Maikel Daniel Costa

Maikel Daniel Costa (born 5 April 1988), known as Daniel Costa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Xv de Piracicaba.

Career Born in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Daniel Costa was a youth product of hometown side XV de Piracicaba. In 2008, he played for Ituano and América-SP.

After representing Botafogo-SP and Taquaritinga during the 2009, Daniel Costa moved to Ponte Preta ahead of the 2010 campaign. After featuring sparingly, he returned to Botafogo for the Série D.

After playing for Catanduvense, Comercial-SP, América and Rio Branco-SP, all in his native state, Daniel Costa agreed to join Treze in December 2012. He scored ten goals in the 2013 Campeonato Paraibano, but his side finished second.

In November 2013, Daniel Costa moved to CSA. A regular starter, he signed for América de Natal the following 26 March, as a request of manager Oliveira Canindé.

Daniel Costa left América on 20 May 2015, and joined Santa Cruz the following day. On 23 December, after scoring seven goals as the club achieved promotion to the Série A, he renewed his contract.

Daniel Costa made his top tier debut on 13 June 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fernando Gabriel in a 2–0 home loss against Santos. He left Santa in July, and moved to Turkish side Bandırmaspor shortly after.

Daniel Costa returned to his home country and CSA on 7 February 2017, and was a first-choice as the club achieved two consecutive promotions. On 17 December 2018, however, he moved to Criciúma.

On 8 January 2020, Daniel Costa was announced as the new signing of XV de Piracicaba, his first club. He joined Manaus in the third division on 3 October, but returned to his native state the following 4 January, after agreeing to a deal with São Bento.

On 26 May 2021, Daniel Costa joined Sampaio Corrêa in the second level. He returned to Manaus on 8 September, but moved to Portuguesa on 14 December.

Career statistics

Honours América de Natal Campeonato Potiguar: 2015

Santa Cruz Campeonato Pernambucano: 2016 Copa do Nordeste: 2016

CSA Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 2017 Campeonato Alagoano: 2018

Portuguesa Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 2022

Individual Campeonato Paulista Série A2 Best XI: 2022