Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Zenit.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Zenit's ~30 games this season through 4 injury absences (shoulder, inactive). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1921 | 7.18 |
Scout report
Douglas Santos is a 32-year-old full-back at Zenit, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances, a Season grade of 57, top 4% of Premier League full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 17, ranking 238th of 274 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (82.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.
Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 57 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 47 full-backs in the Premier League, on 11 clean sheets and 3.748 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 66 → 57). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 42nd of 47 of the 47 full-backs in the Premier League. At 32 Santos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Santos missed 4 games through injury (shoulder, inactive) out of roughly 30 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Zenit finished 1st of 16 · a title-challenging side
3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 82.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 17, Santos carries the 42nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League of 47. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
