Douglas Costa
Douglas Costa with Bayern Munich in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Douglas Costa de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Novo Hamburgo | ||
| 2002–2008 | Grêmio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Grêmio | 29 | (2) |
| 2010–2015 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 141 | (29) |
| 2015– | Bayern Munich | 46 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Brazil U20 | 12 | (4) |
| 2014– | Brazil | 18 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:21, 11 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
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Douglas Costa de Souza (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdowɡlɐs ˈkɔstɐ]; born 14 September 1990), commonly known as Douglas Costa, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich and the Brazil national team as a winger. He is known for his dribbling skills, speed and crossing ability.
Costa started his career with Grêmio, before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2010 for a fee of €6 million. He won numerous trophies with Shakhtar, including a domestic treble in the 2010–11 season (Premier League, the Ukrainian Cup and the Super Cup). In 2015, he joined Bayern for €30 million.
A full international since 2014, Costa represented Brazil at the 2015 Copa América.
Born in Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Douglas began his career with Grêmio, joining the club at the age of 11. He made his debut for the club at the age of 18 in a 2–1 victory over Botafogo on 4 October 2008, scoring his first goal for the club in the same match. He completed the 2008 season with one goal in six matches. On 14 June 2009 he was given a red card in a 0–0 draw with Fluminense. On 29 November 2009, he netted the first goal in a 4–2 victory over Grêmio Recreativo Barueri. He joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on 10 January 2010. He made 37 appearances for Grêmio, including 28 league appearances, scoring twice.
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