Danilo
Danilo playing for Feyenoord in 2022
Personal information
Full name Danilo Pereira da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25)
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
0000–2017 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 12 (4)
International career
2020 Brazil U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 8 December 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 6 December 2023[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
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[c] 1 0 0 3 1
2021–22 Eredivisie 13 2 3 6 — 0 0 1[d] 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[c] 2 — 48 14
Rangers 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 12 4 0 0 2 1 7[e] 1 — 21 6
Career total 144 64 9 8 2 1 18 4 1 0 174 77
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Jong Ajax

Ajax

Feyenoord

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Rangers announce signing of Danilo Pereira da Silva". rangers.co.uk. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Danilo". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Ajax apresenta o jovem atacante Danilo Pereira, destaque da base do Santos". ge.globo.com. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Feyenoord neemt Ajax-aanvaller Danilo gratis over". telegraaf.nl. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Ajax II 0 - 1 AZ II". goal.com. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Basisdebuut lonkt voor Danilo tegen Getafe". telegraaf.nl. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ^ "FC Twente huurt Danilo van Ajax". rtlnieuws.nl. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Ajacied Danilo biedt excuses aan voor shirtwissel in rust tegen Getafe". nu.nl. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Danilo zegt sorry nadat hij shirt wisselde met Deyverson". sportnieuws.nl. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Danilo op huurbasis naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Ajax boekt mede door vier goals Danilo monsterzege op Excelsior Maassluis" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Feyenoord bevestigt komst Danilo" (in Dutch). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Rangers complete signing of Brazilian striker Danilo from Feyenoord". STV News. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Danilo: Rangers sign Brazilian striker from Feyenoord for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Danilo: Rangers sign striker from Feyenoord on five-year deal". skysports.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Kilmarnock 1-0 Rangers". BBC Sport. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Rangers 4-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "Danilo Pereira's matches". besoccer.com. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Danilo". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  28. ^ a b "Danilo - Career Honours". Soccerway.
  29. ^ "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.
  30. ^ "Lassina Traor is named Eredivisie Player of the Month". Eredivisie. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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