Douglas Tanque

Douglas Willian da Silva Souza (born 27 October 1993), known as Douglas Tanque or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Bandırmaspor.

Club career

Guarani Born in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, Douglas was a Guarani youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 14 November 2010, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Vitória, and appeared in two further matches as his side was relegated.

Corinthians and loans On 4 May 2011, Douglas moved to Corinthians and was assigned to the under-20 squad. On 19 March of the following year, after winning the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he moved to Série B side Paraná on loan until the end of the year.

Douglas scored his first professional goal on 18 April 2012, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Ceará, which qualified Paraná to the next round of the year's Copa do Brasil. On 1 May, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 home routing of Junior Team.

On 18 August 2012, after falling down the pecking order, Douglas left Paraná and joined Ipatinga on loan until December. He subsequently served another loan stints at Guaratinguetá, Penapolense and Ponte Preta before his contract with Corinthians expired.

Japan In 2015, Douglas moved abroad and joined Japanese J2 League side Thespakusatsu Gunma. In the following year, he switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a contract with Cafetaleros de Tapachula of the Ascenso MX.

On 22 June 2017, Douglas returned to Japan and joined Albirex Niigata in the J1 League. The following 10 January, the club announced that he would not have his contract renewed, and he subsequently joined Thai League 1 side Police Tero FC on 5 February.

Paços de Ferreira On 5 July 2018, Douglas signed for Portuguese LigaPro side F.C. Paços de Ferreira, scoring nine goals during the campaign as his side achieved promotion as champions.

Khor Fakkan On 26 September 2021, Douglas signed a two-year contract with Khor Fakka. Over a month after joining, Douglas hit the net for the first time in a 4–1 win over Al Urooba, after the match he said "I'm so happy to have scored my first for Khor Fakkan and may it be the first of many."

Turkey On 9 August 2022, Douglas signed a two-year contract with TFF First League (Turkish second division) club Samsunspor.

In August 2023, after helping Samsunspor conquer the TFF First League title, achieving promotion to the Süper Lig, Douglas returned to the second division, signing a two-year contract with recently promoted side Kocaelispor.

Return to Japan On 8 February 2024, Douglas returned to Japan, signing with formerly J2 League (now J1 League) club Shimizu S-Pulse.

Career statistics

Honours Corinthians Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2012

Paraná Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata: 2012

Paços de Ferreira LigaPro: 2018–19 Samsunspor

TFF First League: 2022–23

Individual Primeira Liga Forward of the Month: June 2020