Seiya Da Costa Lay (; born 30 September 2001) is an

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professional

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who plays as a

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Personal life

Born to Indonesian father, from

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara (; ) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north, with a total land area of 47,238.07 km2. It cons ...

, and Japanese mother, Da Costa lived in Japan before moving to Indonesia.

Career

Da Costa was signed for Arema to play in Liga 1 in the 2021 season. Seiya made his debut on 11 December 2022 as a substitute in a match against

Persis Solo Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Surakarta (), commonly known as Persis Solo, is an Indonesian football club based in the Central Java city of Surakarta. Founded on 8 November 1923 as ''Vorstenlandschen Voetbal Bond'' (English: Royal Football Unio ...

at the

Jatidiri Stadium Jatidiri Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is home stadium of PSIS Semarang. The stadium holds 18,000 people. In addition to a stadium, ...

Semarang Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...

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Seiya Da Costa Lay
at Liga Indonesia {{DEFAULTSORT:Lay, Seiya Da Costa 2001 births Living people Indo people Indonesian people of Japanese descent Association football people from Hiroshima Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Indonesian men's footballers Arema F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople of Japanese descent 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen