Darl Douglas

Darl Douglas
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Winger
Youth career
DWS
Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Ajax 0 (0)
2000–2001 → RBC (loan) 13 (0)
2001–2003 → Haarlem (loan) 65 (11)
2003–2004 Heracles 33 (9)
2004–2007 Utrecht 69 (4)
2007 Marítimo 13 (1)
2007–2008 Willem II 16 (1)
2008–2012 Heracles 114 (8)
Total 323 (34)
International career
1995-1996 Netherlands U17 6 (2)
1996-1997 Netherlands U18 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darl Douglas (born 5 October 1979) is a Surinam-born Dutch retired footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

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

International career

Douglas played 7 games for the Netherlands national under-18 football team and 6 for the U17s.

Personal life

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

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 Netherlands Dutch). 1 September 2007.
  4. ↑ "Heracles haalt Darl Douglas terug naar Almelo". Trouw (in Netherlands Dutch). 29 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "Darl Douglas". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Darl Douglas". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Darl Douglas treedt in de voetsporen van Bob Marley". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 March 2011.
  8. ↑ West, Teenie (18 January 2015). "Darl Douglas schijnt door in reggae-platenlabel". DE WEST (in Dutch).
  9. ↑ "Reggae artiest Jah Decko lanceert 2 nummers". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 25 March 2020.