Alex Douglas (footballer, born 2001)
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Alex Douglas with Lech Poznań in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Raymond Douglas | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| 2016–2019 | Hammarby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | San Roque de Lepe | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | FC Stockholm | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hammarby TFF | 20 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Västerås SK | 61 | (0) |
| 2022 | → IFK Eskilstuna (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lech Poznań | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Sweden | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:04, 26 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:35, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alex Raymond Douglas (born 17 August 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Douglas is a youth product of IF Brommapojkarna, and finished his development with Hammarby's youth academy at the age of 14. On 6 August 2019, he moved to the Spanish club San Roque de Lepe in the Tercera División.[3] On 2 April 2020, he returned to Sweden with Stockholm in the Ettan division. The following season, he moved to Hammarby Talang FF, where he made 20 appearances.[4] On 22 March 2022, he moved to Västerås SK in the Superettan on a 3-year contract.[5] He spent his first season in 2022 on loan with IFK Eskilstuna, but returned in his second season to Västerås and helped them win the 2023 Superettan and earned promotion to the Allsvenskan.[6]
On 10 July 2024, Douglas moved to Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.[7]
International career
Douglas was born in Sweden to a Ghanaian father and Swedish mother.[8] He was called up to the senior Sweden national team for a set of UEFA Nations League matches in September 2024.[9] He made his international debut in the starting line-up for a 1–3 away win over Azerbaijan on 5 September 2024.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Roque de Lepe | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| FC Stockholm | 2020 | Division 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby FF | 2021 | Division 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Västerås SK | 2022 | Superettan | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Superettan | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 69 | 0 | ||||
| IFK Eskilstuna (loan) | 2022 | Division 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup
International
- As of match played 14 October 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Västerås SK
Lech Poznań
References
- ^ "First team - Alex Douglas". www.lechpoznan.pl.
- ^ "Alex Douglas". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Huelva, Diario de (6 August 2019). "El San Roque se hace más sueco con Alex Douglas". Diario de Huelva.
- ^ "Alex Douglas är klar för FC Stockholm! | FC Stockholm". 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021.
- ^ Tengström, Anders (22 March 2022). "Klart: Alex Douglas ansluter till VSK".
- ^ Asafo, Obed (22 December 2023). "Ghanaian defender Alex Douglas eyes success with Västerås sk ahead of new season in the Swedish Allsvenskan".
- ^ "Officiellt: Alex Douglas flyttar till Lech Poznan". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ Asafo, Obed (22 December 2023). "Sweden based Ghanaian defender Alex Douglas eyes Black Stars call up".
- ^ "Jätteskrällen i svenska truppen: Alex Douglas får debutera". www.aftonbladet.se. 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Douglas z debiutem w kadrze" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Alex Douglas at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ Laudański, Radosław (24 May 2025). "Oto mistrzowie Polski! Dzięki tym piłkarzom Lech zdobył dziewiąty tytuł w historii". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
External links
- Alex Douglas at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Alex Douglas at Soccerway
- Alex Douglas at National-Football-Teams.com