Alex Raymond Douglas (born 17 August 2001) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club

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and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Douglas is a youth product of

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish association football, football club based in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality ...

, and finished his development with Hammarby's youth academy at the age of 14. On 6 August 2019, he moved to the Spanish club San Roque de Lepe in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. On 2 April 2020, he returned to Sweden with

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in the Ettan division. The following season, he moved to

Hammarby Talang FF Hammarby Talang FF, more commonly known as Hammarby TFF or HTFF for short, is a Swedish football club from Stockholm. Originally founded in 2003, the club was dissolved in 2011 before being re-incorporated in 2016 and again in 2021. Competing ...

, where he made 20 appearances. On 22 March 2022, he moved to Västerås SK in the

Superettan Superettan (; ) is an association football league and the second highest league in the Swedish football league system, league system of Swedish football, Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and rel ...

on a 3-year contract. He spent his first season in 2022 on loan with

IFK Eskilstuna Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Eskilstuna, commonly known as IFK Eskilstuna, or, especially earlier, Eskilstuna-Kamraterna, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Eskilstuna, Södermanland County. In their early seasons, IFK ...

, but returned in his second season to Västerås and helped them win the

2023 Superettan The 2023 Superettan was the 24th season of Superettan, Sweden's second-tier football division in its current format. It was part of the 2023 Swedish football season and contested by 16 teams. Teams A total of 16 teams contest the league. The top ...

and earned promotion to the

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

. On 10 July 2024, Douglas moved to

club

International career

Douglas was born in Sweden to a Ghanaian father and Swedish mother. He was called up to the senior Sweden national team for a set of

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matches in September 2024. He made his international debut in the starting line-up for a 1–3 away win over

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on 5 September 2024.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Västerås SK *

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Lech Poznań *

: 2024–25

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas, Alex 2001 births Living people Footballers from Stockholm Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish people of Ghanaian descent Men's association football defenders Tercera División players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Division 2 (Swedish football) players Ekstraklasa players CD San Roque de Lepe footballers FC Stockholm players Hammarby Talang FF players Västerås SK Fotboll players IFK Eskilstuna players Lech Poznań players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Swedish sportsmen