Personal information | |||
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Full name | Djenairo Gillian Noell Daniels | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Spijkenisse, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leixões | ||
Number | 45 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2018 | Almere City | ||
2018–2020 | PSV | ||
2021–2022 | Utrecht | ||
2021–2022 | → Sassuolo (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Jong PSV | 3 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Jong Utrecht | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Pacific FC | 44 | (6) |
2024– | Leixões | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Netherlands U17 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:53, 11 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2022 |
Djenairo Gillian Noell Daniels (born 7 January 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.
At age 11, he had a trial with the youth system of PSV Eindhoven,[1] but then joined the youth system of Almere City, where he played for the next six years.[2][3] In July 2018, he joined the youth system of PSV Eindhoven at the age of sixteen, signing a three-year contract.[4]
He made his senior debut for PSV's second team Jong PSV in the second tier Eerste Divisie on August 29, 2020 against Excelsior Rotterdam.[5] He scored his first professional goal on October 2, 2020 against SC Telstar.[6] After not getting any opportunities with the first team, he was allowed to leave the club in January 2021.[7]
In January 2021, he signed a contract with FC Utrecht until 2023 with an option for a further season,[8][9] where he would initially join the second team Jong Utrecht.[10] In September 2021, he went on loan to Italian club Sassuolo, with an option to purchase him permanently at the conclusion of the loan.[11] He was assigned to the Sassuolo U19 squad.[12][13] In February 2022, his loan was terminated[14] and he also terminated his contract with Utrecht by mutual consent.[15][16]
In February 2022, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC.[17][18] Daniels scored his first goal for Pacific on June 30, netting the opener in an eventual 3-3 draw with Cavalry FC.[19] After the season, he re-signed with the club for the 2023 season.[20][21] On July 21, he was injured in a match against Forge FC, being stretchered out and taken to hospital later being diagnosed with a concussion.[22][23][24] After the 2023 season, he departed the club.[25]
In February 2024, Daniels joined Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.[26][27]
Born in the Netherlands, Daniels is of Surinamese descent.[28] He was named to the Netherlands U17 roster for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[29][30] He also was named to the Netherlands U18 in a four nations mini-tournament in 2019.[31]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong PSV | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||
Jong Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
Pacific FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
2023 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 3 | |||
Total | 44 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 6 | ||
Career total | 54 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 7 |