Douglas Luiz

Douglas Luiz
Personal information
Full name Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-09) 9 May 1998
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Girona
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 12
Youth career
2013–2016 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Vasco da Gama 26 (3)
2017– Manchester City 0 (0)
2017– → Girona (loan) 15 (0)
National team
2017– Brazil U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:27, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo (born 9 May 1998), known as Douglas Luiz or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Girona on loan from Manchester City.

Club career

Vasco da Gama

Douglas was born in Rio de Janeiro, and joined Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2013, aged 14, after being approved in a number of tests held in Itaguaí.[2] In July 2016, he was promoted to the first team by manager Jorginho due to Marcelo Mattos' injury.[3]

Douglas made his first team debut on 27 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Fellype Gabriel in a 2–2 away draw against Tupi for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B championship. In his first start three days later, he scored his team's only in a 2–1 loss at Vila Nova.

Douglas remained a starter for the Cruz-maltino until the end of the year, as his side achieved promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. In the meantime, he also extended his contract until 2019 on 26 September 2016.[4]

Douglas made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 14 May 2017, starting in a 4–0 away loss against Palmeiras. His first goal in the division occurred on 10 June, as he netted his team's second in a 2–1 home win against Sport.

Manchester City

Douglas completed a move to Manchester City on 15 July 2017, signing a five-year contract.[5] On 1 August, he was loaned to La Liga side Girona FC for his first season with the club.[6]

Douglas made his debut for the Catalans on 26 August 2017, replacing Portu in a 1–0 home win against Málaga CF.[7]

On 31st August 2018, Douglas was again loaned to Girona due to the UK Home Office denying him a work permit.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 September 2017 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2016 Série B 142—10——152
2017 Série A 11110230——243
Total 253102400000395
Manchester City 2017–18 Premier League 00—00000000
Girona (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 50—00——50
Career total 303102400000445

    Honours

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
    2. ↑ "Conheça a trajetória de Douglas Luiz no Vasco" [Know the path of Douglas Luiz at Vasco] (in Portuguese). NetVasco. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    3. ↑ "Peneira, tiroteio e esperança: a história de Douglas Luiz, promessa do Vasco" [Trial, gunfire and hope: the story of Douglas Luiz, prospect of Vasco] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    4. ↑ "Tratado como joia, Douglas Luiz renova com o Vasco até 2019" [Treated as a pearl, Douglas Luiz renews with Vasco until 2019] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    5. ↑ "Man City sign Douglas Luiz". mancity.com. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
    6. ↑ "Douglas Luiz joins Girona on loan". Manchester City. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
    7. ↑ "Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia" [Alcalá breaks the door of Málaga and Girona make history] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
    8. ↑ Robson, James. "Manchester City's Douglas Luiz set for second Girona loan after work permit denied". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
    9. ↑ Douglas Luiz at Soccerway
    10. ↑ "Com nove jogadores de Fla e Flu, Ferj divulga seleção do Campeonato Carioca". Globoesporte.com. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
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