Douglas da Silva (born 7 March 1984) is a Brazilian professional association football player who plays for Brusque as a central defender.
Career Da Silva moved to Israel in 2005 to join Hapoel Kfar Saba. He quickly established himself as one of the best defenders in the Israeli league. After four years playing for Hapoel Kfar Saba 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.
After signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv, 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 Group Stage and on November 24 he scored his first Champions League goal against S.L. Benfica in a 3–0 victory.
On 19 December 2010, he agreed with the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg where he joined in the transfer window on 11 January 2011, Hapoel Tel Aviv received €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 blackmailed by a former teammate. Due to it, his move to Red Bull Salzburg was postponed until 11 January 2011 for police investigation.הוגש כתב אישום: כך סחט זרקו את דה סילבה (in Hebrew). ynet. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011
In January 2013, he joined Figueirense on a loan deal.
In February 2014, he was loaned to Vasco da Gama. In December 2014, Vasco da Gama signed him on a permanent basis.
In 2016, he signed with Czech First League side Mladá Boleslav on a free transfer. He made his debut on 4 October in a Europa League qualifying match against Tetovo.
Honours Israel State Cup (1): 2010 Israeli Premier League (1): 2009–10 Austrian League (1): 2011–12 Austrian Cup (1) : 2011-12
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup South America Total2004Atlético ParanaenseSérie A0000––0000 Israel League Israel State Cup Toto Cup Europe Total2005–2006Hapoel Kfar SabaIsraeli Premier League3310080004112006–200729320100004132007–20083132062003952008–2009Hapoel Tel Aviv3232151614562009–2010346503012054620101230021122266 Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total2011Red Bull SalzburgBundesliga0000––00002011–201211020––101402012–201320--––0020 Total Brazil0000––0000 Israel1711911134430324627 Austria13020––10160 Career total
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