Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes

Douglas
Personal information
Full name Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes
Date of birth (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fluminense
Number 8
Youth career
Meninos da Paz
Vasco da Gama
Botafogo
Clube da Light
2004–2015 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Fluminense 33 (2)
National team‡
2016 Brazil U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 January 2017

Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes (born 13 January 1997), simply known as Douglas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fluminense FC.[1]

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Douglas joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2004, aged seven.[2] On 6 September 2015 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 3–1 home loss against rivals Flamengo.[3]

Douglas became an undisputed starter during the 2016 season, renewing his contract until 2021 in February.[4] He scored his first goal on 13 September of that year in a 4–2 home win against Atlético Mineiro.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Douglas" (in Portuguese). Fluminense FC. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Decisivo no clássico, joia do Flu recusou Europa e consertava ar-condicionado" [Decisive in derby, Flu's pearl refused Europe and fixed air conditioners] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Flamengo domina o clássico, passa o Fluminense e fica a três pontos do G-4" [Flamengo dominate the derby, overcome Fluminense and go three points shy of G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Douglas renova contrato com o Fluminense" [Douglas renews contract with Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Explosão Tricolor. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Com Fred apagado, Magno Alves brilha e Flu bate o Galo de virada por 4 a 2" [With Fred unlit, Magno Alves shines and Flu defeat Galo in a comeback by 4–2] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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