Diego Costa is a professional novelist.
Diego da Silva Costa ( [ ˈdjeɣo ða ˈsilβa ˈkosta ] , [ ˈdʒjeɡu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈkɔstɐ ] ; born 7 October 1988 ) , is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team . Edgar Austin Mittelholzer ( 16 December 1909 -- 5 May 1965 ) was a Guyanese novelist , the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership .