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My Take
Douglas Augusto fascinates me because of the geography of his career. A Rio de Janeiro kid, born under Brazilian sun, who ended up plying his trade for Krasnodar in the chill of the Russian Premier League. While most Brazilian midfielders chase the bright lights of Spain or England, he carved out his name far to the east, and that contrarian path earns my admiration. At 173 cm he is not physically imposing, so his survival at that level speaks to genuine technique and game intelligence. I find myself quietly rooting for the boy from Rio thriving in such an unlikely corner of the football world.
Overview
Douglas Augusto Soares Gomes (born 13 January 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Krasnodar.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Douglas Augusto
- Name (Japanese)
- ドウグラス・アウグスト・ソアレス・ゴメス
- Reading
- どうぐらす・あうぐすと・そあれす・ごめす
- Born
- January 13, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Brazil →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.