Douglas Willian da Silva Souza (born 27 October 1993), known as Douglas Tanque or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Guarani

Born in

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, Douglas was a Guarani youth graduate. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 14 November 2010, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Vitória, and appeared in two further matches as his side was relegated.

Corinthians and loans

On 4 May 2011, Douglas moved to

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and was assigned to the under-20 squad. On 19 March of the following year, after winning the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he moved to Série B side Paraná on loan until the end of the year. Douglas scored his first professional goal on 18 April 2012, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against

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, which qualified Paraná to the next round of the year's

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. On 1 May, he scored a

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in a 6–1 home routing of Junior Team. On 18 August 2012, after falling down the pecking order, Douglas left Paraná and joined Ipatinga on loan until December. He subsequently served another loan stints at

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, Penapolense and Ponte Preta before his contract with Corinthians expired.

Japan

In 2015, Douglas moved abroad and joined Japanese

side

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. In the following year, he switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a contract with Cafetaleros de Tapachula of the

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. On 22 June 2017, Douglas returned to Japan and joined Albirex Niigata in the

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. The following 10 January, the club announced that he would not have his contract renewed, and he subsequently joined

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side Police Tero FC on 5 February.

Paços de Ferreira

On 5 July 2018, Douglas signed for Portuguese

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side

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, scoring nine goals during the campaign as his side achieved promotion as champions.

Khor Fakkan

On 26 September 2021, Douglas signed a two-year contract with Khor Fakkan. Over a month after joining, Douglas hit the net for the first time in a 4–1 win over

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, after the match he said "I'm so happy to have scored my first for Khor Fakkan and may it be the first of many."

Turkey

On 9 August 2022, Douglas signed a two-year contract with

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(Turkish second division) club

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. In August 2023, after helping Samsunspor conquer the TFF First League title, achieving promotion to the

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, Douglas returned to the second division, signing a two-year contract with recently promoted side Kocaelispor.

Return to Japan

On 8 February 2024, Douglas returned to Japan, signing with

club

Career statistics

Honours

Corinthians * Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior: 2012 Paraná *

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Série Prata: 2012 Paços de Ferreira *

: 2018–19 Samsunspor *

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Individual *

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Forward of the Month: June 2020

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tanque, Douglas 1993 births Living people People from Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from São Paulo (state) Men's association football forwards Guarani FC players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Paraná Clube players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Guaratinguetá Futebol players Clube Atlético Penapolense players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Thespa Gunma players Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers Albirex Niigata players Douglas Tanque F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Khor Fakkan Club players Samsunspor footballers Kocaelispor footballers Shimizu S-Pulse players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players J2 League players Ascenso MX players J1 League players Douglas Tanque Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players UAE Pro League players TFF First League players Süper Lig players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey