Douglas (footballer, born 1990)

Douglas

Douglas with Barcelona in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Douglas Pereira dos Santos
Date of birth	(1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 27)
Place of birth	Monte Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Benfica (on loan from Barcelona)
Number	8
Youth career
2002–2009	Goiás
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Goiás	64	(5)
2012–2014	São Paulo	69	(4)
2014–	Barcelona	3	(0)
2016–2017	→ Sporting Gijón (loan)	23	(3)
2017–	→ Benfica (loan)	0	(0)
National team
2009	Brazil U20	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:11, 29 March 2017 (UTC).

Douglas Pereira dos Santos (born 6 August 1990), simply known as Douglas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Portuguese club Benfica, on loan from Spanish club Barcelona.

Born in Monte Alegre de Goiás, Douglas joined Goiás' youth setup in 2002, aged 12, and was promoted to the first-team in 2009, mainly as a backup to Vítor. He made his professional – and Série A – debut on 20 June 2009, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 away draw against Grêmio.

Douglas was handed his first start on 15 July, in a 0–2 home loss against Avaí. He finished the campaign with 14 appearances (seven starts, 741 minutes of action), as his side finished ninth.

In 2010, after Victor's departure to Palmeiras, Douglas became the club's first-choice, appearing in 24 matches but being relegated. He scored his first professional goal on 15 July 2011, netting the last of a 4–1 home routing over Vitória for the Série B championship.

Douglas finished the season with 26 appearances, scoring five goals as the Esmeraldino finished in the 11th place.

On 11 February 2012, Douglas signed a three-year deal with São Paulo. However, he missed the whole Campeonato Paulista due to a pubalgia.