Douglas Costa

Player

Birthday September 14, 1990

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil

Age 33 years old

Nationality Brazil

Height 1.72 m

Weight 70 kg

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1925

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.

Shakhtar lost the tie 3–2 on aggregate.

1975

He came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, replacing Jádson.

1990

Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Série A club Fluminense.

He is known for his dribbling skills, speed, acceleration, and crossing ability.

1995

He came on as a 95th-minute substitute in Shakhtar's 2–0 Ukrainian Cup Final victory over Dynamo Kyiv on 25 May.

Shakhtar managed to end the season as treble winners, winning the Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and the Super Cup.

Costa made a total of 39 appearances for the club, scoring seven goals.

Twenty-seven of the appearances and five of the goals came in the league.

2008

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.

He completed the 2008 season with one goal in six matches.

2009

On 14 June 2009 he was given a red card in a 0–0 draw with Fluminense.

On 29 November 2009, he netted the first goal in a 4–2 victory over Grêmio Recreativo Barueri.

Shakhtar won the 2009–10 Premier League title, Costa's first trophy with the club.

2010

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).

He joined Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk on 10 January 2010.

He made 37 appearances for Grêmio, including 28 league appearances, scoring twice.

On 10 January 2010, Costa signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk in a deal worth €6 million.

His debut came in a UEFA Europa League tie against English side Fulham on 18 February which Shakhtar lost 2–1.

He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win against Metalist Kharkiv on 14 March 2010.

On 28 March, he scored a goal in injury time in a 3–1 victory against Arsenal Kyiv, then scored a goal in a 3–0 victory over Chornomorets Odesa on 25 April.

On 1 May, Costa scored a late goal in Shakhtar's 2–0 win against Metalurh Zaporizhya.

He scored Shakhtar's third goal in a 3–2 victory over Tavriya Simferopol on 9 May.

In his first season with Shakhtar, Douglas made 15 appearances, including 13 league appearances, scoring five goals, all of which came in the league.

Costa's first appearance in the 2010–11 season came in the 7–1 Super Cup win against Tavriya on 4 July.

On 30 July, he netted a brace in a 3–1 victory against Arsenal Kyiv.

He scored the fourth goal in Shakhtar's 5–0 victory over PFC Sevastopol.

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.

On 28 September, he scored a penalty in a 4–0 win against Arsenal Kyiv.

On 16 February, he netted the second goal, and assisted the third for Luiz Adriano, in a 3–2 victory over Roma.

Shakhtar won the tie 6–2 on aggregate.

On 1 April, he scored a late goal in a 3–1 victory over Illichivets Mariupol.

2011

Shakhtar started the 2011–12 season with a 3–1 loss in the Super Cup to Dynamo Kyiv on 5 July.

2014

A full international since 2014, Costa represented Brazil at the 2015 Copa América and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Born in Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Douglas began his career with Grêmio, joining the club at the age of 11.

2015

In 2015, he joined Bayern for €30 million, where he won two consecutive league titles.

2017

He was loaned out to Juventus in 2017, and won a domestic double with the club in his first season.

2018

On 7 June 2018, Juventus made his loan move permanent; he added another two consecutive league titles in his next two seasons with the club, as well as a Supercoppa Italiana title.

2020

On deadline day of the 2020 summer transfer window, Costa returned to Bayern Munich on loan.