Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira (born 19 April 2001), known simply as Danilo or Danilo Oliveira, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a striker midfielder for Brazilian Série A side Palmeiras and the Brazilian national team.
![]() Danilo with Palmeiras in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bahia | |||
Jacuipense | |||
2017–2020 | PFC Cajazeiras [pt] | ||
2018–2020 | → Palmeiras (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | PFC Cajazeiras [pt] | 1 | (0) |
2020 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020– | Palmeiras | 68 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:43, 17 May 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Salvador, Bahia,[1] Danilo represented Bahia as a youth before being released by the club. In 2017, at the age of 16, he joined PFC Cajazeiras [pt] through a social project, after a short stint at Jacuipense.[2] 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].[3]
In 2018, Danilo joined Palmeiras, initially for the under-17s.[1] 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.[4]
On 10 September 2020, Danilo was bought outright by Verdão, signing a permanent five-year contract with the club.[5] 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.
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PFC Cajazeiras [pt] | 2018 | Baiano 2ª Divisão | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Palmeiras | 2020 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
2021 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
2022 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 53 | 7 | ||
Total | 71 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 138 | 12 | ||
Career total | 71 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 138 | 12 |
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras – current squad | |
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