Douglas Costa
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Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990 in Sapucaia do Sul
, Rio Grande do Sul
), commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazil
ian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk
.
for €6 million.
He made his competitive debut in a Europa League tie in a 2–1 defeat at Fulham's Craven Cottage
and made his home debut the following week in the 2nd leg of the tie. His first season with Shakhtar wasn't what he might have expected, he started a couple of matches, but most of his goals came as a substitutes scoring for consecutive games to bring Shakhtar victories.
This season he has scored 5 league
goals for the Ukrainian giants.
He has been linked with a number of big clubs for the summer transfer window including Liverpool, Manchester City and their rivals Manchester United. On June 16, information revealed Arsenal had tabled a bid which included fellow Brazilian Denilson as part of the offer. Costa's agent Cesar Bottega said: "Shakhtar said no. They are not interested in Denilson and would want only money."
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|2009-10||rowspan="2"|Shakhtar Donetsk
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Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990 in Sapucaia do Sul
, Rio Grande do Sul
), commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazil
ian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk
.
for €6 million.
He made his competitive debut in a Europa League tie in a 2–1 defeat at Fulham's Craven Cottage
and made his home debut the following week in the 2nd leg of the tie. His first season with Shakhtar wasn't what he might have expected, he started a couple of matches, but most of his goals came as a substitutes scoring for consecutive games to bring Shakhtar victories.
This season he has scored 5 league
goals for the Ukrainian giants.
He has been linked with a number of big clubs for the summer transfer window including Liverpool, Manchester City and their rivals Manchester United. On June 16, information revealed Arsenal had tabled a bid which included fellow Brazilian Denilson as part of the offer. Costa's agent Cesar Bottega said: "Shakhtar said no. They are not interested in Denilson and would want only money."
|2008
||rowspan="2"|Grêmio
||rowspan="2"|Série A
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|2009
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|2009-10||rowspan="2"|Shakhtar Donetsk
||rowspan="2"|Ukrainian Premier League
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|2010-11
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68||12||5||0||14||2||94||14
Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990 in Sapucaia do Sul
, Rio Grande do Sul
), commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazil
ian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk
.
for €6 million.
He made his competitive debut in a Europa League tie in a 2–1 defeat at Fulham's Craven Cottage
and made his home debut the following week in the 2nd leg of the tie. His first season with Shakhtar wasn't what he might have expected, he started a couple of matches, but most of his goals came as a substitutes scoring for consecutive games to bring Shakhtar victories.
This season he has scored 5 league
goals for the Ukrainian giants.
He has been linked with a number of big clubs for the summer transfer window including Liverpool, Manchester City and their rivals Manchester United. On June 16, information revealed Arsenal had tabled a bid which included fellow Brazilian Denilson as part of the offer. Costa's agent Cesar Bottega said: "Shakhtar said no. They are not interested in Denilson and would want only money."
|2008
||rowspan="2"|Grêmio
||rowspan="2"|Série A
||6||1||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|2009
||22||1||0||0|||2||0||311||1
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|2009-10||rowspan="2"|Shakhtar Donetsk
||rowspan="2"|Ukrainian Premier League
||13||5||0||0||2||0||15||5
|-
|2010-11
||27||5||52||0||10||2||42||7
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40||10||52||0||12||2||57||12
68||12||5||0||14||2||94||14
Sapucaia do Sul
Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Sapucaida do Sul is a commercial city, and some industries have been there since the 1960s. The city is crossed by BR-116, one of the most important roads in Brazil....
, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
), commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
.
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 10 January 2010 he signed a 5 year contract with Ukrainian side Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
for €6 million.
He made his competitive debut in a Europa League tie in a 2–1 defeat at Fulham's Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
and made his home debut the following week in the 2nd leg of the tie. His first season with Shakhtar wasn't what he might have expected, he started a couple of matches, but most of his goals came as a substitutes scoring for consecutive games to bring Shakhtar victories.
This season he has scored 5 league
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
goals for the Ukrainian giants.
Statistics
The 2009 South America Youth Championship winner was a much sought after prospect before his rather surprising move east to the Brazilian colony at Shakhtar last winter. A subdued first six months at the club has segued into a more productive second half of 2010. His explosive turn of pace and skilful style of play has seen Lucescu use him on both wings, with his ability to cut inside from the right providing an ancillary goal threat. Still a little inconsistent, but revelling in the liberal attacking environment that Lucescu has created in Donetsk.He has been linked with a number of big clubs for the summer transfer window including Liverpool, Manchester City and their rivals Manchester United. On June 16, information revealed Arsenal had tabled a bid which included fellow Brazilian Denilson as part of the offer. Costa's agent Cesar Bottega said: "Shakhtar said no. They are not interested in Denilson and would want only money."
Club career
|-|2008
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008
The 38th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on May 8 and ended on December 7. For the first time, one club has won the championship three times in a row...
||rowspan="2"|Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
||rowspan="2"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
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|2009
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009
The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A was the 39th season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6...
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|2009-10||rowspan="2"|Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
||rowspan="2"|Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
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|2010-11
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28||2||0||0|||2||0||371||2
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Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990 in Sapucaia do Sul
Sapucaia do Sul
Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Sapucaida do Sul is a commercial city, and some industries have been there since the 1960s. The city is crossed by BR-116, one of the most important roads in Brazil....
, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
), commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
.
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 10 January 2010 he signed a 5 year contract with Ukrainian side Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
for €6 million.
He made his competitive debut in a Europa League tie in a 2–1 defeat at Fulham's Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
and made his home debut the following week in the 2nd leg of the tie. His first season with Shakhtar wasn't what he might have expected, he started a couple of matches, but most of his goals came as a substitutes scoring for consecutive games to bring Shakhtar victories.
This season he has scored 5 league
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
goals for the Ukrainian giants.
Statistics
The 2009 South America Youth Championship winner was a much sought after prospect before his rather surprising move east to the Brazilian colony at Shakhtar last winter. A subdued first six months at the club has segued into a more productive second half of 2010. His explosive turn of pace and skilful style of play has seen Lucescu use him on both wings, with his ability to cut inside from the right providing an ancillary goal threat. Still a little inconsistent, but revelling in the liberal attacking environment that Lucescu has created in Donetsk.He has been linked with a number of big clubs for the summer transfer window including Liverpool, Manchester City and their rivals Manchester United. On June 16, information revealed Arsenal had tabled a bid which included fellow Brazilian Denilson as part of the offer. Costa's agent Cesar Bottega said: "Shakhtar said no. They are not interested in Denilson and would want only money."
Club career
|-|2008
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008
The 38th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on May 8 and ended on December 7. For the first time, one club has won the championship three times in a row...
||rowspan="2"|Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
||rowspan="2"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||6||1||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|2009
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009
The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A was the 39th season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6...
||22||1||0||0|||2||0||311||1
|-
|2009-10||rowspan="2"|Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
||rowspan="2"|Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
||13||5||0||0||2||0||15||5
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|2010-11
||27||5||52||0||10||2||42||7
28||2||0||0|||2||0||371||2
40||10||52||0||12||2||57||12
68||12||5||0||14||2||94||14
Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990 in Sapucaia do Sul
Sapucaia do Sul
Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Sapucaida do Sul is a commercial city, and some industries have been there since the 1960s. The city is crossed by BR-116, one of the most important roads in Brazil....
, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
), commonly known as Douglas Costa or simply Douglas, is a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
.
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 10 January 2010 he signed a 5 year contract with Ukrainian side Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
for €6 million.
He made his competitive debut in a Europa League tie in a 2–1 defeat at Fulham's Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
and made his home debut the following week in the 2nd leg of the tie. His first season with Shakhtar wasn't what he might have expected, he started a couple of matches, but most of his goals came as a substitutes scoring for consecutive games to bring Shakhtar victories.
This season he has scored 5 league
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
goals for the Ukrainian giants.
Statistics
The 2009 South America Youth Championship winner was a much sought after prospect before his rather surprising move east to the Brazilian colony at Shakhtar last winter. A subdued first six months at the club has segued into a more productive second half of 2010. His explosive turn of pace and skilful style of play has seen Lucescu use him on both wings, with his ability to cut inside from the right providing an ancillary goal threat. Still a little inconsistent, but revelling in the liberal attacking environment that Lucescu has created in Donetsk.He has been linked with a number of big clubs for the summer transfer window including Liverpool, Manchester City and their rivals Manchester United. On June 16, information revealed Arsenal had tabled a bid which included fellow Brazilian Denilson as part of the offer. Costa's agent Cesar Bottega said: "Shakhtar said no. They are not interested in Denilson and would want only money."
Club career
|-|2008
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008
The 38th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on May 8 and ended on December 7. For the first time, one club has won the championship three times in a row...
||rowspan="2"|Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
||rowspan="2"|Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
||6||1||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|2009
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2009
The 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A was the 39th season of the Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. It was contested by 20 clubs starting on May 9 and ending on December 6...
||22||1||0||0|||2||0||311||1
|-
|2009-10||rowspan="2"|Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
||rowspan="2"|Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
||13||5||0||0||2||0||15||5
|-
|2010-11
||27||5||52||0||10||2||42||7
28||2||0||0|||2||0||371||2
40||10||52||0||12||2||57||12
68||12||5||0||14||2||94||14
1Including 7 matches in Campeonato Gaúcho
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...
2Including 1 match in Ukrainian Super Cup
Ukrainian Super Cup
Ukrainian Super Cup acts as the grand-opening for every new football competition season in Ukraine, officially having the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Championship and Ukrainian Cup face-off against each other...
