 Douglas Santos withZenit Saint Petersburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | João Pessoa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Náutico | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Náutico | 37 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | →Udinese (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | →Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Atlético Mineiro | 40 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Hamburger SV | 80 | (2) |
| 2019– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 178 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Brazil U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Brazil U23 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016– | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||
Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo (Russian:Дуглас До Сантос Жустино Де Мело;[2] born 22 March 1994), known asDouglas Santos or simplyDouglas, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forRussian Premier League clubZenit Saint Petersburg and theBrazil national team.
In 2011, after an unsuccessful trial atCorinthians,[3] Douglas was signed byNáutico. 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 overCentral.[4] On the 26th, he scored his first professional goal, the second of a 3–1 home win overBelo Jardim.[5]
On 18 July, he made hisSérie A debut, in a 3–0 home win overPonte Preta.[6] On 10 October, he scored his first top flight goal, in a 1–2 away defeat against Ponte Preta.[7]
On 12 July 2013, Douglas Santos signed a five-year deal withLa Liga sideGranada CF, for an undisclosed fee.[8] On 2 September, he joinedUdinese Calcio in a season-long loan deal.[9]
Douglas Santos made hisSerie A debut on 21 December 2013, starting in a 2–1 away win againstA.S. Livorno. He made two further appearances for the club duringthe campaign, being permanently bought by the club in January 2014.[citation needed]
On 12 August 2014, Douglas Santos was loaned toAtlético Mineiro for 12 months.[10] 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.[11]
On 31 August 2016, Douglas Santos signed for German clubHamburger SV.[12] He played three seasons with the club, making 88 appearances and scoring three goals.[citation needed]
On 4 July 2019, Douglas Santos joinedRussian Premier League sideFC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year contract.[13][14] On 3 September 2021, he extended his Zenit contract until the end of the 2025–26 season.[15] On 25 July 2024, he extended it for the 2026–27 season, with an option for 2027–28.[16]
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A few months before featuring with theU-20's winning squad in the2013 Toulon Tournament, Douglas Santos received a call-up for thefull squad on 2 April 2013, for a match againstBolivia.[17] However, he did not leave the bench.[18]
On 13 August 2015, Douglas Santos returned to the senior team, for friendlies againstCosta Rica and theUnited States.[19] He made his debut for his country in a 2016 friendly against Panama.[citation needed]
He also represented Brazil at theRio Olympics winning the Olympic men's football tournament[20][21] , and at the Copa América Centenario in 2016, early on the same summer international window.
On 3 March 2025, Santos switched his allegiance toRussia and received a call-up for thefriendly match againstZambia,[22] despite the fact that three days earlier he had been on the prelist of Brazil for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstColombia andArgentina.[23][24]
On 31 August 2025, Santos' request to change sports citizenship from Russian to Brazilian was approved byFIFA,[25] following his call up to theBrazil national team for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matchesChile andBolivia in September 2025.[26]
On 21 October 2024, Santos acquiredRussian citizenship.[27]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | State league[b] | 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 | Série A | — | 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[c] | 2014 | Série A | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Série A | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1[e] | 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 | Bundesliga | 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[f] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5[f] | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7[h] | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 178 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 229 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 337 | 11 | 47 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 458 | 18 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
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