Douglas Costa facts for kids
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Costa with Brazil in 2018
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| Full name | Douglas Costa de Souza | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Sydney FC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Novo Hamburgo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | Grêmio | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Grêmio | 35 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 141 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Bayern Munich | 50 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Juventus (loan) | 31 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Juventus | 42 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Bayern Munich (loan) | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Grêmio (loan) | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → LA Galaxy (loan) | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | LA Galaxy | 33 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Fluminense | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Sydney FC | 16 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Brazil U20 | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Brazil | 31 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2018 |
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Douglas Costa de Souza (born on September 14, 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays as a winger for A-League club Sydney FC. Douglas Costa is known for his amazing dribbling skills. He is also very fast and good at crossing the ball.
Douglas Costa started his career at Grêmio in Brazil. In 2010, he moved to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. There, he won many trophies, including three big titles in the 2010–11 season. In 2015, he joined Bayern Munich in Germany. He won two league titles with them. Later, he played for Juventus in Italy, first on loan and then permanently. He won more league titles and cups there. In 2020, he returned to Bayern Munich on loan.
Douglas Costa has also played for the Brazilian national team since 2014. He represented Brazil in the 2015 Copa América and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Douglas Costa's Club Journey
Starting at Grêmio
Douglas Costa was born in Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil. He joined the Grêmio football club when he was 11 years old. He played his first professional game at 18 in October 2008. He even scored his first goal in that same match. By the end of 2008, he had played six games and scored one goal.
In January 2010, Douglas Costa moved to the Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk. He had played 37 games for Grêmio, scoring two goals.
Playing for Shakhtar Donetsk
Douglas Costa signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2010. His first game for them was in the UEFA Europa League against Fulham. He scored his first goal for Shakhtar in March 2010 against Metalist Kharkiv. In his first season, Shakhtar won the Ukrainian Premier League title.
Winning Many Titles (2010-2012)
In the 2010–11 season, Douglas Costa helped Shakhtar win three major titles: the Premier League, the Ukrainian Cup, and the Super Cup. He played 39 games and scored seven goals that season.
In the 2011–12 season, Shakhtar won the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup again. This was Douglas Costa's third league title with the club. He played 34 matches and scored six goals.
More Success and Champions League (2012-2015)
Douglas Costa started the 2012–13 season by scoring in the Super Cup, which Shakhtar won. He also scored an important goal in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund.
In the 2013–14 season, he helped Shakhtar win the Premier League again. He was also one of the top players for assists in the league. In his final season with Shakhtar, 2014–15, he played 33 games and scored 5 goals. This included a goal in a big Champions League win.
Time at Bayern Munich
On July 1, 2015, Bayern Munich signed Douglas Costa. He signed a five-year contract. He made his first appearance for Bayern in August 2015. He scored his first league goal in his very first game in the Bundesliga. In May 2016, he scored the winning penalty in a shootout to help Bayern win the German Cup. This meant Bayern won both the league and cup that season.
Douglas Costa had a great first season at Bayern, scoring seven goals in 43 games. He started very strong with many assists. However, he had some injuries later in the season.
Challenges and Loan (2016-2017)
In the 2016–17 season, Douglas Costa had some injuries. He played in 34 matches and scored seven goals. He also had some disagreements with the club about his playing time.
Loan to Juventus (2017-2018)
On July 12, 2017, Douglas Costa joined Juventus in Italy on a loan. He made his debut for Juventus in August. In October, he scored his first goal for the club. In his first season, he scored four goals in the league and two goals in the Italian Cup. Juventus won both the league and the cup that season. He was also a top player for dribbles and assists in the league.
Playing for Juventus Permanently
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On June 7, 2018, Juventus made his move permanent. He signed a four-year deal. In September 2018, Douglas Costa received a red card during a game. He later apologized publicly for his actions. He was given a four-match ban for the incident.
More Titles with Juventus (2019-2020)
On November 6, 2019, Douglas Costa scored his first Champions League goal for Juventus. In July 2020, he played his 100th game for Juventus. He helped Juventus win two more league titles and a Supercoppa Italiana.
Return to Bayern and Grêmio (2020-2022)
On October 5, 2020, Douglas Costa returned to Bayern Munich on a loan for the season. He scored one goal for them that season and won his third Bundesliga title. His loan ended in May 2021.
After that, on May 21, 2021, Juventus loaned Douglas Costa to his old club, Grêmio, until June 2022.
Playing in the USA and Brazil
LA Galaxy (2022-2023)
In February 2022, Douglas Costa joined the Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy in the United States on loan. After his loan, he signed a permanent contract. He scored his first goal for the club in March 2022. He played 27 games and scored 4 goals in 2022. In 2023, he played 19 games and scored 3 goals.
Fluminense (2024)
On January 28, 2024, Douglas Costa returned to Brazil to play for Fluminense. He helped the club win the 2024 Recopa Sudamericana title. His contract with Fluminense ended on July 24, 2024. He played 22 games for them.
Joining Sydney FC
On August 26, 2024, it was announced that Douglas Costa signed a two-year deal with A-League club Sydney FC in Australia. He made his debut for Sydney FC on September 19, 2024, and even got an assist in a big win. On December 12, he scored two goals and assisted another in a league game. In a Champions League Two match, he assisted a goal and then scored the winning goal in extra time to help his team reach the quarter-finals.
Douglas Costa's International Career
In November 2014, Douglas Costa was called up to play for the Brazil national team for the first time. He made his international debut against Turkey.
In May 2015, he was part of Brazil's squad for the 2015 Copa América. In their first match, he scored the winning goal against Peru in the final moments. This was his first goal for Brazil. He also played in the quarter-final, where Brazil was eliminated after a penalty shootout. On November 17, he scored his second goal for Brazil in a World Cup qualification match.
Douglas Costa was supposed to play in the Copa América Centenario in 2016, but he had to withdraw due to a thigh injury. In May 2018, he was chosen for Brazil's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
How Douglas Costa Plays Football
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Douglas Costa is a smaller player who is very good at scoring goals. When he started his career, he played as a forward or attacking midfielder. Now, he is known as a versatile winger. This means he can play on either side of the field. He is very energetic and works hard. He can also shoot powerfully and accurately with both feet, but he often prefers to play on the right side so he can cut inside and shoot with his stronger left foot.
He is nicknamed the Flash because he is incredibly fast and agile. He is also excellent at dribbling the ball. His technical skills and tricks help him get past defenders easily. Douglas Costa is also very creative. He is known for his great crossing ability from the left side, which helps him set up many goals for his teammates. His former manager, Pep Guardiola, once called him "one of the best wingers in the world."
Honours
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Ukrainian Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2010, 2012, 2013
Bayern Munich
- Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21
- DFB-Pokal: 2015–16
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2020
Juventus
- Serie A: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
- Coppa Italia: 2017–18
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2018
Fluminense
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2024
Brazil U20
- South American U-20 Championship: 2009
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2009
See also
In Spanish: Douglas Costa para niños
