Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo (Russian: Дуглас До Сантос Жустино Де Мело;[2] 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.
 Douglas with the Brazil Olympic team in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | João Pessoa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team 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 | 152 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Brazil U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Brazil U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2016 | |||
Club career
editNáutico
editIn 2011, after an unsuccessful trial at Corinthians,[3] 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.[4] On the 26th, he scored his first professional goal, the second of a 3–1 home win over Belo Jardim.[5]
On 18 July, he made his Série A debut, in a 3–0 home win over Ponte Preta.[6] On 10 October, he scored his first top flight goal, in a 1–2 away defeat against Ponte Preta.[7]
Granada and Udinese
editOn 12 July 2013, Douglas Santos signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF, for an undisclosed fee.[8] On 2 September, he joined Udinese Calcio in a season-long loan deal.[9]
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
editOn 12 August 2014, Douglas Santos was loaned to Atlético Mineiro for 12 months.[10] 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.[11]
Hamburger SV
editOn 31 August 2016, Douglas Santos signed for German club Hamburger SV.[12] He played three seasons with the club, making 88 appearances and scoring three goals.[citation needed]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
editOn 4 July 2019, Douglas Santos joined Russian Premier League side FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year contract.[13][14] On 3 September 2021, he extended his Zenit contract until the end of the 2025–26 season.[15] On 25 July 2024, he extended it for the 2026–27 season, with an option for 2027–28.[16]
International career
editA 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.[17] However, he did not leave the bench.[18]
On 13 August 2015, Douglas Santos returned to the senior team, for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States.[19] 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]
Personal life
editOn 21 October 2024, Santos acquired Russian citizenship.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024[21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Náutico | 2012 | Série A | 22 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | Série A | — | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | — | 39 | 3 | ||||
| Udinese (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2014 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 54 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 88 | 3 | |||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 152 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 199 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 311 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 428 | 16 | ||
Honours
editAtlético Mineiro
Zenit Saint Petersburg
- Russian Premier League: 2019–20,[22] 2020–21,[23] 2021–22,[24] 2022–23,[25] 2023–24[26]
- Russian Cup: 2019–20,[27] 2023–24[28]
- Russian Super Cup: 2020,[29] 2021,[30] 2022,[31] 2023,[32] 2024[33]
Brazil
Brazil U20
- Toulon Tournament: 2013, 2014
- Valais Youth Cup: 2013
Individual
- Best Left-back in Brazil: 2015[34]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2015[35]
- Russian Premier League Top assist provider: 2020–21
- Russian Premier League Left-back of the Season: 2020–21,[36] 2021–22[37]
- Russian Premier League Defender of the Season: 2022–23,[38] 2023–24.[39]
- Russian Premier League Team of the Season: 2022–23[40]
References
edit- ^ "Douglas Santos". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 21.10.2024 № 900" [Russian Federation president decree No. 900 from 21 October 2024] (in Russian). Official Russian government law portal.
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Douglas Santos nuevo jugador del Granada CF (Douglas Santos new Granada CF's player); Granada's official website, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "HSV verpflichtet Douglas Santos" [HSV signs Douglas Santos] (in German). Hamburger SV. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Дуглас Сантос продолжит карьеру в "Зените"" [Douglas Santos will continue his career at Zenit] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 4 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""Зенит" продлил контракт с Дугласом Сантосом" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 3 September 2021.
- ^ ""Зенит" продлил контракт с Дугласом Сантосом" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 25 July 2024.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Bolivia vs. Brazil 0 - 4; Global Sports Media, 6 April 2013
- ^ A lista de Dunga para jogos de setembro; CBF's official website, 13 August 2015
- ^ "Douglas Santos gains Russian citizenship". FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Douglas Santos at Soccerway
- ^ "Zenit crowned 2019/20 RPL champions". Russian Premier League. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Sensational Zenit storm to the title with utterly dominant thrashing". Russian Premier League. 2 May 2021.
- ^ ""Зенит" – восьмикратный чемпион Тинькофф РПЛ!" [Zenit is the eight-times winner of Tinkoff RPL] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 30 April 2022.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ ""Зенит" завоевал золотые медали Мир РПЛ в шестом сезоне подряд!" [Zenit won the gold medals of MIR RPL for the sixth season in a row!] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Late Dzyuba penalty seals Russian Cup for Zenit". Russian Premier League. 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Суперфинал FONBET Кубка России LIVE. Гол Алипа приносит "Зениту" победу" [Russian Cup Superfinal: Alip goal gives Zenit the victory] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2024.
- ^ ""Зенит" обыграл "Локомотив" и стал пятикратным победителем Олимп-Суперкубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Zenit canter to second consecutive Super Cup win over error-strewn Lokomotiv". Russian Premier League. 17 July 2021.
- ^ ""Зенит" обыграл "Спартак" в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "2023 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 15 July 2023.
- ^ ""Зенит" – обладатель OLIMPBET Суперкубка России-2024" [Zenit is the winner of OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup 2024] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Confira a seleção de craques premiada pelo Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Vencedores do Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2015" (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Futebol. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Итоги Исполкома РФС". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Агаларов, Сафонов и Захарян – в списке "33 лучших футболистов" сезона". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Все лауреаты второй премии Winline Герои РПЛ" [All winners of the second Winline Heroes of the RPL award] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Profile at the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg website
- Douglas Santos at Soccerway