Daniel Lovinho

Daniel Lovinho

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Santos Silva
Date of birth	(1989-01-09) January 9, 1989
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Thespakusatsu Gunma
Number	9
Youth career
2005–2008	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Palmeiras B	?	(?)
2009–2013	Palmeiras	4	(0)
2010	→ Goiás (loan)	3	(0)
2010	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	11	(1)
2011	→ América-MG (loan)	0	(0)
2011	→ Ipatinga (loan)	4	(0)
2011	→ Terengganu (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ Linense (loan)	?	(?)
2013–	Thespakusatsu Gunma	49	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2014

Daniel Santos Silva or simply Daniel Lovinho (born January 9, 1989 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Thespakusatsu Gunma.

Career

Daniel arrived at Palmeiras in 2004, aged 15. Played in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, where he excelled and moved up to first team, scoring 14 goals in 2008.

Fan of Robinho, Daniel has the same manager's ace, Wagner Ribeiro. He was nicknamed "Lovinho" by similarity with the striker Vagner Love. Upon reaching the core team has asked for "losing" the nickname.

He made his debut victory of his team against the Santo André by the Campeonato Paulista in 2009, On January 21, 2009, to replace Diego Souza. His first game as a starter was against Coritiba, also in 2009.

In 2010, due to transfer of the right-back Vítor to Palmeiras, Goiás was loaned to within one year.

The team of Goiás returned him to Palmeiras for an unknown reason, then he went out on loan again to Ponte Preta for one year. On September 28, 2010, Daniel Lovinho made his first career goal, closing the scoring in a tie with Ponte Preta 2-2 Coritiba.