Douglas Augusto

Douglas Augusto
	Douglas Augusto with PAOK in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes
Date of birth	13 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nantes
Number	6
Youth career
2004–2015	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Fluminense
2018–2019	Corinthians
2019	→ Bahia (loan)
2019–2023	PAOK
2023–	Nantes
International career‡
2016	Brazil U20
2019	Brazil U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2019

Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes (born 13 January 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes.

Club career

Brazil

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Douglas joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2004, aged seven.^[1] On 6 September 2015, he made his first team – and Série A – debut, starting in a 3–1 home loss against rivals Flamengo.^[2]

Douglas became an undisputed starter during the 2016 season, renewing his contract until 2021 in February.^[3] He scored his first goal on 13 September of that year in a 4–2 home win against Atlético Mineiro.^[4]

PAOK

On 1 July 2019, PAOK announced the arrival of Douglas Augusto from Corinthians, signing a four-year contract. In January, Douglas was loaned by Corinthians to EC Bahia, and the 22-year-old subsequently made seven appearances for the latter in the 2019 Série A season. Last year, Douglas began the 2018 Série A season with Fluminense FC, but he later transferred to Corinthians for €1 million in the summer.^[5] For 2019–20 and 2020–21, he was a key member of the team. In the final for the Greek cup on 22 May 2021, PAOK faced Olympiacos, with PAOK winning 2–1.

Nantes

On 13 August 2023, Douglas joined French club Nantes after signing a four-year contract.^[6]

International career

On 2 July 2021, Douglas Augusto was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was forced to withdraw with a thigh injury.^[7]^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 September 2022^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense	2015	Série A	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2016		30	2	5	0	0	0	14^[a]	0	49	2
	2017		14	1	6	0	3^[b]	0	9^[c]	0	32	1
	2018		6	0	0	0	1^[d]	0	8^[e]	1	15	1
	Total		53	3	12	0	4	0	31	1	100	4
Corinthians	2018	Série A	15	1	4	0	2^[f]	0	0	0	21	1
Bahia (loan)	2019	Série A	7	0	7	0	2^[g]	0	14^[h]	0	30	0
PAOK	2019–20	Superleague Greece	18	2	1	0	3^[i]	0	—		22	2
	2020–21		21	1	4	0	5^[j]	0	—		30	1
	2021–22		21	3	6	0	10^[k]	1	—		37	4
	2022–23		29	4	5	1	2^[k]	0	—		36	5
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	1^[k]	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		89	10	16	1	21	1	—		126	11
Nantes	2023−24	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Career total			168	14	37	1	26	0	45	1	276	16