Danilho Doekhi

Danilho Doekhi
Doekhi in 2023 with Union Berlin
Personal information
Full name Danilho Raimundo Doekhi
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2006 Xerxes
2006–2016 Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Excelsior 19 (1)
2016–2018 Jong Ajax 48 (2)
2018 Jong Vitesse 10 (0)
2018–2022 Vitesse 111 (4)
2022–2026 Union Berlin 117 (13)
2026– Lazio 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U18 6 (0)
2016 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2018 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2019–2020 Netherlands U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2021

Danilho Raimundo Doekhi (born 30 June 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.[2]

Club career

Doekhi was transferred to the AFC Ajax youth program in July 2016, but is a product of the Excelsior youth system. He made his Eredivisie debut with the latter on 6 March 2016 in a game against AZ. He replaced Stanley Elbers in the 81st minute, in a 2–0 away loss.[3]

Doekhi made his Eerste Divisie-debut for Jong Ajax on 17 February 2017, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Léon Bergsma in the 95th minute against Achilles '29, with the game ending in a 3–2 away win.[4]

Doekhi's first league start for Jong Ajax came in the first game of the new season, a 2–1 away win against SC Cambuur.[5] It was followed up with two further starts against Fortuna Sittard and Jong PSV, before alternating between the bench and the starting line-up for much of September and October. After coming on as a sub against Go Ahead Eagles, Doekhi then entered a period of consistent starts for Jong Ajax, making 16 out of a possible 17 appearances in the starting line-up, lasting the full 90 minutes in 14 of them.

On 4 July 2018, Doekhi agreed to join fellow Eredivisie side, Vitesse on a four-year deal.[6] On 12 January 2021, he netted his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory over FC Utrecht.[7]

On 16 May 2022, Doekhi signed with German club Union Berlin.[8] Later that year, on 30 October, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 Bundesliga victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9] On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Real Madrid.[10]

On 14 July 2026, Doekhi signed a three-year contract with Lazio in Italy.[11]

International career

Doekhi represented the Netherlands at youth international level.[12] He later initiated a change of international allegiance to Suriname, but the Surinamese Football Association's application in October 2024 was rejected by FIFA,[13] prompting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[14]

Personal life

Born during the 1998 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, his parents named him Raimundo after Brazilian International footballer Raimundo Souza Vieira de Oliveira.[15] He is the nephew of former Dutch international football player Winston Bogarde and is of mixed Dutch and Surinamese descent.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Excelsior 2015–16 Eredivisie 1000——10
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 20———20
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 330———330
Total 350———350
Vitesse 2018–19 Tweede Divisie 10———10
Vitesse 2018–19 Eredivisie 20030004[b]0270
2019–20 Eredivisie 26040——300
2020–21 Eredivisie 32150——371
2021–22 Eredivisie 3332011[c]1—464
Total 1114140111401405
Union Berlin 2022–23 Bundesliga 255308[d]1—366
2023–24 Bundesliga 242103[e]0—282
2024–25 Bundesliga 34120——361
2025–26 Bundesliga 34532——377
Total 1171392111—13716
Lazio 2026–27 Serie A 0010—0010
Career total 265172422224031521
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Jong Ajax[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Danilho Doekhi". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Danilho Doekhi at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "AZ Alkmaar vs. SBV Excelsior - 6 March 2016 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Achilles '29 vs. Ajax II - 17 February 2017 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cambuur vs. Ajax II - 18 August 2017 - Soccerway".
  6. ↑ "Danilho Doekhi versterkt Vitesse (video)". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Head to head: FC Utrecht vs Vitesse" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. 10 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "DANILHO DOEKHI SIGNS FOR UNION". Union Berlin. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Sten-Ziemons, Andreas (30 October 2022). "Doekhi rettet Union die Tabellenführung in der Bundesliga" (in German). DW.
  10. ↑ "Unioner unterliegen in Madrid mit 0:1" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 20 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Danilho Doekhi è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste" [Danilho Doekhi is a new Lazio player] (in Italian). SS Lazio. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Danilho Doekhi". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Suriname kämpft vor CAS um Spielberechtigung von Doekhi: "Fall läuft seit einem Jahr"" (in German). MSN. 15 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Danilho Doekhi hofft auf rechtzeitigen Verbandswechsel vor WM-Playoffs" (in German). Sky Sport. 16 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Danilho Doekhi - Premium Stars profiel". premiumstars.nl (in Dutch). 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ajax contracteert Danilho Doekhi". Ajax.nl (in Dutch). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "D. Doekhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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