Douglas Santos (footballer)

For other uses, see Douglas Santos.
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
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 Left back
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Mineiro
Number 6
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) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Udinese 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Atlético Mineiro (loan) 26 (1)
2015– Atlético Mineiro 18 (0)
National team
2012–2014 Brazil U20 11 (0)
2015– Brazil U23 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2015.

† Appearances (goals)

Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo (born 22 March 1994), known as Douglas Santos or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a left back.

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]

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.[10] However, he did not leave the bench.[11]

On 13 August 2015, Douglas returned to the senior team, for frendlies against Costa Rica and United States.[12]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro
Brazil U20

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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Douglas Santos nuevo jugador del Granada CF (Douglas Santos new Granada CF's player); Granada's official website, 12 July 2013 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Udinese acquires Douglas Dos Santos and leaves Torje, Geijo and Sissoko; 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 (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 (Portuguese)
  10. ↑ 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 (Portuguese)
  11. ↑ Bolivia vs. Brazil 0 - 4; Global Sports Media, 6 April 2013
  12. ↑ A lista de Dunga para jogos de setembro; CBF's official website, 13 August 2015

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