Danny
Danny at Zenit in 2015
Personal information
Full name Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Marítimo B 15 (1)
2001–2002 Marítimo 20 (5)
2002–2005 Sporting CP 10 (0)
2002 Sporting CP B 7 (0)
2003–2004 → Marítimo (loan) 29 (1)
2003 → Marítimo B (loan) 5 (1)
2005–2008 Dynamo Moscow 97 (16)
2008–2017 Zenit St. Petersburg 172 (52)
2017–2018 Slavia Prague 21 (1)
2018 Marítimo 13 (0)
Total 389 (77)
International career
2003–2005 Portugal U21 17 (0)
2008–2016 Portugal 38 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Third place 2004 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes (born 7 August 1983), commonly known as Danny, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Also a winger, he was known for his dribbling and key passes.[2]

He spent most of his career in Russia in service of Dynamo Moscow and Zenit, after arriving at the age of 21 from Sporting CP. He won seven items of silverware with Zenit, including three Russian Premier League titles.

Danny represented Portugal at the 2010 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics.

Club career

Marítimo and Sporting

Born to Portuguese parents in Caracas, Venezuela, Danny moved to the island of Madeira when he was 15.[3][4][5][6][7] There, he developed his football skills in the youth teams of C.S. Marítimo,[8] making his professional debut in a 2–1 Primeira Liga home win against Gil Vicente F.C. on 1 October 2001.[9] A few months later, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away loss to S.C. Salgueiros, also being sent off in the 60th minute;[10] he finished his first season with five goals in 20 games.

Having signed with Sporting CP for €2.1 million in summer 2002, Danny was immediately loaned back to Marítimo,[11] returning in June 2004 and going on to appear in 12 official matches for the Lions.

Dynamo Moscow

Danny playing for Dynamo Moscow in 2007

In February 2005, Danny joined Russia's FC Dynamo Moscow in a deal worth €2 million.[12] The club was also involved in other transfer deals of Portuguese and Portugal-based players at the time, including Derlei and Maniche.[13]

Danny would eventually be the one with the most success in the country, being awarded the "Player of the Year" award and leading the team to a third-place finish in 2008.[14]

Zenit

Danny in Champions League action against Real Madrid.

On 24 August 2008, Danny was bought by FC Zenit St. Petersburg for a fee of €30 million, which made him the most expensive player of the Russian Premier League.[15] Upon his arrival, manager Dick Advocaat hailed him as "the best midfielder in Russia",[14] and he made his debut in the UEFA Super Cup game against Manchester United where he scored the winning goal, later being named Player of the match of the 2–1 victory;[16] the player contributed five league goals to a fifth place, his total of ten being the competition's joint second-best.[17]

On 14 June 2011, Danny agreed to an extension, prolonging his stay in Saint Petersburg by a further four years.[18] He played all six games in the 2011–12 edition of the UEFA Champions League, scoring in a 3–1 home defeat of FC Porto[19] as they eventually finished second in their group, level on points with winners APOEL FC – the fixture also happened to be the player's 100th appearance in a Zenit jersey;[20] on 6 February 2012, however, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee, being sidelined for eight months.[21]

Danny returned to training in August 2012, and made in his first appearance since the injury in September.[22][23] Shortly after Igor Denisov was sent to the youth team for improper conduct, he was appointed captain.[24]

Down 2–0 at home to Málaga CF on 21 November 2012 in the Champions League group stage, Danny exchanged passes with Tomáš Hubočan before scoring Zenit's first goal. With three minutes left, he missed from less than a metre from goal before the ball was rebounded to Victor Fayzulin, who managed to find the net for the final 2–2 draw.[25] On 4 December, against AC Milan, he netted the only goal as his side won at the San Siro; the result was in vain, however, as the Russians finished third and were relegated to the UEFA Europa League.[26]

In a home match against FC Anzhi Makhachkala on 10 December 2012, Danny picked up a red card for dissent in a 1–1 draw, which left Zenit in third place.[27] The following 3 August, he scored a hat-trick to help his team to defeat FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod 3–1 in a league match.[28]

On 26 November 2014, Danny kept his side in contention for a Champions League knockout place by scoring the only goal in a home victory over S.L. Benfica.[29] On the domestic front, he totalled 28 games and three goals and the club won its second national championship in four years.[30]

After initially announcing that he would be parting ways with Zenit on 28 May 2015,[31] Danny agreed to a new two-year contract on 5 June,[32] following which he left as a free agent.[33]

Slavia Prague

Danny signed with Czech club SK Slavia Prague on 27 June 2017.[34] At the end of the season, he left by mutual consent.[35]

Marítimo return

On 22 July 2018, Marítimo announced the return of Danny to the Estádio do Marítimo after 14 years.[36][37] He was released from his contract by mutual agreement on 27 December.[38]

International career

Danny and Christian Poulsen challenge for the ball during Portugal's 3–2 defeat to Denmark on 10 September 2008.

Danny made his debut for Portugal in a friendly against the Faroe Islands, a 5–0 home victory on 20 August 2008.[39][14] He scored his first goal for the national side on 19 November, opening the score against Brazil; however, it turned out to be a sour one, as the hosts came from behind to win 6–2.[40]

After having played with Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, a group-stage exit in Athens,[41] while also appearing regularly for the under-21s, Danny was picked for the squad that appeared at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[42] He played three games in the tournament in an eventual round-of-16 exit, including the full 90 minutes in the 0–0 group stage draw with Brazil.[43]

Danny was regularly used by managers Carlos Queiroz and Paulo Bento during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. On 3 September 2010, he netted in a 4–4 draw against minnows Cyprus at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães after the national team led 4–2.[44] He missed the finals in Poland and Ukraine however, due to a serious injury;[21] also due to physical ailments, he was ruled out of the 2016 edition.[45]

In total, Danny won 38 full caps.[46]

Personal life

Married to Petra Gomes, Danny fathered twin sons Bernardo and Francisco, both of which played youth football with Zenit, and daughter Emily.[47]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[48][49][50]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marítimo 2001–02 Primeira Liga 20 5 0 0 – – 20 5
Sporting CP 2002–03 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2004–05 Primeira Liga 9 0 0 0 3[a] 0 – 12 0
Total 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
Marítimo (loan) 2003–04 Primeira Liga 29 1 0 0 – – 29 1
Dynamo Moscow 2005 Russian Premier League 27 4 4 2 – – 31 6
2006 Russian Premier League 24 2 5 1 – – 29 3
2007 Russian Premier League 28 5 6 1 – – 34 6
2008 Russian Premier League 18 5 1 0 – – 19 5
Total 97 16 16 4 – – 113 20
Zenit 2008 Russian Premier League 10 5 0 0 10[b] 2 1[c] 1 21 8
2009 Russian Premier League 8 0 3 0 0 0 – 11 0
2010 Russian Premier League 27 10 3 1 12 2 – 42 13
2011–12 Russian Premier League 27 9 1 1 2 1 1[d] 0 31 11
2012–13 Russian Premier League 12 2 2 0 7 2 – 21 4
2013–14 Russian Premier League 25 13 0 0 4 3 1[d] 0 30 16
2014–15 Russian Premier League 28 3 0 0 15 2 0 0 43 5
2015–16 Russian Premier League 23 6 2 0 8 1 0 0 33 7
2016–17 Russian Premier League 12 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 4
Total 172 52 11 2 60 13 3 1 246 68
Slavia Prague 2017–18 Czech First League 21 1 4 0 7 1 0 0 32 2
Marítimo 2018–19 Primeira Liga 13 0 2 0 – – 15 0
Career total 362 75 33 6 70 14 3 1 468 96
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance in Russian Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[51]
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2008 5 1
2009 3 0
2010 10 2
2011 5 1
2012 0 0
2013 3 0
2014 4 0
2015 6 0
2016 2 0
Total 38 4
Scores and results list Portugal's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Danny goal.
List of international goals scored by Danny
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[51]
1 20 November 2008 Bezerrão, Gama, Brazil  Brazil 1–0 2–6 Friendly
2 8 June 2010 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Mozambique 1–0 3–0 Friendly
3 3 September 2010 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, Portugal  Cyprus 3–2 4–4 Euro 2012 qualifying
4 2 September 2011 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 4–0 4–0 Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Sporting CP

Zenit

Slavia Prague

Individual

Notes

References

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  33. ^ Спасибо, капитан! [Thank you, captain!] (in Russian). FC Zenit. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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