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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 club Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Douglas Santos

Douglas with the Brazil Olympic team in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo
Date of birth	(1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	João Pessoa, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Club 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	100	(3)
National team‡
2013–2014	Brazil U20	10	(0)
2015–2016	Brazil U23	10	(0)
2016	Brazil	1	(0)
Honours Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2016

Club career

Náutico

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]

Granada and Udinese

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]}

Atlético Mineiro

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]

Hamburger SV

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]}

Zenit Saint Petersburg

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]

International career

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.[15] However, he did not leave the bench.[16]

On 13 August 2015, Douglas Santos returned to the senior team, for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States.[17] 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]}

Career statistics

As of 16 November 2022[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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		—		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		31	0	2	0	6	1	9	0	—		48	1
	2016		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		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		28	3	0	0	5	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	34	3
	2021–22		27	0	2	1	7	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	37	1
	2022–23		17	0	4	0	—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	0
	Total		100	3	10	1	18	0	—		3	0	131	4
Career total			258	7	29	2	34	1	34	4	3	0	360	13

Honours

Club

Atlético Mineiro

• Copa do Brasil: 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2015

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Premier League: 2019–20,[19] 2020–21,[20] 2021–22[21]
• Russian Cup: 2019–20[22]
• Russian Super Cup: 2020,[23] 2021,[24] 2022[25]

International

Brazil

• Olympic Gold Medal: 2016

Brazil U20

• Toulon Tournament: 2013, 2014
• Valais Youth Cup: 2013

Individual

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2015[26]
• Russian Premier League Top Assist Provider: 2020–21

References

External links

• Douglas Santos at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Douglas Santos

Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo[A 1] (* 22. März 1994 in João Pessoa) ist ein brasilianischer Fußballspieler, der bei Zenit St. Petersburg unter Vertrag steht. Der Linksfuß wird meist als Linksverteidiger eingesetzt, kann aber auch im zentralen Mittelfeld agieren.

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- [en] Douglas Santos (footballer, born 1994)

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[es] Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo

Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo (João Pessoa, 22 de marzo de 1994), más conocido como Douglas Santos, es un futbolista brasileño que juega como defensa en el Zenit de San Petersburgo de la Liga Premier de Rusia.[1]

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[fr] Douglas Santos

Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo, plus communément appelé Douglas Santos, né le 22 mars 1994 à João Pessoa[3], est un footballeur international brésilien évoluant au poste d'arrière gauche au Zénith Saint-Pétersbourg.

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[it] Douglas Santos

Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo noto come Douglas Santos (João Pessoa, 22 marzo 1994) è un calciatore brasiliano, difensore dello Zenit San Pietroburgo.

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[ru] Сантос, Дуглас (1994)

Дуглас дос Сантос Жустино де Мело (порт.-браз. Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo более известный как Дуглас Сантос порт. Douglas Santos; род. 22 марта 1994 года в Жуан-Песоа, Бразилия) — бразильский футболист, защитник клуба «Зенит». Победитель Олимпийских игр 2016 года в Рио-де-Жанейро.

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