Danilo (footballer, born 1999)

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Danilo
Personal information
Full name Danilo Pereira da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker[1]
Club information
Current team
Ajax
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)
2018–2020 Jong Ajax 42 (24)
2020– Ajax 1 (0)
2020–2021Twente (loan) 33 (17)
National team
2020– Brazil U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:52, 1 June 2021 (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 Ajax.

Club career[]

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.

On 14 August 2020, Danilo joined fellow Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on 19 June 2021[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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
Total 42 24 42 24
Ajax 2019–20 Eredivisie 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
Twente 2020–21 Eredivisie 33 17 1 0 34 17
Career total 76 41 2 0 1 1 0 0 89 42

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ "Danilo knocks on the doorstep at Ajax:' He is go to make the first team'". Sports of the Day. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "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 Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Ajax II 0 - 1 AZ II". Ajax. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Danilo op huurbasis naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Danilo Pereira". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

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