Douglas (footballer, born 1982)

Brazilian footballer

DouglasPersonal information

Full name|  Douglas dos Santos[1]
Date of birth|  (1982-02-18) 18 February 1982 (age 43)
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)
2014|  → Vasco 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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup[a] | Continental  | State League | Other  | Total

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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

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Criciúma

* Série B: 2002
* Campeonato Catarinense: 2005
* Série C: 2006

Corinthians

* Série B: 2008
* Campeonato Paulista: 2009, 2013
* Copa do Brasil: 2009
* Copa Libertadores: 2012
* FIFA Club World Cup: 2012
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2013

Grêmio

* Campeonato Gaúcho: 2010
* Copa do Brasil: 2016
* Copa Libertadores: 2017

Avaí

* Campeonato Catarinense: 2019

## References

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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

## External links

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* Douglas at Soccerway

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Copa do Brasil best player

* 2015: L. Lima
* 2016: Douglas
* 2017: Diego
* 2018: Jádson
* 2019: Guerrero
* 2020: Veiga
* 2021: Hulk
* 2022: de Arrascaeta
* 2023: Nestor
* 2024: Gerson

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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