Douglas

Douglas dos Santos (born 18 February 1982), simply known as Douglas, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career Prior to being signed for Al Wasl for R$11m, Douglas was owned by two clubs; each owning 50% of his player card, the first club was Corinthians where he used to play before moving to Al Wasl, and the second was São Caetano. He played only half a season with Al Wasl in the 2009–10 season before moving back to Brazil to play for Grêmio. Douglas was first picked for the Brazil national team on 29 October 2010 to play a friendly match against Argentina.

On 27 October 2020, 38-year old Douglas announced his retirement from football. In February 2021, Douglas returned to Grêmio to play for their futsal team.

Career statistics

Honours Criciúma Série B: 2002 Campeonato Catarinense: 2005 Série C: 2006

Corinthians Série B: 2008 Campeonato Paulista: 2009, 2013 Copa do Brasil: 2009 Copa Libertadores: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup: 2012 Recopa Sudamericana: 2013

Grêmio Campeonato Gaúcho: 2010 Copa do Brasil: 2016 Copa Libertadores: 2017

Avaí Campeonato Catarinense: 2019