23AuxerreLigue 110694201.31.0
FBref data ≤ 2022-23. Rows tagged wiki are top-scorer entries from Wikipedia and only carry goals.
▸How to read this table— 6 columns explained
MP
Matches played in that season (start or sub counts as one).
Mins
Total minutes on the pitch — better signal for workload than MP alone.
Goals
Goals scored (penalties included).
Assists
Passes that directly led to a goal (FBref attribution).
xG
Expected goals — per-shot quality scored 0–1 by distance / angle / pressure, summed across the season.
xAG
Expected assisted goals — the xG of shots created by this player's passes, summed.
FBref data ends 2022-23; current-season rows tagged wiki come from Wikipedia top-scorer tables and carry only goals.

Rest of the Cape Verde squad