Danilo
Danilo with Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Number 28
Youth career
Bahia
Jacuipense
2017–2020 PFC Cajazeiras
2018–2020 → Palmeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 PFC Cajazeiras 1 (0)
2020 → Palmeiras (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2023 Palmeiras 91 (6)
2023– Nottingham Forest 29 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira (born 29 April 2001), known simply as Danilo or Danilo Oliveira, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

Born in Salvador, he 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 Libertadores consecutively in 2020 and 2021, solidifying himself as a stalwart in the middle of the park and becoming a consistent first-team starter.

He was named in the Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year in 2022.

Career

Early career

Born in Salvador, Bahia,[3] Danilo represented Bahia as a youth before being released by the club. In 2017, at the age of 16, he joined PFC Cajazeiras through a social project, after a short stint at Jacuipense.[4] He made his senior debut for Cajazeiras on 5 May 2018, aged 17, by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Campeonato Baiano Segunda Divisão home routing of Conquista [pt].[5]

Palmeiras

In 2018, Danilo joined Palmeiras, initially for the under-17s.[3] He progressed through the youth setup, being later a starter for the under-20s before making his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 September 2020, replacing fellow youth graduate Patrick de Paula in a 2–1 away win against Red Bull Bragantino.[6]

On 10 September 2020, Danilo was bought outright by Verdão, signing a permanent five-year contract with the club.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 2 December, netting his team's fifth in a 5–0 Copa Libertadores home routing of Delfín SC.

Nottingham Forest

In January 2023, Danilo joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest for an estimated £16 million fee, signing a six-and a-half-year deal with the English club in the process.[8][9]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PFC Cajazeiras 2018 Baiano 2ª Divisão — 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Palmeiras 2020 Série A 18 0 0 0 5 0 — 11[d] 1 2[e] 0 36 1
2021 Série A 22 2 9 1 0 0 — 13[d] 1 5[f] 0 49 4
2022 Série A 34 1 9 2 3 1 — 8[d] 2 2[g] 1 56 7
Total 74 3 18 3 8 1 – 32 4 9 1 141 12
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 13 3 — 0 0 2 0 — — 15 3
2023–24 Premier League 16 1 — 4 1 0 0 — — 20 2
Total 29 4 — 4 1 2 0 — — 35 5
Career total 103 7 19 3 12 2 2 0 32 4 9 1 177 17
  1. ^ Includes Campeonato Baiano Second Division, Campeonato Paulista
  2. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
  3. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  4. ^ a b c 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

Honours

Palmeiras

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Danilo". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Volante Danilo é a sétima #CriadaAcademia a estrear no time principal em 2020" [Defensive midfielder Danilo is the seventh #CriadaAcademia to debut in the main squad in 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Danilo: Ex jogador do Cajazeiras E.C. começa a brilhar no Palmeiras" [Danilo: former Cajazeiras E.C. player starts to shine at Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fala Cajazeiras. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ "PFC Cajazeiras 4x0 Conquista" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Bahiana de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Cria da Academia, Danilo estreia e Luxa avisa: 'Jovem com potencial'" [Youth graduate of the Academia, Danilo debuts and Luxa warns: 'Youngster with potential'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Palmeiras anuncia compra do volante Danilo" [Palmeiras announce the purchase of defensive midfielder Danilo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Forest Complete Danilo Signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Forest seal signing of Palmeiras midfielder Danilo". BBC Sport. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  10. ^ Danilo at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Thiago Silva wins adidas Golden Ball as best player of UAE 2021". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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