Danny da CostaCB#21

Mainz·Bundesliga·Defender - Centre-Back

33 years(13/07/1993)1,87mrightGermany, AngolaContract until 30/06/2027

6.97Rating38 matches in 12 months

€1.20mMarket value#20 in Mainz · #386 in Bundesliga

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga01.116.2

UEFA Confere06.116.3

Bundesliga09.117

Bundesliga21.118.9

Bundesliga30.115.9

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.90Nov

6.80Dec

7.20Jan

6.80Feb

7.40Mar

6.50Apr

7.00May

Jun

Jul

7.80Aug

7.10Sep

Oct

Key statsBundesliga · DFB Pokal

Goals10.42 / 90

xG0.190.17 / 90

Assists0

xA0.100.09 / 90

Shots62.52 / 90

Shots on target117%

Key passes41.68 / 90

Pass accuracy85.1%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking44

Technique45

Tactical63

Defending71

Creativity48

Strengths

Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC · DR · MR

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0761%

xG0.0554%

Shots0.4731%

Shots on target0.1746%

Conversion %14.380%

Big chances missed0.0735%

Dribbles0.5069%

Fouls won0.8054%

Offsides0.0397%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.1070%

xA0.1070%

Key passes0.5354%

Big chances created0.1370%

Accurate passes28.9330%

Pass accuracy %75.717%

Final third passes6.0748%

Long balls2.5463%

Crosses0.5769%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.4331%

Interceptions1.0037%

Clearances5.2463%

Blocks0.5348%

Aerial duels won1.6748%

Duels won4.3741%

Recoveries3.9454%

Dribbled past0.5057%

Fouls0.7369%

Errors leading to goal0.0073%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 54 defenders · Bundesliga · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 2697′

Similar playersBundesliga · defenders · season 25/26

81%

Matthias GinterFreiburg · Defender - Centre-Back6.98Rating3G4A32age 80%

Phillipp MweneMainz · Defender - Left-Back6.81Rating1G2A32age 79%

Jordy MakengoFreiburg · Defender - Left-Back6.59Rating0G1A25age 79%

Philipp LienhartFreiburg · Defender - Centre-Back6.95Rating1G0A30age 78%

Joe ScallyMönchengladbach · Defender - Right-Back6.63Rating2G3A23age 78%

Jeffrey GouweleeuwAugsburg · Defender - Centre-Back6.57Rating0G1A35age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.6

-0.4

22.4

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 2.6

Assists vs xA

+0.1

+0.2

32.8

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 2.9

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable38 matches in 12 months

National teamGermany U215 caps · 1 goals

Contract until30/06/2027

Market value€1.20mHighest: €15.00m (05/06/2019)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Bundesliga	1. FSV Mainz 05	26/27	4	152	7.20	1	—	1	—	—
DFB Pokal	1. FSV Mainz 05	26/27	1	62	8.10	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers12

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2022	22/23	Frankfurt	Mainz	free transfer	€2.30m
30/06/2021	20/21	Mainz	Frankfurt	End of loan	€6.00m
22/01/2021	20/21	Frankfurt	Mainz	loan transfer	€7.00m
01/07/2017	17/18	Leverkusen	Frankfurt	€1.00m	€1.00m
01/07/2016	16/17	FC Ingolstadt	Leverkusen	€500k	€1.00m
01/07/2014	14/15	Leverkusen	FC Ingolstadt	free transfer	€1.00m
30/06/2014	13/14	FC Ingolstadt	Leverkusen	End of loan	€1.00m
03/07/2012	12/13	Leverkusen	FC Ingolstadt	loan transfer	€1.00m
01/07/2011	11/12	Leverkusen U19	Leverkusen	-	€200k
01/07/2010	10/11	Leverkusen U17	Leverkusen U19	-	-
01/07/2008	08/09	Leverkusen Yth.	Leverkusen U17	-	-
01/07/2001	01/02	W. Mülheim Yth.	Leverkusen Yth.	free transfer	-

Market value

€1.20m Current€15.00m Highest · 05/06/201927/05/2026 Last change

12.01.201127.05.2026

#386 Bundesliga#1.270 Centre-Back#299 Germany#20 Mainz#7.005 Worldwide#133 Year 1993

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
12/01/2011	17	Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19	€100k
02/03/2011	17	Bayer 04 Leverkusen U19	€200k
15/07/2011	18	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€350k
23/01/2012	18	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€350k
05/03/2012	18	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€500k
29/06/2012	18	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€1.00m
04/01/2013	19	FC Ingolstadt 04	€1.00m
29/06/2013	19	FC Ingolstadt 04	€1.30m
20/01/2014	20	FC Ingolstadt 04	€1.00m
30/06/2014	20	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€1.00m
13/01/2015	21	FC Ingolstadt 04	€1.00m
01/07/2015	21	FC Ingolstadt 04	€1.00m
15/02/2016	22	FC Ingolstadt 04	€1.00m
22/07/2016	23	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€1.75m
07/02/2017	23	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€1.50m
19/06/2017	23	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	€1.00m
28/12/2017	24	Eintracht Frankfurt	€1.00m
04/04/2018	24	Eintracht Frankfurt	€3.00m
05/06/2018	24	Eintracht Frankfurt	€3.50m
22/10/2018	25	Eintracht Frankfurt	€5.00m
18/12/2018	25	Eintracht Frankfurt	€8.00m
06/03/2019	25	Eintracht Frankfurt	€12.00m
05/06/2019	25	Eintracht Frankfurt	€15.00m
17/12/2019	26	Eintracht Frankfurt	€15.00m
11/03/2020	26	Eintracht Frankfurt	€10.00m
08/04/2020	26	Eintracht Frankfurt	€8.00m
16/09/2020	27	Eintracht Frankfurt	€7.00m
10/02/2021	27	1.FSV Mainz 05	€5.00m
09/06/2021	27	1.FSV Mainz 05	€6.00m
07/10/2021	28	Eintracht Frankfurt	€4.00m
22/12/2021	28	Eintracht Frankfurt	€3.50m
09/06/2022	28	Eintracht Frankfurt	€2.30m
09/11/2022	29	1.FSV Mainz 05	€2.00m
22/06/2023	29	1.FSV Mainz 05	€1.80m
14/12/2023	30	1.FSV Mainz 05	€1.50m
29/05/2024	30	1.FSV Mainz 05	€1.20m
09/10/2024	31	1.FSV Mainz 05	€800k
20/12/2024	31	1.FSV Mainz 05	€800k
27/03/2025	31	1.FSV Mainz 05	€1.50m
05/06/2025	31	1.FSV Mainz 05	€1.50m
19/12/2025	32	1.FSV Mainz 05	€1.20m
27/05/2026	32	1.FSV Mainz 05	€1.20m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Bundesliga	Mainz 05	2	98	0	0.19	0.19	0	0.1	5	2	0.6
2025	Bundesliga	Mainz 05	34	2689	2	2.43	2.43	3	2.83	14	16	9.9

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.