Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo (; born 22 March 1994), known as Douglas Santos or simply Douglas (Brazilian Portuguese: ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Brazil national team.
On 15 February 2012, Douglas Santos made his first team debut, in a 2âÂÂ0 home win over Central. On the 26th, he scored his first professional goal, the second of a 3âÂÂ1 home win over Belo Jardim.
On 18 July, he made his Série A debut, in a 3âÂÂ0 home win over Ponte Preta. On 10 October, he scored his first top flight goal, in a 1âÂÂ2 away defeat against Ponte Preta.
On 12 July 2013, Douglas Santos signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Granada CF, for an undisclosed fee. On 2 September, he joined Udinese Calcio in a season-long loan deal.
On 12 August 2014, Douglas Santos was loaned to Atlético Mineiro for 12 months.
On 20 July 2015, Galo signed Douglas Santos permanently for â¬3 million on a four-year contract.
On 31 August 2016, Douglas Santos signed for German club Hamburger SV.
On 4 July 2019, Douglas Santos joined Russian Premier League side FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, signing a five-year contract. On 3 September 2021, he extended his Zenit contract until the end of the 2025âÂÂ26 season. On 25 July 2024, he extended it for the 2026âÂÂ27 season, with an option for 2027âÂÂ28.
A few months before featuring with the U-20's winning squad in the 2013 Toulon Tournament, Douglas Santos received a call-up for the full squad on 2 April 2013, for a match against Bolivia. However, he did not leave the bench.
On 13 August 2015, Douglas Santos returned to the senior team, for friendlies against Costa Rica and the United States.
He also represented Brazil at the Rio Olympics winning the Olympic men's football tournament , and at the Copa América Centenario in 2016, early on the same summer international window.
On 3 March 2025, Santos switched his allegiance to Russia and received a call-up for the friendly match against Zambia, despite the fact that three days earlier he had been on the prelist of Brazil for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Colombia and Argentina.
On 31 August 2025, Santos' request to change sports citizenship from Russian to Brazilian was approved by FIFA, following his call up to the Brazil national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches Chile and Bolivia in September 2025.
On 21 October 2024, Santos acquired Russian citizenship.
Atlético Mineiro
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Brazil
Brazil U20
Individual