Douglas Grolli

Douglas Grolli

Personal information
Full name	Douglas Ricardo Grolli
Date of birth	(1989-10-05) 5 October 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Miguel do Oeste, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Portimonense S.C.
Number	33
Youth career
2006–2008	Chapecoense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Chapecoense	23	(1)
2012–2015	Grêmio	12	(2)
2013	→ São Caetano (loan)	25	(2)
2014	→ Londrina (loan)	8	(2)
2014–2015	→ Chapecoense (loan)	22	(2)
2015–2018	Cruzeiro	2	(0)
2016	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	30	(3)
2017	→ Chapecoense (loan)	36	(2)
2018	Bahia	18	(1)
2019	Marítimo	19	(0)
2020–2024	Avispa Fukuoka	136	(5)
2025–	Portimonense S.C.	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2025

Douglas Ricardo Grolli (born 5 October 1989), known as Douglas Grolli, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense S.C..

Career

Grolli was born in São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, and was a Chapecoense youth graduate. Promoted to the first team in 2008, he only became a regular starter during the 2011 season, as his side was crowned champions of Campeonato Catarinense.

On 14 October 2011, Grolli signed for Série A club Grêmio. ^[2] A fourth choice behind Werley, Vilson and Naldo, he made his debut in the category on 17 June 2012, coming on as a first-half substitute for the former in a 0–1 away loss against Náutico; he was also sent off during the match. ^[3]

On 13 May 2013, Grolli was loaned to São Caetano until the end of the year. ^[4] On 27 December, he moved to Londrina also in a temporary deal, but after appearing sparingly, ^[5] he returned to Chapecoense the following 30 July, on loan until December. ^[6]

On 9 February 2015, Grolli signed a permanent deal with Cruzeiro. ^[7] Again rarely used, he served subsequent loans at Ponte Preta ^[8] and Chapecoense. ^[9]

On 4 January 2019, Grolli signed a contract with Marítimo. ^[10]

After five seasons with Japanese club Avispa Fukuoka, Douglas Grolli moved to Liga Portugal 2 club Portimonense S.C. after his contract expired at the end of the 2024 Japanese league season. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 10 February 2024 ^[12]

Club	Season	League			State League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chapecoense	2010	Série C	0	0	—		—		—		—		—		0	0
	2011		9	1	14	0	—		—		—		—		23	1
	Total		9	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
Grêmio	2012	Série A	1	0	8	2	0	0	—		—		—		9	2
	2013		0	0	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		1	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
São Caetano (loan)	2013	Série B	25	2	—		—		—		—		—		25	2
Londrina (loan)	2014	Série D	0	0	8	2	1	0	—		—		—		9	2
Chapecoense (loan)	2014	Série A	19	2	—		—		—		—		—		19	2
	2015		0	0	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		19	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	2
Cruzeiro	2015	Série A	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	—		2	0
Ponte Preta (loan)	2016		23	1	7	2	7	3	—		—		—		37	6
Chapecoense (loan)	2017		20	1	16	1	0	0	—		2	0	1	0	39	2
Bahia	2018		12	1	6	0	0	0	—		6	1	3	0	27	2
Marítimo	2018–19	Primeira Liga	13	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2019–20		6	0	—		1	0	2	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
Avispa Fukuoka	2020	J2 League	28	2	—		—		—		—		—		28	2
	2021	J1 League	30	1	—		1	0	2	0	—		—		33	1
	2022		26	0	—		2	0	7	0	—		—		35	0
	2023		29	2	—		4	1	7	0	—		—		40	3
	2024		23	0	—		1	0	1	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		136	5	0	0	8	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	161	6
Portimonense S.C.	2024–25	Liga Portugal 2	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			267	13	65	7	17	4	19	0	8	1	4	0	380	25

Honours

Chapecoense

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2011, 2017

Londrina

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2014

Avispa Fukuoka

• J.League Cup: 2023 ^[13]

References

1. "Douglas Grolli" (in Japanese). Avispa Fukuoka. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
2. "Grêmio acerta contratação de zagueiro Grolli, da Chapecoense, para 2012" [Grêmio sign stopper Grolli, from Chapecoense, for 2012] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
3. "Ronaldo Alves faz nos acréscimos, e Náutico vence Grêmio nos Aflitos" [Ronaldo Alves score on the stoppage time, and Náutico defeat Grêmio at the Aflitos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
4. "Douglas Grolli chega ao São Caetano por empréstimo do Grêmio" [Douglas Grolli arrives at São Caetano on loan from Grêmio] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
5. "Grêmio firma parceria com Londrina, cede Grolli e busca lateral de 17 anos" [Grêmio agree a partnership with Londrina, loan Grolli and seek for 17-year-old full back] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
6. "Sem espaço no Grêmio, Douglas Grolli retorna a Chapecoense" [Without space at Grêmio, Douglas Grolli returns to Chapecoense] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
7. "Cruzeiro encaminha contratação de Douglas Grolli, da Chapecoense" [Cruzeiro sign Douglas Grolli, from Chapecoense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
8. "Cruzeiro empresta Douglas Grolli para a Ponte Preta até o fim do ano" [Cruzeiro loan Douglas Grolli for Ponte Preta until the end of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
9. "Douglas Grolli deixa a Ponte e se torna o 1º reforço da Chapecoense após tragédia" [Douglas Grolli leaves ponte and becomes the first addition of Chapecoense after the tragedy] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
10. "Douglas Grolli é reforço do Marítimo" [Douglas Grolli reinforce Marítimo] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
11. "Grolli é Alvinegro!". www.portimonensesad.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
12. Douglas Grolli at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
13. "福岡vs浦和の試合結果・データ（JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2023年11月4日）". J.League. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

External links

• Douglas Grolli at Soccerway
• Douglas Grolli at Sambafoot ( archive )
• Douglas Grolli at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)