Douglas Costa

Not to be confused with Douglas da Costa Souza.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is De Souza.
Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013
Personal information
Full name Douglas Costa de Souza
Date of birth (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990
Place of birth Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 11
Youth career
2001–2002 Novo Hamburgo
2002–2008 Grêmio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2010 Grêmio 29 (2)
2010–2015 Shakhtar Donetsk 141 (29)
2015– Bayern Munich 16 (2)
National team‡
2009 Brazil U20 12 (4)
2014– Brazil 15 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:24, 14 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015

Douglas Costa de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdowɡlɐs ˈkɔstɐ]; born 14 September 1990), commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich and Brazil as a winger. Costa is known for his dribbling skills, speed and crossing ability.

He started his career with Grêmio, before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2010 for a fee of €6 million. He won numerous trophies with Shakhtar, including a domestic treble in the 2010–11 season (Premier League, the Ukrainian Cup and the Super Cup). In 2015, he joined Bayern for €30 million.

A full international since 2014, Douglas represented Brazil at the 2015 Copa América.

Club career

Grêmio

Born in Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Douglas began his career with Grêmio, joining the club at the age of 11.[1] He made his debut for the club at the age of 18 in a 2–1 victory over Botafogo on 4 October 2008, scoring his first goal for the club in the same match.[1] He completed the 2008 season with one goal in six matches.[2] On 14 June 2009 he was given a red card in a 0–0 draw with Fluminense.[3] On 29 November 2009, he netted the first goal in a 4–2 victory over Grêmio Recreativo Barueri.[4] He joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on 10 January 2010. He made 37 appearances for Grêmio, including 28 league appearances, scoring twice.

Shakhtar Donetsk

2009–10

On 10 January 2010, Douglas signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth €6 million.[5] His debut came in a Europa League tie against English side Fulham on 18 February which Shakhtar lost 2–1. He came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, replacing Jádson.[6] His home debut came in the return leg on 25 February. Douglas came on as 53rd minute replacement for Willian, assisting Jádson for Shakhtar's equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[7] Shakhtar lost the tie 3–2 on aggregate. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win against Metalist Kharkiv on 14 March 2010.[8] On 28 March he scored a goal in injury time in a 3–1 victory against Arsenal Kyiv.[9] He scored a goal in a 3–0 victory over Chornomorets Odesa on 25 April.[10] On 1 May he scored a late goal in Shakhtar's 2–0 win against Metalurh Zaporizhya.[11] He scored Shakhtar's third goal in a 3–2 victory over Tavriya Simferopol on 9 May.[12] In his first season with Shakhtar, Douglas made 15 appearances, including 13 league appearances, scoring 5 goals, all of which came in the league. Shakhtar won the 2009–10 Premier League title, Douglas' first trophy with the club.[13]

2010–11

Douglas playing for Shakhtar in 2011

Douglas' first appearance in the 2010–11 season came in the 7–1 Super Cup win against Tavriya on 4 July.[14] On 30 July, he netted a brace in a 3–1 victory against Arsenal Kyiv.[15] He scored the fourth goal in Shakhtar's 5–0 victory over Sevastopol.[16] On 28 September he scored a penalty, and assisted two Luiz Adriano goals in a 3–0 Champions League victory over Portuguese club Braga.[17] On 28 September he scored a penalty in a 4–0 win against Arsenal Kyiv.[18] On 16 February he netted the second goal, and assisted the third for Luiz Adriano, in a 3–2 victory over Roma.[19] Shakhtar won the tie 6–2 on aggregate. On 1 April he scored a late goal in a 3–1 victory over Illichivets Mariupol.[20] He came on as a 95th-minute substitute in Shakhtar's 2–0 Ukrainian Cup Final victory over Dynamo Kyiv on 25 May.[21] Shakhtar managed to end the season as treble winners, winning the Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and the Super Cup.[22] Douglas made a total of 39 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.[2][14] 27 of the appearances and 5 of the goals came in the league.[2]

2011–12

Shakhtar started the 2011–12 season with a 3–1 loss in the Super Cup to Dynamo Kyiv on 5 July. Douglas played the full 90 minutes.[23] His first goal of the season came on 9 September, scoring the final goal in a 5–1 victory against Volyn Lutsk.[24] On 2 October he scored the equalising goal in a 4–1 victory over Zorya Luhansk.[25] On 6 November he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win over Obolon Kyiv.[26] On 27 November he scored a penalty to open the scoring in a 5–0 victory over Karpaty Lviv.[27] On 2 December he netted a goal against Arsenal Kyiv in a comprehensive 5–0 win.[28] On 11 December he scored the first goal in a 4–0 win against Kryvbas.[29] On 27 April he scored a 90th-minute goal in a 4–3 victory over Volyn in the Ukrainian Cup.[30] He made a 62nd-minute substitute appearance, replacing Henrikh Mkhitaryan, in Shakhtar's 2–1 extra time victory over Metalurh Donetsk.[31] At the end of the season Shakhtar won the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup, Douglas' third Premier League title success in his third year with the club.[32] He played 34 matches, scoring six goals.[2][23] 27 of the appearances and all six of the goals came in the league.[2]

2012–13

Douglas playing for Shakhtar in 2013.

Douglas opened the 2012–13 season with a goal in Shakhtar's 2–0 win against Metalurh Donetsk in the Super Cup, his second success in the Super Cup with Shakhtar.[33] Douglas scored his first league goal of the season on 3 November 2012, when he converted a 20th-minute penalty against Metalurh Zaporizhya, the match finished 2–0 thanks to a late goal by Luiz Adriano.[34] On 24 November, Douglas came off the bench in the 55th minute, replacing team captain Darijo Srna, and netted a goal seven minutes later when he was played in by Armenian striker Henrik Mkhitaryan, as Shakhtar defeated FC Hoverla Uzhhorod 5–1.[35]

During the group stages of the season's edition of Champions League, Douglas only managed three substitute appearances, totaling twenty-three minutes, as Shakhtar finished second in the group behind Serie A champions Juventus, while dumping holders Chelsea out of the competition.[36] Following an underwhelming first half of the 2012–13 campaign, Douglas came off the bench to score a vital goal in Shakhtar's 2–2 first leg draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Round of 16 tie on 13 February 2013.[37]

2013–14

He made his season debut in the Super Cup.[38] In mid-season, Costa helped Shakhtar win the 2014 United Supercup, a tournament between the top-two placed clubs from Russia and Ukraine, becoming the joint top scorer of the tournament.[39] He helped the club win the Ukraine Premier League and was a joint assist leader of the league with nine assists.[40]

Bayern Munich

On 1 July 2015, Bayern Munich announced they had signed Costa from Shakhtar Donetsk[41] for €30 million fee in a 5-year contract,[42] the fourth highest transfer fee in the club's history.[42] He was given the number 11 shirt previously worn by Xherdan Shaqiri. He made his debut as a starter on 1 August in the 2015 DFL-Supercup away to VfL Wolfsburg, crossing for Arjen Robben to open the scoring in an eventual 1–1 draw; he netted his attempt in the subsequent penalty shootout, but his team lost nonetheless.[43] Thirteen days later, he scored his first goal, concluding Bayern's 5–0 home win against Hamburger SV in the first game of the league season.[44]

International career

Douglas playing for Brazil against Austria in 2014.

In November 2014, Douglas was called up to the Brazil national football team for the first time by coach Dunga, making his international debut against Turkey in Istanbul.[45]

In May 2015, Douglas was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América.[46] In the team's opening match, Douglas came on as a substitute for Diego Tardelli and scored a stoppage-time winning goal against Peru, his first for the Seleção. In the quarter-final against Paraguay in Concepción, he replaced Willian for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 draw, and then missed in the penalty shootout which eliminated Brazil.[47]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 February 2016
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Other Total
Grêmio Série A 2008 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1 [2]
2009 22 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 31 1 [2][48]
Totals 28 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 37 2 —
Ukraine League Ukrainian Cup Europe Other Total Ref.
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League 2009–10 13 5 0 0 2 0 — 15 5 [2]
2010–11 27 5 1 0 10 2 1 0 39 7 [2][14]
2011–12 27 6 1 0 5 0 1 0 34 6 [2][23]
2012–13 27 5 1 0 5 1 1 1 34 7 [2][33]
2013–14 27 4 1 1 8 2 1 0 37 7 [2][38]
2014–15 20 4 4 0 8 1 0 0 32 5 [2]
Totals 141 29 8 1 38 6 4 1 191 37 —
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total Ref.
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2015–16 16 2 3 1 5 2 1 0 25 5 [49]
Totals 185 33 11 2 45 8 12 1 253 44 —

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first:[48]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2015 Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile  Peru 2–1 2–1 2015 Copa América
2. 17 November 2015 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Peru 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Shakhtar Donetsk

International

Brazil Under-20

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Douglas Costa » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fluminense vs Gremio 0–0". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Gremio v Gremio Recreativo Barueri 4–2". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Douglas increases the height". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Fulham vs Shakhtar 2–1". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Fulham 1–1". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Metalist 2–1". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Arsenal Kyiv 3–1". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Chornomorets 3–0". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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  17. ↑ "Braga vs Shakhtar 0–3". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  18. ↑ "Shakhtar vs Arsenal Kyiv 4–0". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Roma vs Shakhtar 2–3". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  20. ↑ "Illichivets vs Shakhtar 1–3". Retrieved 18 September 2012.
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