Douglas da Silva (born 7 March 1984) is a Brazilian professional

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player who plays for Brusque as a

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Career

Da Silva moved to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in 2005 to join

Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל הפועל כפר סבא, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Kfar Saba'') is an Israeli football club based in Kfar Saba. The club competes in the Liga Leumit and plays home matches at Levita Stadiu ...

. He quickly established himself as one of the best defenders in the Israeli league. After four years playing for

he decided to leave the club after they were relegated to the second division and joined one of Israel's top clubs

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

. After signing with

, he played for the first time in UEFA club competitions, In May 2010, he won the country double (both Championship and State Cup). He qualified with Hapoel to the

2010–11 UEFA Champions League The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the UEFA Champions League format. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 May 2011, where Bar ...

Group Stage and on November 24 he scored his first Champions League goal against

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in a 3–0 victory. On 19 December 2010, he agreed with the

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n club Red Bull Salzburg where he joined in the transfer window on 11 January 2011,

received

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2.6 million for the deal, while Da Silva will earn

1 million per year with a five-year contract. On 5 January 2011, Da Silva was

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ed by a former teammate. Due to it, his move to Red Bull Salzburg was postponed until 11 January 2011 for police investigation. In January 2013, he joined

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

on a loan deal. In February 2014, he was loaned to

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

. In December 2014, Vasco da Gama signed him on a permanent basis. In 2016, he signed with Czech First League side

Mladá Boleslav Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...

on a free transfer. He made his debut on 4 October in a Europa League qualifying match against

Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

Honours

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

(1): **2010 *

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

(1): **2009–10 * Austrian League (1): ** 2011–12 *

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (german: ÖFB-Cup), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for 27th t ...

(1) : ** 2011-12

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Douglas Da 1984 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football utility players Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Avaí FC players Israeli Premier League players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Austrian Football Bundesliga players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Figueirense FC players CR Vasco da Gama players Joinville Esporte Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czech First League players FK Mladá Boleslav players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Footballers from Florianópolis