Darl Douglas

Darl Douglas
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
DWS
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Ajax 0 (0)
2000–2001RBC (loan) 13 (0)
2001–2003Haarlem (loan) 65 (11)
2003–2004 Heracles Almelo 33 (9)
2004–2007 Utrecht 69 (4)
2007 Marítimo 13 (1)
2007–2008 Willem II 16 (1)
2008–2012 Heracles Almelo 114 (8)
Total 323 (34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darl Douglas (born 5 October 1979) is a Surinamese former professional footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

After coming through the Ajax' youth system, Douglas played professionally for RBC, Haarlem,[1] Heracles and FC Utrecht,[2] before moving abroad to join Portuguese side Marítimo. He returned to Holland after only a few months and played for Willem II,[3] before finishing his career after a second spell with Heracles Almelo.[4]

Personal life

Douglas built his own music recording studio next to his house and owned a record label, Dredda Records.[5] In summer 2014, he moved back to Surinam with his record label.[6] He produces under his alter ego Jah Decko.[7]

Honours

Utrecht

References

  1. ^ "Valse start HFC Haarlem". Ajax (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Darl Douglas akkoord met FC Utrecht". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 April 2004.
  3. ^ "Darl Douglas laatste aanwinst van Willem II". Trouw (in Dutch). 1 September 2007.
  4. ^ "Heracles haalt Darl Douglas terug naar Almelo". Trouw (in Dutch). 29 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Darl Douglas treedt in de voetsporen van Bob Marley". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 March 2011.
  6. ^ West, Teenie (18 January 2015). "Darl Douglas schijnt door in reggae-platenlabel". DE WEST (in Dutch).
  7. ^ "Reggae artiest Jah Decko lanceert 2 nummers". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 25 March 2020.