Danrlei (footballer, born 1995)

Danrlei
Personal information
Full name Danrlei Medeiros Moreira
Date of birth (1995-11-21) 21 November 1995
Place of birth Baião, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Daegu FC
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Independente de Tucuruí 24 (10)
2021–2022 Paysandu 38 (10)
2023 Chapecoense 27 (2)
2024 FC Anyang 19 (4)
2025 Ponte Preta 8 (0)
2025–2026 Gyeongnam FC 20 (7)
2026– Daegu FC 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2026

Danrlei Medeiros Moreira (born 21 November 1995), simply known as Danrlei, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Daegu FC.

Career

Born in Vila de Calados, a quilombola community in the municipality of Baião, Pará,[1] Danrlei worked with his family in the production of flour in his hometown while playing amateur football. In 2020, after a trial period, he signed a contract with Independente de Tucuruí.[2]

Danrlei impressed with Independente during the 2021 Campeonato Paraense, scoring four goals in eight matches, and was presented at Paysandu on 2 June of that year.[3] On 16 December, he signed a new one-year deal with the club.[4]

On 25 November 2022, Danrlei joined Chapecoense on a one-year contract.[5] On 7 December 2023, he was announced by Náutico,[6] but asked to leave the club in the end of the month, after having an offer from abroad.[7]

On 1 February 2024, Danrlei was announced at K League 2 side FC Anyang.[8] On 7 January of the following year, he returned to his home country with Ponte Preta.[9]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2025[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independente de Tucuruí 2020 Série D 14620——3[a]2198
2021 Paraense —84———84
Total 146104——322712
Paysandu 2021 Série C 112———3[a]2144
2022 15312521—6[a]13510
Total 26512521—934914
Chapecoense 2023 Série B 14013210—2[b]2304
FC Anyang 2024 K League 2 194————194
Ponte Preta 2025 Série C 005000——50
Career total 73154011310014713034
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina

Honours

Paysandu

FC Anyang

References

  1. ↑ "Destaque do Independente no Parazão desperta cobiçado de times da Série B" [Spotlight of Independente in the Parazão attracts interest from Série B clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal da Cidade Tucuruí. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Danrlei diz estar vivendo um sonho" [Danrlei says he is living a dream] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Iguaçu. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Paysandu apresenta atacante destaque do Independente no Parazão" [Paysandu present forward spotlight of Independente in the Parazão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Liberal. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Paysandu acerta renovação do contrato de Danrlei até o fim de 2022" [Paysandu agree contract renewal of Danrlei until the end of 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Liberal. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Atacante Danrlei é oficializado pela Chapecoense para 2023" [Forward Danrlei is officially announced by Chapecoense for 2023] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Náutico anuncia Danrlei, centroavante que jogou a Série B pela Chapecoense" [Náutico announce Danrlei, forward who played the Série B for Chapecoense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Com proposta do exterior, atacante Danrlei pede para deixar o Náutico" [With an offer from abroad, forward Danrlei asks to leave Náutico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Danrlei deixa Chapecoense e acerta transferência para o Anyang, da Coreia do Sul" [Danrlei leaves Chapecoense and agrees transfer to Anyang, from South Korea] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte News Mundo. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ponte Preta acerta com atacante Danrlei que estava na Coreia do Sul" [Ponte Preta sign with forward Danrlei who was in South Korea] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Danrlei at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2025.