Manuel Da Costa Position: Defender Born: 6th May 1986, Saint-Max Signed: 31st Aug 2009 (£2000000) Previous Club: Fiorentina
KUMB Awards: None
The French-born defender - who qualifies to play for Portugal through his father - joined the Hammers on transfer deadline day in August 2009 as part of the deal that saw Savio go the other way.
5-3 v Burnley (h) 28th November 2009 by Gordon Thrower
Like Gabbidon he went from comfortable to dodgy once Burnley introduced a second striker. (6)
2-1 v Aston Villa (h) 4th November 2009 by Gordon Thrower
Good solid debut. Won a hell of a lot in the air – even if Bennett does seem to think that that’s an offence. (7)
1-3 v Manchester City (a) 28th September 2009 by Hammer John
After being chucked in at the deep end he did well, and looked better than Tomkins. (6)
