Douglas Tanque

Douglas Willian da Silva Souza (born 27 October 1993), known as Douglas Tanque or simply Douglas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for TFF First League club Kocaelispor.[1]

Douglas Tanque
Douglas Tanque in 2018
Personal information
Full name Douglas Willian da Silva Souza
Date of birth (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993
Place of birth Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Kocaelispor
Number 99
Youth career
0000–2011 Guarani
2011–2012 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Guarani 3 (0)
2011–2014 Corinthians 0 (0)
2012Paraná (loan) 4 (0)
2012Ipatinga (loan) 2 (0)
2013Guaratinguetá (loan) 30 (11)
2014Penapolense (loan) 11 (5)
2014Ponte Preta (loan) 3 (0)
2015 Thespakusatsu Gunma 4 (1)
2016–2017 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 27 (9)
2017 Albirex Niigata 10 (2)
2018 Police Tero 11 (1)
2018–2021 Paços de Ferreira 89 (30)
2021–2022 Khor Fakkan 15 (3)
2022–2023 Samsunspor 30 (15)
2023– Kocaelispor 8 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Guarani

Born in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, 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.[2]

Corinthians

On 4 May 2011, Douglas moved to Corinthians and was assigned to the under-20 squad.[3] 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.[4]

Paraná (loan)

Douglas scored his first professional goal on 18 April 2012, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 home draw against Ceará, which qualified Paraná to the next round of the year's Copa do Brasil. On 1 May, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 home routing of Junior Team.[5]

Ipatinga (loan) and other loans

On 18 August 2012, after falling down the pecking order, Douglas left Paraná and joined Ipatinga on loan until December.[6] He subsequently served another loan stints at Guaratinguetá, Penapolense and Ponte Preta[7] before his contract with Corinthians expired.

Thespakusatsu Gunma

In 2015, Douglas moved abroad and joined Japanese J2 League side Thespakusatsu Gunma. In the following year, he switched teams and countries again after agreeing to a contract with Cafetaleros de Tapachula of the Ascenso MX.

Albirex Niigata

On 22 June 2017, Douglas returned to Japan and joined Albirex Niigata in the J1 League.[8] The following 10 January, the club announced that he would not have his contract renewed,[9] and he subsequently joined Thai League 1 side Police Tero FC on 5 February.[10]

Paços de Ferreira

On 5 July 2018, Douglas signed for Portuguese LigaPro side F.C. Paços de Ferreira,[11] 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.[12] Over a month after joining, Douglas hit the net for the first time in a 4-1 win over Al Urooba, 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."[13]

Samsunspor

On 9 August 2022, Douglas signed a two-year contract with TFF First League (Turkish second division) club Samsunspor.[14]

Kocaelispor

On August 2023, after helping Samsunspor conquer the TFF First League title, achieving promotion to the Süper Lig, Douglas returned to the second division, signing a two-year contract with recently-promoted side Kocaelispor.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 October 2023[16]
Club Season League State league National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guarani 2010 Série A 300 00 0 30
Corinthians 2012 Série A 000 0 0 000
2013 Série A 000 000 0 000
Total 000 000 0 000
Paraná (loan) 2012 Série B 400031 71
Ipatinga (loan) 2012 Série B 200 00 0 20
Guaratinguetá (loan) 2013 Série B 12318[lower-alpha 3]8 3011
Penapolense (loan) 2014 Série D 0011[lower-alpha 4]5 115
Ponte Preta (loan) 2014 Série B 300 00 0 30
Thespakusatsu Gunma 2015 J2 League 410 0 41
Cafetaleros de Tapachula 2016–17 Ascenso MX 27930 309
Albirex Niigata 2017 J1 League 1020 0 0 0102
Police Tero 2018 Thai League 1 1110 0 0 0111
Paços de Ferreira 2018–19 LigaPro 24945 4 03214
2019–20 Primeira Liga 29 11 3 0 3 1 35 12
2020–21 Primeira Liga 31 9 2 2 1 0 34 11
2021–22 Primeira Liga 5 1 0 0 1 0 3[lower-alpha 5] 0 9 1
Total 89 30 9 7 9 1 3 0 110 38
Khor Fakkan 2021–22 UAE Pro League 15 3 1 0 4 2 20 5
Samsunspor 2022–23 TFF First League 29 15 2 2 31 17
2023–24 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 30 15 2 2 32 17
Kocaelispor 2023–24 TFF First League 8 4 0 0 8 4
Career total 2186829131810 13 33028194

Honours

Corinthians

Paraná

Paços de Ferreira

Samsunspor

References

  1. Douglas Tanque at Soccerway
  2. "Guarani e Vitória ficam no empate e se complicam na briga contra degola" [Guarani and Vitória draw and go into a more complicated situation in the relegation fight] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Corinthians contrata atacante de 17 anos, promessa da base do Guarani" [Corinthians sign 17-year old forward, prospect of Guarani's youth setup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. "Paraná Clube apresenta o atacante Douglas, ex-Corinthians" [Paraná Clube present the forward Douglas, formerly of Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. "Paraná conta com Douglas Tanque inspirado e atropela o Junior Team" [Paraná count with Douglas Tanque inspired and thrash Junior Team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. "Douglas Tanque deixa o Paraná e assina com o Ipatinga" [Douglas Tanque leaves Paraná and signs with Ipatinga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Banda B. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. "Ponte Preta anuncia contratação do atacante Douglas Tanque" [Ponte Preta announce signing of forward Douglas Tanque] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. "ドウグラス タンキ選手 移籍加入内定のお知らせ" [New player Douglas Tanque] (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. "ドウグラス タンキ選手の契約について" [About Douglas Tanque's contract] (in Japanese). Albirex Niigata. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. "มาอีกหนึ่ง! โปลิศเทโรซิว "ตานเก" หอกเจลีก" [Another one in! Police Tero brings in Douglas "Tanque" from J League] (in Thai). Goal.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  11. "Ataque dos Castores reforçado" [Forward lines of the Beavers bolstered] (in Portuguese). FC Paços de Ferreira. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. "Douglas Tanque assinou contrato de dois anos com o Khorfakkan". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  13. "First Memories", What's So Funny?, Routledge, pp. 27–34, 2014-04-08, retrieved 2021-11-11
  14. "HOŞ GELDİN DOUGLAS TANQUE" [Welcome Douglas Tanque] (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  15. "Kocaelispor, Douglas Tanque transferini açıkladı!" [Kocaelispor announced the transfer of Douglas Tanque!]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  16. Douglas Tanque at Soccerway
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