Danilo (footballer, born 2001)

Danilo
Danilo with Brazil in 2026
Personal information
Full name Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001
Place of birth Salvador, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2015 Bahia
2016–2017 Jacuipense
2017–2020 PFC Cajazeiras
2018–2020 → Palmeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 PFC Cajazeiras 1 (0)
2020–2023 Palmeiras 91 (6)
2023–2025 Nottingham Forest 50 (5)
2025– Botafogo 30 (8)
International career‡
2026– Brazil 8 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:18, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2026

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira (born 29 April 2001), known simply as Danilo, Danilo Oliveira or Danilo Santos,[3] (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [dɐˈnilu ˈsɐ̃tus]) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Botafogo and the Brazil national team.

Born in Salvador, Danilo was in the youth academy of Bahia, before stints at Jacuipense and PFC Cajazeiras, where he was spotted by Palmeiras in 2018. After progressing steadily in Palmeiras' youth ranks, he made his first team Série A debut in 2020 at the age of 19. He was part of the Palmeiras teams who won the Copa Libertadores consecutively in 2020 and 2021, solidifying himself as a stalwart in the middle of the park and becoming a consistent first-team starter.

Club career

Early career

Born in Salvador, Bahia,[4] Danilo represented Bahia as a youth before being released by the club. In 2017, at the age of 16, he joined PFC Cajazeiras through a social project, after a short stint at Jacuipense.[5] 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.[6]

Palmeiras

In 2018, Danilo joined Palmeiras, initially for the under-17s.[4] 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.[7]

On 10 September 2020, Danilo was bought outright by Verdão, signing a permanent five-year contract with the club.[8] 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.

Nottingham Forest

In January 2023, Danilo joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest for an estimated £16 million fee, signing a six-and a-half-year deal with the English club in the process.[9][10]

On the opening day of the 2024–25 season against Bournemouth, he suffered a broken leg in the 8th minute, which saw him miss most of the Premiership campaign.[11]

Botafogo

On 18 July 2025, Danilo moved to Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Botafogo on a four-year deal for a reported fee of $25,000,000.[12][13][14]

International career

In June 2022, Danilo was called up to the Brazil national team by head coach Tite for friendlies against South Korea and Japan. However, he did not feature in either of the matches and was left out of the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Danilo was recalled to the national side, now by coach Carlo Ancelotti, in March 2026, for a set of friendly matches against France and Croatia later that month.[15] On 18 May 2026, Danilo was selected for Brazil's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 July 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] League cup[c] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PFC Cajazeiras 2018 Baiano 2ª Divisão —10————10
Palmeiras 2020 Série A 1800050—11[d]12[e]0361
2021 Série A 2229100—13[d]15[f]0494
2022 Série A 3419231—8[d]22[g]1567
Total 74318381–3249114112
Nottingham Forest 2022–23 Premier League 133——20——153
2023–24 Premier League 292—5100——343
2024–25 Premier League 80—5000——130
Total 505—10120——626
Botafogo 2025 Série A 131—20—2[d]0—171
2026 Série A 1374020—6[h]3—2510
Total 2684040—83—4211
Career total 15016233222204079124629
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Baiano Second Division, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Carioca
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup
  3. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ↑ One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  8. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, three appearances and two goals in Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 5 July 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202682
Total82

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.[18]

List of international goals scored by Danilo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
131 March 2026Camping World Stadium, Orlando, United States2 Croatia1–03–1Friendly
231 May 2026Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3 Panama6–16–2Friendly

Honours

Palmeiras

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2022/23 Premier League". Premier League. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Danilo". Nottingham Forest F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Danilo, do Botafogo, vira 'Danilo Santos' na Seleção Brasileira e começa no banco em amistoso com a França" [Danilo, from Botafogo, becomes ‘Danilo Santos’ in the Brazilian National Team and starts on the bench in a friendly against France.]. FogãoNET (in Portuguese). 26 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Volante Danilo é a sétima #CriadaAcademia a estrear no time principal em 2020" [Defensive midfielder Danilo is the seventh #CriadaAcademia to debut in the main squad in 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Danilo: Ex jogador do Cajazeiras E.C. começa a brilhar no Palmeiras" [Danilo: former Cajazeiras E.C. player starts to shine at Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fala Cajazeiras. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "PFC Cajazeiras 4x0 Conquista" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Bahiana de Futebol. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Cria da Academia, Danilo estreia e Luxa avisa: 'Jovem com potencial'" [Youth graduate of the Academia, Danilo debuts and Luxa warns: 'Youngster with potential'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Palmeiras anuncia compra do volante Danilo" [Palmeiras announce the purchase of defensive midfielder Danilo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Forest Complete Danilo Signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Forest seal signing of Palmeiras midfielder Danilo". BBC Sport. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Danilo suffers potential season ending injury". X. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Botafogo oficializa a contratação do volante Danilo". www.botafogo.com.br. 9 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (18 July 2025). "Danilo departs". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
  14. ↑ Miller, Nick; Woosnam, Matt (18 July 2025). "Nottingham Forest's Danilo completes Botafogo transfer" – via NYTimes.com.
  15. ↑ "Brazil: Brentford's Igor Thiago and Bournemouth's Rayan receive first call-ups". BBC Sport. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Neymar's return highlights Brazil squad". 18 May 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Danilo at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  18. 1 2 Danilo Oliveira at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ↑ "Thiago Silva wins adidas Golden Ball as best player of UAE 2021". FIFA. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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