Denner Fernando Melz (born 30 December 1999), simply known as Denner, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sport, on loan from Athletico Paranaense.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Denner Fernando Melz | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Itapiranga, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Sport (on loan from Athletico Paranaense) | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Juventude | ||
| 2011 | Internacional | ||
| 2011–2018 | Juventude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Juventude | 53 | (3) |
| 2020– | Athletico Paranaense | 12 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2021– | → Chapecoense (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Sport (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Itapiranga, Santa Catarina, Denner finished his formation with Juventude, after having a three-month stint at Internacional in 2011. In late January 2018, after impressing with the under-20 squad in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, he was promoted to the first team.
Denner made his senior debut on 25 January 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Bruninho in a 1–0 Campeonato Gaúcho away loss against São Luiz.[1] On 15 June, he renewed his contract until 2022.[2]
Denner made his Série B debut on 26 June 2018, replacing Tony in a 1–0 defeat at Vila Nova.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 31 August, netting the opener in a 3–3 away draw against Paysandu.[4]
Denner contributed with one goal in 21 league appearances during his first senior season, as his side suffered relegation.
| 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 | ||
| Juventude | 2018 | Série B | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Série C | 15 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 3 | ||||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2020 | Série B | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Chapecoense (loan) | 2021 | Série A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 73 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 4 | ||
Sport Recife – current squad | |
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