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Danilo (footballer, born 2001)

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Danilo (footballer, born 2001)

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira (born 29 April 2001), known simply as Danilo, Danilo Oliveira or Danilo Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo and the Brazil national team. Born in Salvador, Danilo was in the youth academy of Bahia, before stints at Jacuipense and PFC Cajazeiras, where he was spotted by Palmeiras in 2018. After progressing steadily in Palmeiras' youth ranks, he made his first team Série A debut in 2020 at the age of 19. He was part of the Palmeiras teams who won the Copa Libertadores consecutively in 2020 and 2021, solidifying himself as a stalwart in the middle of the park and becoming a consistent first-team starter.

Infobox

2020
→ Palmeiras (loan)
Full name
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira
Date of birth
(2001-04-29) 29 April 2001
Place of birth
Salvador, Brazil
Height
1 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
Botafogo
Number
8
2008–2015
Bahia
2016–2017
Jacuipense
2017–2020
PFC Cajazeiras
2018–2020
PFC Cajazeiras
Years
Team
2020–2023
Palmeiras
2023–2025
Nottingham Forest
2025–
Botafogo
2026–
Brazil

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
State league
Apps
State league
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
PFC Cajazeiras
PFC Cajazeiras
Club
PFC Cajazeiras
Season
2018
League
Baiano 2ª Divisão
League
—
League
1
State league
0
State league
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
1
Continental
0
Palmeiras
Palmeiras
Club
Palmeiras
Season
2020
League
Série A
League
18
League
0
State league
0
State league
0
National cup
5
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
11
Continental
1
2021
2021
Club
2021
Season
Série A
League
22
League
2
League
9
State league
1
State league
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
13
League cup
1
Continental
5
2022
2022
Club
2022
Season
Série A
League
34
League
1
League
9
State league
2
State league
3
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
8
League cup
2
Continental
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
74
League
3
League
18
League
3
State league
8
State league
1
National cup
–
National cup
32
League cup
4
League cup
9
Continental
1
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Club
Nottingham Forest
Season
2022–23
League
Premier League
League
13
League
3
State league
—
State league
—
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
15
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
29
League
2
League
—
State league
5
State league
1
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
34
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
8
League
0
League
—
State league
5
State league
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Continental
13
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
50
League
5
League
—
League
10
State league
1
State league
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
62
Continental
6
Botafogo
Botafogo
Club
Botafogo
Season
2025
League
Série A
League
13
League
1
State league
—
State league
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
2
League cup
0
Continental
—
2026
2026
Club
2026
Season
Série A
League
12
League
7
League
4
State league
0
State league
2
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
6
League cup
3
Continental
—
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
25
League
8
League
4
League
0
State league
4
State league
0
National cup
—
National cup
8
League cup
3
League cup
—
Continental
41
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
149
League
16
League
23
League
3
State league
22
State league
2
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
40
League cup
7
Continental
9
Club
Season
League
State league
National cup
League cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
PFC Cajazeiras
2018
Baiano 2ª Divisão
—
1
0
—
—
—
—
1
0
Palmeiras
2020
Série A
18
0
0
0
5
0
—
11
1
2021
Série A
22
2
9
1
0
0
—
13
1
5
2022
Série A
34
1
9
2
3
1
—
8
2
2
Total
74
3
18
3
8
1
–
32
4
9
1
Nottingham Forest
2022–23
Premier League
13
3
—
—
2
0
—
—
15
2023–24
Premier League
29
2
—
5
1
0
0
—
—
34
2024–25
Premier League
8
0
—
5
0
0
0
—
—
13
Total
50
5
—
10
1
2
0
—
—
62
6
Botafogo
2025
Série A
13
1
—
2
0
—
2
0
—
2026
Série A
12
7
4
0
2
0
—
6
3
—
Total
25
8
4
0
4
0
—
8
3
—
41
Career total
149
16
23
3
22
2
2
0
40
7
9
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Brazil
Brazil
National team
Brazil
Year
2026
Apps
2
Goals
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
2
Apps
1
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Brazil
2026
2
1
Total
2
1
List of international goals scored by Danilo · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
31 March 2026
Venue
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, United States
Cap
2
Opponent
Croatia
Score
1–0
Result
3–1
Competition
Friendly
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
31 March 2026
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, United States
2
Croatia
1–0
3–1
Friendly

References

  1. Includes Campeonato Baiano Second Division, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca
  2. Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
  3. Includes EFL Cup
  4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  8. Three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana
  9. "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League"
    https://www.premierleague.com/news/3044867
  10. "Danilo"
    https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/players/danilo
  11. FogãoNET
    https://www.fogaonet.com/noticias-do-botafogo/danilo-botafogo-vira-danilo-santos-selecao-brasileira-comeca-banco-amistoso-franca/
  12. "Volante Danilo é a sétima a estrear no time principal em 2020" [Defensive midfielder Danilo is the seventh to debut in
    https://www.palmeiras.com.br/pt-br/noticias/volante-danilo-e-a-setima-criadaacademia-a-estrear-no-time-principal-em-2020/
  13. "Danilo: Ex jogador do Cajazeiras E . começa a brilhar no Palmeiras"
    http://falacajazeiras.com.br/danilo-ex-jogador-do-cajazeiras-e-c-comeca-a-brilhar-no-palmeiras/
  14. "PFC Cajazeiras 4x0 Conquista"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190208015859/http://fbf.org.br/arquivos/tabela_sumulas/1210/ARQUIVO_SUMULA.PDF
  15. Academia
    https://www.lance.com.br/palmeiras/cria-academia-danilo-estreia-luxa-avisa-jovem-com-potencial.html
  16. "Palmeiras anuncia compra do volante Danilo"
    https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/palmeiras-anuncia-compra-do-volante-danilo.ghtml
  17. Nottingham Forest Football Club
    https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2023/january/16/forest-complete-danilo-signing/
  18. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64298998
  19. X
    https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1824812784946741469
  20. www
    https://www.botafogo.com.br/noticias/botafogo-acerta-contratacao-danilo-contrato-julho-2029
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