Douglas Costa

For the Brazilian weightlifter, see Douglas Santos Costa.
Not to be confused with Douglas da Costa Souza.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is De Souza.
Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa with Bayern Munich in 2016
Personal information
Full name Douglas Costa de Souza
Date of birth (1990-09-14) 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
Current team
 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 35 (5)
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 21:22, 2 December 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

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.

Club career

Grêmio

Born in Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Douglas began his career with Grêmio, joining the club at the age of 11.[1] 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.[1] He completed the 2008 season with one goal in six matches.[2] On 14 June 2009 he was given a red card in a 0–0 draw with Fluminense.[3] On 29 November 2009, he netted the first goal in a 4–2 victory over Grêmio Recreativo Barueri.[4] He joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on 10 January 2010. He made 37 appearances for Grêmio, including 28 league appearances, scoring twice.

Shakhtar Donetsk

2009–10

On 10 January 2010, Costa signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth €6 million.[5] His debut came in a UEFA Europa League tie against English side Fulham on 18 February which Shakhtar lost 2–1. He came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, replacing Jádson.[6] His home debut came in the return leg on 25 February; he came on as 53rd-minute replacement for Willian, assisting Jádson for Shakhtar's equaliser in a 1–1 draw.[7] Shakhtar lost the tie 3–2 on aggregate. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win against Metalist Kharkiv on 14 March 2010.[8] On 28 March, he scored a goal in injury time in a 3–1 victory against Arsenal Kyiv,[9] then scored a goal in a 3–0 victory over Chornomorets Odesa on 25 April.[10] On 1 May, Costa scored a late goal in Shakhtar's 2–0 win against Metalurh Zaporizhya.[11] He scored Shakhtar's third goal in a 3–2 victory over Tavriya Simferopol on 9 May.[12] In his first season with Shakhtar, Douglas made 15 appearances, including 13 league appearances, scoring five goals, all of which came in the league. Shakhtar won the 2009–10 Premier League title, Costa's first trophy with the club.[13]

2010–11

Douglas playing for Shakhtar in 2011

Costa's first appearance in the 2010–11 season came in the 7–1 Super Cup win against Tavriya on 4 July.[14] On 30 July, he netted a brace in a 3–1 victory against Arsenal Kyiv.[15] He scored the fourth goal in Shakhtar's 5–0 victory over PFC Sevastopol.[16] On 28 September, he scored a penalty, and assisted two Luiz Adriano goals in a 3–0 UEFA Champions League victory over Portuguese club Braga.[17] On 28 September, he scored a penalty in a 4–0 win against Arsenal Kyiv.[18] On 16 February, he netted the second goal, and assisted the third for Luiz Adriano, in a 3–2 victory over Roma.[19] Shakhtar won the tie 6–2 on aggregate. On 1 April, he scored a late goal in a 3–1 victory over Illichivets Mariupol.[20] He came on as a 95th-minute substitute in Shakhtar's 2–0 Ukrainian Cup Final victory over Dynamo Kyiv on 25 May.[21] Shakhtar managed to end the season as treble winners, winning the Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and the Super Cup.[22] Costa made a total of 39 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.[2][14] Twenty-seven of the appearances and five of the goals came in the league.[2]

2011–12

Shakhtar started the 2011–12 season with a 3–1 loss in the Super Cup to Dynamo Kyiv on 5 July. Costa played the full 90 minutes.[23] His first goal of the season came on 9 September, scoring the final goal in a 5–1 victory against Volyn Lutsk.[24] On 2 October, he scored the equalising goal in a 4–1 victory over Zorya Luhansk.[25] On 6 November, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win over Obolon Kyiv.[26] On 27 November, he scored a penalty to open the scoring in a 5–0 victory over Karpaty Lviv.[27] On 2 December, he netted a goal against Arsenal Kyiv in a comprehensive 5–0 win.[28] On 11 December, he scored the first goal in a 4–0 win against Kryvbas.[29] On 27 April, he scored a 90th-minute goal in a 4–3 victory over Volyn in the Ukrainian Cup.[30] He made a 62nd-minute substitute appearance, replacing Henrikh Mkhitaryan, in Shakhtar's 2–1 extra time victory over Metalurh Donetsk.[31] At the end of the season, Shakhtar won the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup, Costa's third Premier League title success in his third year with the club.[32] He played 34 matches, scoring six goals.[2][23] Twenty-seven of the appearances and all six of the goals came in the league.[2]

2012–13

Costa playing for Shakhtar in 2013.

Costa opened the 2012–13 season with a goal in Shakhtar's 2–0 win against Metalurh Donetsk in the Super Cup, his second success in the Super Cup with Shakhtar.[33] He scored his first league goal of the season on 3 November 2012 when he converted a 20th-minute penalty against Metalurh Zaporizhya; the match finished 2–0 thanks to a late goal by Luiz Adriano.[34] On 24 November, Douglas came off the bench in the 55th minute, replacing team captain Darijo Srna, and netted a goal seven minutes later when he was played in by Armenian striker Henrik Mkhitaryan, as Shakhtar defeated Hoverla Uzhhorod 5–1.[35]

During the group stages of the season's edition of Champions League, Costa only managed three substitute appearances, totaling 23 minutes played, as Shakhtar finished second in the group behind Serie A champions Juventus, while dumping holders Chelsea out of the competition.[36] Following an underwhelming first half of the 2012–13 campaign, Costa came off the bench to score a vital goal in Shakhtar's 2–2 first leg draw with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Round of 16 tie on 13 February 2013.[37]

2013–14

Costa made his season debut in the Super Cup.[38] In mid-season, He helped Shakhtar win the 2014 United Supercup, a tournament between the top-two placed clubs from Russia and Ukraine, becoming the joint top scorer of the tournament.[39] He helped the club win the Premier League and was a joint assist leader of the league with nine assists.[40]

Bayern Munich

On 1 July 2015, Bayern Munich announced they had signed Costa[41] for a €30 million fee on a five-year contract,[42] the fourth-highest transfer fee in Bayern's history.[42] He was given the number 11 shirt previously worn by Xherdan Shaqiri. He made his debut as a starter on 1 August in the 2015 DFL-Supercup away to VfL Wolfsburg, crossing for Arjen Robben to open the scoring in an eventual 1–1 draw; he netted his attempt in the subsequent penalty shootout, but his team lost nonetheless.[43] Thirteen days later, he scored his first goal, concluding Bayern's 5–0 home win against Hamburger SV in the first game of the 2015–16 Bundesliga season.[44] On 21 May 2016, Costa scored the winning kick of the penalty shootout against Borussia Dortmund to win the 2016 DFB-Pokal Final and secure a league and cup double for Bayern.[45] Costa finished the 2015–16 season with 7 goals in 43 matches.[43][46]

International career

Douglas playing for Brazil against Austria in 2014.

In November 2014, Costa was called up to the Brazil national team for the first time by coach Dunga, making his international debut against Turkey in Istanbul.[47]

In May 2015, Costa was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2015 Copa América.[48] In the team's opening match, he came on as a substitute for Diego Tardelli and scored a stoppage-time winning goal against Peru, his first for the Seleção. In the quarter-final against Paraguay in Concepción, he replaced former Shakhtar teammate Willian for the final 30 minutes of a 1–1 draw, and then missed in the penalty shootout which eliminated Brazil.[49] On 17 November, Costa scored his second goal for Brazil in 3–0 victory against Peru for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.[50]

Costa was initially included in Brazil's squad for the Copa América Centenario, but was forced to withdraw from the squad in late May 2016 after sustaining an injury to his left thigh; he was replaced by Kaká.[51]

On 14 June 2016, then technical director Gilmar Rinaldi for the Brazilian Football Confederation, "shortly after he was sacked", stated that Bayern would let Costa play at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[52]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 December 2016.
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1Continental2Other3TotalRef.
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio2008Série A6100—0061[2]
2009221002070311[2][53]
Totals281002070371—
Shakhtar Donetsk2009–10Ukrainian Premier League1350020—155[2]
2010–112751010210397[2][14]
2011–12276105010346[2][23]
2012–13275105111347[2][33]
2013–14274118210377[2][38]
2014–15204408100325[2]
Totals14129813864119137—
Bayern Munich2015–16Bundesliga2744111210437[43][46]
2016–1781004100122[54]
Totals3554115310559—
Career totals2043512255912128347—

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 201420
2015132
201641
Total193

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first:[53]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2015 Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco, Chile  Peru 2–1 2–1 2015 Copa América
2. 17 November 2015 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil  Peru 1–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 26 March 2016 Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil  Uruguay 1–0 2–2

Honours

Club

Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayern Munich

International

Brazil Under-20

References

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