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 | 7 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
São Caetano | |||
Portuguesa | |||
2010–2014 | Corinthians | ||
Ponte Preta | |||
Vasco da Gama | |||
–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) |
2022–2023 | Feyenoord | 34 | (10) |
2023– | Rangers | 5 | (2) |
International career | |||
2020 | Brazil U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:51, 17 September 2023 (UTC) |
Danilo Pereira da Silva (born 7 April 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
After playing youth football for several clubs in Brazil, Danilo joined Dutch club Ajax in 2017. He scored nine goals in 20 first-team appearances for Ajax, and had a loan spell at Twente. Danilo joined Feyenoord on a free transfer in 2022, winning the Eredivisie title in his only season at the club. Rangers signed him in July 2023.
Danilo played youth international football for Brazil at under-23 level.
Club career
Youth career
Born in São Paulo,[3] Danilo played youth football for São Caetano, Portuguesa, Corinthians, Ponte Preta and Vasco da Gama, before joining the academy of Santos.[4][5] He scored seven goals and provided seven assists for the Santos under-20 team in the Paulista U-20 Championship in 2017.[6]
Ajax
On 7 September 2017, Danilo signed for Dutch club Ajax after agreeing to a five-year deal.[7] Ajax paid Santos a transfer fee of around €2 million.[8] He was initially assigned to the Ajax under-19 team and the Jong Ajax squad (the club's reserve team).[6][9]
On 25 March 2018, Danilo made his debut for Jong Ajax in a 1–0 defeat against Jong AZ.[10] He scored his first goal for Jong Ajax on 10 September 2018, in a game in Alkmaar against Jong AZ.
He made his first-team debut for Ajax on 23 February 2020, as a substitute in an Eredivisie game against Heracles Almelo.[11][12] Four days later, he scored on his first start for the club, in a UEFA Europa League match against Getafe.[13] Danilo apologised to Ajax fans on social media after he was seen swapping shirts with Getafe player Deyverson at half-time.[14]
On 14 August 2020, Danilo joined fellow Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal.[15] He scored 17 goals in the 2020–21 Eredivisie season, which was the fourth-highest total in the league that season.[16]
On 20 January 2022, he scored four goals for Ajax in a 9–0 win against Excelsior Maassluis in the round of 16 of the KNVB Cup.[17]
Feyenoord
On 19 May 2022, Feyenoord announced that Danilo would sign a four-year contract with the club, joining on a free transfer.[18] 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.[19] Feyenoord won the Eredivisie title in the 2022–23 season, with Danilo scoring 10 goals and providing three assists in 34 appearances in the league.[20]
Rangers
On 28 July 2023, Rangers announced that Danilo had joined the club and signed a five-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee.[21] This was reported to be worth up to £6 million.[22] He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat away to Kilmarnock on 5 August 2023, as a 62nd minute substitute for Cyriel Dessers.[23] He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023.[24]
On 16 September 2023, Danilo suffered a collision with a St Johnstone defender while scoring a goal and was taken to hospital with a suspected compound fracture in his skull.
International career
Danilo was called up to the Brazil under-23 team in November 2020, for friendly games against South Korea and Egypt.[25] He made his debut, and only appearance at under-23 level, against South Korea on 14 November.[26]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 September 2023[27]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | 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[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 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 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 10[a] | 2 | — | 48 | 14 | ||
Rangers | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
Career total | 137 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 74 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Jong Ajax
Ajax
Feyenoord
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: October 2020[30]
References
- ^ "Rangers announce signing of Danilo Pereira da Silva". rangers.co.uk. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Danilo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Em fim de contrato com Ajax, Danilo fala sobre seleção e projeta revanche no clássico contra o PSV". espn.com.br. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "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 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.
- ^ a b "Ajax apresenta o jovem atacante Danilo Pereira, destaque da base do Santos". ge.globo.com. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Feyenoord neemt Ajax-aanvaller Danilo gratis over". telegraaf.nl. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "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". goal.com. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- ^ "Basisdebuut lonkt voor Danilo tegen Getafe". telegraaf.nl. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "FC Twente huurt Danilo van Ajax". rtlnieuws.nl. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Ajacied Danilo biedt excuses aan voor shirtwissel in rust tegen Getafe". nu.nl. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Danilo zegt sorry nadat hij shirt wisselde met Deyverson". sportnieuws.nl. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Danilo op huurbasis naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Em fim de contrato com Ajax, Danilo fala sobre seleção e projeta revanche no clássico contra o PSV". espn.com.br. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rangers complete signing of Brazilian striker Danilo from Feyenoord". STV News. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Danilo: Rangers sign Brazilian striker from Feyenoord for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Danilo: Rangers sign striker from Feyenoord on five-year deal". skysports.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 1-0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Rangers 4-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Novidade na lista de Jardine na Seleção Olímpica, Danilo Pereira é o artilheiro do Campeonato Holandês". tntsports.com.br. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Danilo Pereira's matches". besoccer.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Danilo". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Danilo - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- ^ "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Lassina Traor is named Eredivisie Player of the Month". Eredivisie. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
External links
- Profile at the Rangers F.C. website
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from São Paulo
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Jong Ajax players
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Twente players
- Feyenoord players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands