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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.
Personal information | |||
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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 | 149 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Brazil U20 | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Brazil U23 | 10 | (0) |
2016 | Brazil | 1 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2016 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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] On 25 July 2024, he extended it for the 2026–27 season, with an option for 2027–28.[15]
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.[16] However, he did not leave the bench.[17]
On 13 August 2015, Douglas Santos returned to the senior team, for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States.[18] 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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 149 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 196 | 7 | |||
Career total | 308 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 425 | 16 |
Atlético Mineiro
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