Douglas Ricardo Packer (born 13 March 1987), better known as Packer, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Brazilian club

Marcílio Dias Marcílio or Marcilio is a Brazilian name which may refer to: * Marcílio (footballer, born 1976), Brazilian footballer * Marcílio (footballer, born 1995), Brazilian footballer * Marcílio Marques Moreira (born 1931), Brazilian economist * Marc� ...

Club career

Born in

Indaial Indaial is a city in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is located on the left bank of Itajaí River, and 160 km from the capital of the state, Florianópolis. The city is of European origin, with many textiles industries and strong a ...

, Santa Catarina, Packer started his career at

Ipatinga Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The sta ...

. He signed a professional contract on 1 August 2005, for three years. On 31 August 2005, he was signed by Juventus, and loaned to

A.C. Siena Associazione Calcio Robur Siena 1904, commonly referred to as Siena, is an Italian football club based in Siena, Tuscany. The club was re-incorporated in 2020 after the bankruptcy of the previous legal entity Robur Siena, which itself was th ...

for two seasons. In summer 2007, Siena bought half of the player's rights, for €150,000, and loaned Packer to

Pescara Calcio Delfino Pescara 1936, commonly referred to as Pescara, is a professional Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie C. Pescara has competed in seven seasons in Serie A, 1977–78, ...

Serie C1 Lega Pro Prima Divisione was the third highest football league in Italy. It consisted of 33 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 16 and 17 teams for group A and B respectively. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1. Before the 1978 ...

. He returned to Siena for the 2008–09 season. He signed a five-year contract in summer 2009. In the same summer he left for

Ravenna Calcio Ravenna Football Club is an Italian association football club, based in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna. It currently plays in Serie C after achieving promotion as Group D champions in the 2016-17 Serie D season. The club was founded in 1913. Histo ...

. In January 2011 Packer returned to Brazil for

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football lea ...

in a temporary deal.

Honours

Ermis Aradippou *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is u ...

: 2014 Remo *

Campeonato Paraense The Campeonato Paraense, nicknamed Parazão, is the top flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of Pará. Run by the Federação Paraense de Futebol, the championship is contested between 12 clubs and typically lasts from Janu ...

: 2019

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* * Living people Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) 1987 births Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian people of German descent Men's association football midfielders Juventus FC players ACR Siena 1904 players Delfino Pescara 1936 players Ravenna FC players Paraná Clube players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players Clube Atlético Sorocaba players Treze Futebol Clube players Ermis Aradippou FC players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul players Guarani FC players FC Südtirol players PS Barito Putera players Clube do Remo players Valletta F.C. players Joinville Esporte Clube players Serie A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Cypriot First Division players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Maltese Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Malta {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub