Darl Douglas

Surinamese footballer

Darl Douglas
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 44)
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)
2000–2001	→ RBC (loan)	13	(0)
2001–2003	→ Haarlem (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

Johan Cruyff Shield: 2004

References

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