Douglas Santos (footballer, born 1994)

Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo (born 22 March 1994), known as Douglas Santos or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back in Russian FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Justino de Melo.
Douglas Santos
Douglas with the Brazil Olympic team in 2016
Personal information
Full name Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo
Date of birth (1994-03-22) 22 March 1994
Place of birth João Pessoa, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2012 Náutico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Náutico 22 (1)
2013–2014 Granada 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Udinese (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 Udinese 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 26 (1)
2015–2016 Atlético Mineiro 28 (0)
2016–2019 Hamburger SV 80 (2)
2019– Zenit Saint Petersburg 30 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Brazil U20 10 (0)
2015–2016 Brazil U23 10 (0)
2016– Brazil 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2016

Club career

Náutico

In 2011, after an unsuccessful trial at Corinthians,[1] Douglas was signed by Náutico. A year later, he was called up to first team by manager Waldemar Lemos.

On 15 February 2012, Douglas made his first team debut, in a 2–0 home win over Central.[2] On the 26th, he scored his first professional goal, the second of a 3–1 home win over Belo Jardim.[3]

On 18 July, he made his Série A debut, in a 3–0 home win over Ponte Preta.[4] On 10 October, he scored his first top flight goal, in a 1–2 away defeat against Ponte Preta.[5]

Granada / Udinese

On 12 July 2013, Douglas signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF, for an undisclosed fee.[6] On 2 September, he joined Udinese Calcio in a season-long loan deal.[7]

Douglas made his Serie A debut on 21 December 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win against A.S. Livorno. He made two further appearances for the club during the campaign, being permanently bought by the club in January 2014.

Atlético Mineiro

On 12 August 2014, Douglas was loaned to Atlético Mineiro for 12 months.[8] He made his debut for the club on 31 August, in a 0–0 draw at Coritiba.

On 20 July 2015, Galo signed Douglas permanently for 3 million euros, under a 4-year contract.[9]

Hamburger SV

On 31 August 2016, Douglas signed for German club Hamburger SV.[10] He played three seasons with the club, making 88 appearances and scoring three goals.

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 4 July 2019, Douglas joined Russian Premier League side FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a 5-year contract.[11][12]

International career

After featuring with the U-20's in 2013 Toulon Tournament, Douglas received a call-up for the full squad on 2 April 2013, for a match against Bolivia.[13] However, he did not leave the bench.[14]

On 13 August 2015, Douglas returned to the senior team, for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States.[15]

He also represented Brasil at the Rio Olympics and he was one of Brazil's best players on their way to winning the Olympic men's football tournament, and winning gold.

Career statistics
As of 19 May 2019.[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Náutico 2012 Série A 221——31—252
2013 —20—121—141
Total 22120—152—393
Udinese 2013–14 Serie A 30————30
Total 30————30
Atlético Mineiro 2014 Série A 13160———191
2015 310206190—481
2016 1001010010110321
Total 5419016119110993
Hamburger SV 2016–17 Bundesliga 20020———220
2017–18 27110———281
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 33151———382
Total 80281———883
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2019–20 Russian Premier League 000000——00
Career total 1594191161343102299

Honours

Club
Atlético Mineiro
Zenit Saint Petersburg

International
Brazil
Brazil U20

Individual
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2015[20]

References
  1. Revelação do Náutico, Douglas demonstra respeito e agradecimento a Lúcio (Náutico's revelation, Douglas demonstrates respect and gratitude to Lúcio); Terra Esportes, 23 November 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. PE 2012: Náutico 2x0 Central -> Patativa mais uma vez não se deu bem nos Aflitos (PE 2012: Patativa does not get along in Aflitos one more time); Giro dos Esportes, 15 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. Náutico bate o Belo Jardim por 3 a 1 e reassume vice-liderança (Náutico beats Belo Jardim by 3–1 and regain second place); Globo Esporte, 26 February 2012 (in Portuguese)
  4. Kieza estreia, marca dois goals e dá vitória ao Náutico sobre a Ponte Preta (Kieza debuts, scores twice and leads Náutico to victory over Ponte Preta); Globo Esporte, 18 July 2012 (in Portuguese)
  5. No embalo da torcida, Ponte bate o Náutico com virada em dois minutos (With crowd's rhythm, Ponte beats Náutico with two-minute comeback); Globo Esporte, 10 October 2012 (in Portuguese)
  6. Douglas Santos nuevo jugador del Granada CF (Douglas Santos new Granada CF's player); Granada's official website, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Udinese acquires Douglas Dos Santos and leaves Torje, Geijo and Sissoko Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine; Udinese's official website, 2 September 2013
  8. Douglas Santos quer aproveitar chance no Galo (Douglas Santos wants to take his chances at Galo); Atlético Mineiro's official website, 14 August 2014 (in Portuguese)
  9. Galo renova com Rafael Carioca e Douglas Santos (Galo renews with Rafael Carioca and Douglas Santos); Atlético Mineiro's official website, 20 July 2015 (in Portuguese)
  10. "HSV verpflichtet Douglas Santos" [HSV signs Douglas Santos] (in German). Hamburger SV. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  11. "Дуглас Сантос продолжит карьеру в «Зените»" [Douglas Santos will continue his career at Zenit] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 July 2019.
  12. "Douglas Santos: "Hulk and I are similar in character with our simplicity, charisma and the positivity we give to people"". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  13. Felipão convoca Neymar, Alexandre Pato e R10 para jogo contra a Bolívia (Felipão calls Neymar, Alexandre Pato and R10 to match against Bolivia); Globo Esporte, 2 April 2013 (in Portuguese)
  14. Bolivia vs. Brazil 0 - 4; Global Sports Media, 6 April 2013
  15. A lista de Dunga para jogos de setembro; CBF's official website, 13 August 2015
  16. Douglas Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  17. "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  18. "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  19. "«Зенит» обыграл «Локомотив» и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
  20. "Vencedores do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2015" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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