Danilo (footballer, born 1999)
![]() Danilo playing for Feyenoord in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danilo Pereira da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 April 1999||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[1] | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Portuguesa | ||
2010–2014 | Corinthians | ||
2015 | Ponte Preta | ||
2016 | Vasco da Gama | ||
2016–2017 | Santos | ||
2017–2018 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Jong Ajax | 51 | (31) |
2020–2022 | Ajax | 14 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Twente (loan) | 33 | (17) |
2022– | Feyenoord | 14 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 |
Danilo Pereira da Silva (born 7 April 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Feyenoord.
Club career
Ajax
Born in São Paulo, Danilo represented Portuguesa, Corinthians, Ponte Preta and Vasco da Gama as a youth before switching to the academy of Santos in 2016.[2][3] On 7 September 2017, he signed with Dutch club AFC Ajax after agreeing to a five-year deal.[4] He was assigned to the Jong Ajax (the reserve team) and Ajax under-19.[5]
On 25 March 2018, Danilo made his debut for Jong Ajax in a 1–0 defeat against Jong AZ.[6] He scored his first goal for Jong Ajax on 10 September 2018 in the game, in Alkmaar, against Jong AZ.
Twente (loan)
On 14 August 2020, Danilo joined fellow Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal.[7]
On 20 January 2022, he scored four goals for Ajax in the round of 16 of the KNVB Cup against Excelsior Maassluis winning 9–0 at home.[8]
Feyenoord
On 19 May 2022, Feyenoord announced that Danilo would sign a four-year contract with the club.[9] He made his debut for the club on 7 August 2022, scoring the club's second and fourth goals in a 5–2 away win against Vitesse.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 August 2022[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong Ajax | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 19 | — | — | — | 33 | 19 | ||||
2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | ||||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | ||||
Total | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | 51 | 31 | |||||
Ajax | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | |
Total | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | ||
Twente (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 17 | ||
Feyenoord | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | |
Career total | 102 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 60 |
Honours
Jong Ajax[12]
Ajax[12]
References
- ^ a b c d "Danilo Pereira Da Silva aan de slag bij Ajax [Danilo Pereira Da Silva at work at Ajax]" (in Dutch). Ajax. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Danilo knocks on the doorstep at Ajax:' He is go to make the first team'". Sports of the Day. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Santos virou nova aposta do Ajax após superar dispensas: 'Fui persistente'" [Former Santos player became Ajax's new bet after overcoming releases: 'I was persistent'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Danilo Pereira da Silva per direct naar Ajax Onder-19 [Danilo Pereira da Silva immediately moves to Ajax Under-19]" (in Dutch). Parool. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Nieuwe spits voor Ajax: Danilo Pereira Da Silva (18) [New striker for Ajax: Danilo Pereira Da Silva (18)]" (in Dutch). AT5. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Ajax II 0 - 1 AZ II". Ajax. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Danilo op huurbasis naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Ajax boekt mede door vier goals Danilo monsterzege op Excelsior Maassluis" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Feyenoord bevestigt komst Danilo" (in Dutch). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "Feyenoord komt vroege achterstand te boven en walst dankzij debutanten over Vitesse heen" [Feyenoord responds to early disadvantage and demolishes Vitesse thanks to debutants] (in Dutch). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Danilo". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Danilo - Career Honours". Soccerway.
External links
- Danilo at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Association football forwards
- Jong Ajax players
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Twente players
- Feyenoord players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands