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Douglas (footballer, born 1982)

Douglas
Personal information
Full name Douglas dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Criciúma, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1997–2001 Criciúma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Criciúma 89 (6)
2005 Çaykur Rizespor 15 (1)
2006 Criciúma 28 (7)
2007–2008 São Caetano 49 (6)
2008–2009 Corinthians 42 (10)
2009 Al-Wasl 25 (1)
2010–2012 Grêmio 63 (14)
2012–2014 Corinthians 66 (7)
2014Vasco da Gama (loan) 34 (10)
2015–2018 Grêmio 60 (9)
2019 Avaí 13 (0)
2020 Brasiliense 9 (3)
International career
2010 Brazil 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Douglas dos Santos (born 18 February 1982), simply known as Douglas, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Prior to being signed for Al Wasl for R$11m, Douglas was owned by two clubs; each owning 50% of his player card, the first club was Corinthians where he used to play before moving to Al Wasl, and the second was São Caetano.[2] He played only half a season with Al Wasl in the 2009–10 season before moving back to Brazil to play for Grêmio. Douglas was first picked for the Brazil national team on 29 October 2010 to play a friendly match against Argentina.

On 27 October 2020, 38-year old Douglas announced his retirement from football.[3] In February 2021, Douglas returned to Grêmio to play for their futsal team.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental State League Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Criciúma 2003 Série A 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
2004 Série A 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Total 48 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 2
Rizespor 2005–06 Süper Lig 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Corinthians 2008 Série B 33 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 9
2009 Série A 9 1 10 0 0 0 16 2 0 0 35 3
Total 42 10 10 0 0 0 16 2 0 0 68 12
Al Wasl 2009 UAE Pro-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grêmio 2010 Série A 30 6 9 2 2[b] 0 11 0 0 0 52 8
2011 Série A 33 8 0 0 9[b] 4 15 4 0 0 57 16
2012 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 1
Total 63 14 9 2 11 4 29 5 0 0 112 25
Corinthians 2012 Série A 35 6 0 0 5[c] 1 10 0 1[d] 0 51 7
2013 Série A 30 1 3 0 5[c] 0 11 1 1[e] 0 50 2
2014 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 65 7 3 0 10 1 24 1 2 0 104 9
Career total 233 34 22 2 21 5 69 8 2 0 347 49
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Turkish Cup, Etisalat Emirates Cup.
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearance in 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Criciúma

Corinthians

Grêmio

Avaí

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ "AlWasl to sign Douglas if medical tests passed". Globo (in Portuguese). 27 July 2009.
  3. ^ Douglas, ex-Grêmio, anuncia aposentadoria do futebol, correiodopovo.com.br, 27 October 2021
  4. ^ Grêmio anuncia a contratação de Douglas para o time de futebol 7, ge.globo.com, 3 February 2021