Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes (born 13 January 1997) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Brazil

Born in

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, Douglas joined

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...

's youth setup in 2004, aged seven. On 6 September 2015, he made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 3–1 home loss against rivals

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

. Douglas became an undisputed starter during the 2016 season, renewing his contract until 2021 in February. He scored his first goal on 13 September of that year in a 4–2 home win against

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PAOK

On 1 July 2019,

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

announced the arrival of Douglas Augusto from Corinthians, signing a four-year contract. In January, Douglas was loaned by Corinthians to

EC Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia () is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, the capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Bahia. Known mainly as the ''Esquadrão de Aço'' (Steel Squadron), ...

, and the 22-year-old subsequently made seven appearances for the latter in the 2019 Série A season. Last year, Douglas began the 2018 Série A season with

Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato B ...

, but he later transferred to Corinthians for €1 million in the summer. For 2019–20 and

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, he was a key member of the team. In the final for the

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on 22 May 2021, PAOK faced

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

, with PAOK winning 2–1.

Nantes

On 13 August 2023, Douglas joined French club

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after signing a four-year contract.

Krasnodar

On 12 July 2025, Douglas joined

for €6.5 million and signed a 3-year contract.

International career

On 2 July 2021, Douglas Augusto was named in the Brazil squad for the

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, but was forced to withdraw with a thigh injury.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

PAOK *

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References

External links

Profile
at the FC Nantes website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas Augusto 1997 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Super League Greece players Ligue 1 players Russian Premier League players Fluminense FC players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Esporte Clube Bahia players PAOK FC players FC Nantes players FC Krasnodar players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen