Douglas_Santos_(footballer,_born_1994)

Douglas Santos (footballer, born 1994)

Douglas Santos (footballer, born 1994)

Brazilian footballer

For other uses, see Douglas Santos.

Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo (born 22 March 1994), known as Douglas Santos or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Justino de Melo.
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Club career

Náutico

In 2011, after an unsuccessful trial at Corinthians,[2] Douglas was signed by Náutico. A year later, he was called up to first team.[citation needed]

On 15 February 2012, Douglas Santos made his first team debut, in a 2–0 home win over Central.[3] On the 26th, he scored his first professional goal, the second of a 3–1 home win over Belo Jardim.[4]

On 18 July, he made his Série A debut, in a 3–0 home win over Ponte Preta.[5] On 10 October, he scored his first top flight goal, in a 1–2 away defeat against Ponte Preta.[6]

Granada and Udinese

On 12 July 2013, Douglas Santos signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF, for an undisclosed fee.[7] On 2 September, he joined Udinese Calcio in a season-long loan deal.[8]

Douglas Santos 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.[citation needed]

Atlético Mineiro

On 12 August 2014, Douglas Santos was loaned to Atlético Mineiro for 12 months.[9] He made his debut for the club on 31 August.[citation needed]

On 20 July 2015, Galo signed Douglas Santos permanently for €3 million on a four-year contract.[10]

Hamburger SV

On 31 August 2016, Douglas Santos signed for German club Hamburger SV.[11] He played three seasons with the club, making 88 appearances and scoring three goals.[citation needed]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

On 4 July 2019, Douglas Santos joined Russian Premier League side FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year contract.[12][13] On 3 September 2021, he extended his Zenit contract until the end of the 2025–26 season.[14]

International career

A few months before featuring with the U-20's winning squad in the 2013 Toulon Tournament, Douglas Santos received a call-up for the full squad on 2 April 2013, for a match against Bolivia.[15] However, he did not leave the bench.[16]

On 13 August 2015, Douglas Santos returned to the senior team, for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States.[17] He made his debut for his country in a 2016 friendly against Panama.[citation needed]

He also represented Brazil at the Rio Olympics winning the Olympic men's football tournament.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 April 2024[18]
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  1. Appearances in the Russian Super Cup

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Brazil

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "Douglas Santos". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    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)
  3. [3]
    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)
  4. [4]
    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)
  5. [5]
    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)
  6. [6]
    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)
  7. [7]
    Douglas Santos nuevo jugador del Granada CF (Douglas Santos new Granada CF's player); Granada's official website, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. [8]
    Udinese acquires Douglas Dos Santos and leaves Torje, Geijo and Sissoko Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Udinese's official website, 2 September 2013
  9. [9]
    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)
  10. [10]
    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)
  11. [11]
    "HSV verpflichtet Douglas Santos" [HSV signs Douglas Santos] (in German). Hamburger SV. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Дуглас Сантос продолжит карьеру в "Зените"" [Douglas Santos will continue his career at Zenit] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 July 2019.
  13. [13]
    "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.
  14. [14]
    ""Зенит" продлил контракт с Дугласом Сантосом" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 3 September 2021.
  15. [15]
    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)
  16. [16]
    Bolivia vs. Brazil 0 - 4; Global Sports Media, 6 April 2013
  17. [17]
    A lista de Dunga para jogos de setembro; CBF's official website, 13 August 2015
  18. [18]
    Douglas Santos at Soccerway
  19. [19]
    "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
  20. [20]
    "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
  21. [21]
    ""Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.
  22. [22]
    ""Зенит" обеспечил 5-е чемпионство подряд благодаря победе над "Спартаком"" [Zenit secured 5th title in a row thanks to a win over Spartak]. Russian Premier League. 7 May 2023.
  23. [23]
    "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
  24. [24]
    ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
  25. [25]
    "Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
  26. [26]
    ""Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.
  27. [27]
    "2023 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2023.
  28. [28]
    "Confira a seleção de craques premiada pelo Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  29. [29]
    "Vencedores do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2015" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  30. [30]
    "Итоги Исполкома РФС". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  31. [31]
    "Агаларов, Сафонов и Захарян – в списке "33 лучших футболистов" сезона". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  32. [32]
    "Все лауреаты первой ежегодной премии Winline Герои РПЛ" [All winners of the first Winline Heroes of the RPL award] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  33. [33]
    "Все лауреаты первой ежегодной премии Winline Герои РПЛ" [All winners of the first Winline Heroes of the RPL award] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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