Top Facts about Douglas Costa

Known for his incredible speed, dribbling ability and perfect crosses, Douglas Costa is considered as one of the best wingers of the football world. He caught everyone's eyes when he won the domestic treble with Shakhtar Donetsk in 2010. Costa Joined Bayern Munchen in 2015 and after winning two league titles and one domestic doubles with the Bavarians, he was loaned to Juventus, where he won two consecutive

title. His quality performances convinced Old Lady to make his contract permanent.

The dark side of Douglas Costa's career has been the many injuries he has suffered during the past few seasons. Yet his quality is such that whenever he enters the pitch, he make his mark on the game with explosive runs down the left wing and many assists he provides for strikers. With Andre Pirlo in charge of Juventus, things look bright for the 29 years old Brazilian as Juventus aims to break the curse and win the Champions League in 2020-2021 season.

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All you need to know about Douglas Costa

In the following article we will take a look at the most interesting

facts about Douglas Costa

. First we present you with some of the general information.

General information

• Full Name:

  Douglas Costa

• Nicknames:

  the Flash

• Date and Place of Birth:

  14 September 1990, Sapucaia do Sul, Brazil  

• Height & Weight:

  5 ft. 7 in (1.70 m), 69 kg

• Marital Status:

   Engaged

• Wife/Girlfriend:

  Natalia Felix

• Children:

  None

• Current team:

  Juventus

• Jersey Number:

  11 at Juventus and 7 with Brazil national team

• Zodiac Sign:

  Virgo

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Douglas Costa Birthday and nationality

Douglas Costa was born on 14 September 1990.

Douglas Costa nationality

is Brazilian. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on 14th of September are:

• Footballers:

  Ethan Ampadu, Steven Naismith, Alexsandro De Souza 

• Actors and Actresses:

  Andrew Lincoln, Sam Neill

• Singers:

  Amy Winehouse

Douglas Costa Childhood and Parents 

At this part we will look at the facts about

Douglas Costa Childhood

and the family and background he grew up in.

Like many Brazilian football stars, Douglas was born into a hard-working family. His father was once a football player but never made it as a professional and decided to pursue a career in mechanics. He later upgraded himself to an industrial mechanic and this change in his career made it possible for the family to move to ESteio, where Douglas could pursue his dream to become a footballer.

One cool fact about Douglas Costa's birth is that his parents dreamt of having a footballer son and named him after their idol, Maicon Douglas. In fact, Douglas mother told him later in his life that Douglas tried to play football when he was still in his mother tomb! So his family were sure that their son is going to be a footballer. 

Once in Esteio, Douglas started playing futsal in his father's work place's courts. At age 10, he joined Novo Hamburgo academy where his amazing performances caught the eyes of Gremio scouts and he joined the Brazilian Giants the following year.

One famous story about Douglas Costa Childhood is when Gremio decided to loan him to Santa Catarina. Douglas was furious with Gremio's decision and when the two club faced each other in a local tournament, Costa scored twice and eliminated his parent club. After scoring the first goal, Douglas ran to Gremio's manager and shouted "I told you, you should have allowed me to stay"

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Douglas Costa girlfriend, Relationships and Martial Status

Douglas Costa girlfriend

for a long time was a model named Luisa Ramos. The

star started the relationship with his teenage year's sweetheart when they were in Brazil. Costa and Luisa Ramos first met when the Brazilian was playing at Gremio.

Luisa followed Costa to Ukraine when he joined Shakhtar Donetsk. After so many years of relationship the couple decided to get married in 2014. However this turned to be a bad decision as they ended up getting a divorce only one year later. The cause of the divorce has never mentioned by either of them.

Since the divorce, Costa kept his love life successfully private until at 2020 it was announced that he is in a new relationship.

This time Doulas Costa Girlfriend is the Brazilian Super model, Natalia Felix. The stunning beauty is also a radio jockey.

During the Covid-19 pandemic Costa left Italy with his private jet alongside his new girlfriend. Natalia quoted the Bible passage Colossians 3:23 in expressing the need to help those vulnerable in the pandemic.

It has been said that the couple is now engaged to be married.

Douglas Costa Career

Costa started his professional career at Gremio before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in 2010. A move which proved fruitful since Costa and

achieved so many great things together in the 5 years the Brazilian stayed there.

Two doubles and one historic Treble at 2010-2011 season, put young Costa in the radar of football giant clubs. Costa was the league top assist provider in 2013.

Eventually it was Bayern Munchen who secured his signature for 30 million euros. Costa upgraded his level under head coach Pep Guardiola and enjoyed two consecutive

titles with Bayern. At 2017 he was loaned for two seasons to Juventus.

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Another successful spell saw the winger winning two Serie A titles. Juventus made his contract permanent in 2018. He was often used as a first-choice winger by Juventus Former Managers And look to achieve even more in 2020-2021, with Juventus legend, Andrea Pirlo at the helm of the club.

On the international level, Costa was a star for the Brazil U-20 Team which won the South American U-20 Championship and ended-up as the FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up. He was first called to

by Coach Carlos Dunga in 2014. He was in Brazils squad for 2015 Copa America. He scored his first goal for Brazil in his countries opener against Peru. Costa scored the winning goal in the stoppage-time. 

Douglas Costa religion

Douglas Costa religion

is Christianity. He is a devoted Catholic, Christian and has stated in many interviews that he is deeply religious and holds the religion close to his heart.

Douglas Costa Net worth, Salary and Market Value

Douglas Costa current market value is at 24 million Euros. He is ranked 13 among all Juventus player.

Douglas Costa salary

in 2020 is 11 million Euros each year.

Douglas Costa net worth

is believed to be approximately 20£ million.

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Douglas Costa Transfermarket stats

Douglas Costa Transfermarket stats indicate that he has played a total of 410 games for three clubs (Shakhtar Donetsk,

and Juventus). He has scored 64 goals and has provided 94 assists for his team mates.

On the international level he has played 31 games for Brazil, scoring 3 goals and assisting 6 times. His most important goal for the national team was against Uruguay 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Some Short top facts about Douglas Costa

There is no interesting facts about

Douglas Costa tattoos

except that he has bolts tattooed on the back of both legs as a reminder of how lightning quick he is.

Douglas Costa is active in social media. His Instagram account has around six and half million followers.

Douglas Costa Scored the winning penalty kick against

to win Bayern Munich the 2016 DFB-Pokal Final and secure a double for his team.

Sir Alex Ferguson spotted Costa's talent back when the Brazilian was at Gremio and wanted to sign him. The move never happened as Gremio wanted 21 million Euros and

never wanted to invest more than 7 million on him.

Despite being criticized often for his lack of finishing in front of the goal, Douglas Costa has scored his debut goals in his debut match for three out of the four clubs he has played in. for Gremio against Botafogo, for Shakhtar Donetsk against Fulham in Uefa Europa League, and for Juventus against Lazio.

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Known for being an injury-prone player, Douglas Costa once revealed that retirement has crossed his mind on multiple occasions due to his terrible injury history, but eventually he decided to fight on and come back strong.

Costa has many times misunderstood to be Samuel Eto'o brother because of his resemblance to the Cameroonian.

Douglas Costa Height

is 1.70 meters. Douglas Costa position is attacking winger.

Douglas Costa age

is 29.

Because of his many injuries, Costa developed an obsession with physical training. He has a strong friendship with his trainer, Lucas Kruel, a Futsal player himself.

Douglas Costa has had a complex relationship with his father. Although he is grateful for all the support he received from his dad during the early days of his career, he has dark memories of him when he was struggling with Alcohol and Drug addictions.

According to Douglas himself, his father told him many times that if he want to become a successful footballer he should never try alcohol, Cigarettes and drugs. Douglas's father eventually quit the harmful habits all together and costa has never tried any of those things because he has seen how destructive they can be.

Douglas Costa Quotes

One of the most amusing parts of SportMob's article on

facts about Douglas Costa

is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.

On Pep Guardiola

"When I arrived at Bayern he asked me: 'How are you? Are you ready to learn how to play football?' Before, I thought the coach's job was just to set up the team. However, with Guardiola it's something different. He is addicted to football and because of that he is a phenomenon."

"You cannot compare Pep to any Brazilian coach. If you put all Brazilian coaches together, you would get Pep. One has motivational skills, another is tactically strong. But Pep has it all."

"Talking about Pep is hard, he is just a genius. He tries to change things when we need to and it works. He is something else."

"Pep has the magic touch. He breathes football."

On the amazing physique of Cristiano Ronaldo:

"You often see him Ronaldo topless and his physique is awesome. It drives everyone on and we all want to have a body like his."

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"It is impossible to follow Cristiano Ronaldo in training. When we arrive, he is already training, when we leave he is still training, I have never seen a player like it."

On his own style of playing:

"I'm not going to change my style of play because it might bother some people. That is just the way we Brazilians are."

On his objectives in football:

"This is in the plan which I have for my career and my life, to one day win the Champions League and the World Cup."

Douglas Costa achievements

We round up our article on the top facts about Douglas Costa with a list of his most notable achievements at club and international level.

With Shakhtar Donetsk

•  Ukrainian Premier League (five straight seasons from 2009 to 2014), Ukrainian Cup (three back-to-back titles from 2009 to 2012) Ukrainian Super Cup (2010-2012-2013)

With Bayern Munchen

• Bundesliga (2 straight seasons from 2015-2017), DFB Pokal (2015)

• FIFA FIFPro World XI (Fifth team: 2015)

With Juventus

• Serie A (3 back to back titles from 2017 to 2020), Coppa Italia (2017- 18), Italian Super Cup (2017-2018)

• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (2018- 19 and 2019- 20), Premier League Player of the Month (2 times), FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee (2019)

With Brazil National team

• South American U-20 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up (2009)

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