David Santos Daiber

David Santos Daiber
Personal information
Full name David Michael Santos Daiber
Date of birth (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007
Place of birth Luxembourg[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 47
Youth career
2014–2016 TSV Milbertshofen
2016– Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2026– Bayern Munich II 2 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 Portugal U17 10 (0)
2024–2025 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2025– Portugal U19 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025

David Michael Santos Daiber (born 10 January 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.[3] Born in Luxembourg, he is a Portugal youth international.[4][5]

Club career

Bayern Munich

As a youth player, Santos Daiber played for the youth academy of TSV Milbertshofen in 2014.[6] Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2016.[7]

On 11 June 2025, Bayern Munich announced their 32-player final squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, which included Santos Daiber.[8]

He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on 2, 7, and 12 August 2025, respectively.[9][10] Santos Daiber was a starter for the match against Grasshopper, which Bayern Munich won 2–1.[11]

On 17 September 2025, he received his first call-up with the senior team for the 3–1 home win UEFA Champions League match against English Premier League club Chelsea, as an unused substitute however.[12] On 18 October 2025, Santos Daiber was called up for the 2–1 home win Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund (Der Klassiker), although he did not play.[13]

He made his professional debut on 21 December of the same year, substituting Raphaël Guerreiro at the second half of a 4–0 away win Bundesliga match against 1. FC Heidenheim.[14] Santos Daiber was called up as a starter for the 5–0 win friendly match against Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on 6 January 2026.[15] He made his debut with Bayern Munich II on 24 February 2026, starting for a 1–0 home win Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Unterhaching.[16][17] On 23 March 2026, Santos Daiber signed his first professional contract, extending until 2030.[18][19]

International career

Born in Luxembourg, he holds dual German and Portuguese citizenship, being eligible to represent either nation.[5][1][20]

Santos Daiber has represented Portugal at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.[21][22]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich 2024–25 Bundesliga ———0000
2025–26 2000000020
Total 2000000020
Bayern Munich II 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern 20———20
Total 20——0020
Career Total 4000000040
Notes

References

  1. 1 2 David Santos Daiber at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "David Daiber". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "David Santos". FC Bayern (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "David Santos Daiber". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Wer ist Bayerns neues Mittelfeld-Juwel David Santos Daiber: Der 18-jährige Sechser macht vom Campus den Schritt in die Profi-Mannschaft" [Who is Bayern's new midfield jewel David Santos Daiber: The 18-year-old defensive midfielder makes the step from the campus to the first team]. tribuna.com (in German). Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "David Santos Daiber". TSV Milbertshofen (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "David Santos Daiber: Who is the Bayern Munich youngster selected for FIFA Club World Cup?". Bundesliga. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Squad List" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Match report FC Bayern - Olympique Lyon (Friendly)". FC Bayern Munich. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "FC Bayern vs. Hotspur - Telekom Cup 25/26". FC Bayern Munich. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Match report: Grasshoppers v FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Bayern München Vs. Chelsea". UEFA.com. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund to claim record-equalling 11th win of season". FC Bayern Munich. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Stanisic legt vor und trifft - Zwei Bayern-Youngster debütieren in Heidenheim" [Stanisic assists and scores - Two Bayern youngsters make their debuts in Heidenheim]. kicker.de (in German). 21 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Match news: Salzburg v FC Bayern - friendly 25/26". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  16. ↑ May, Natasha (2 June 2026). "123b". Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Richters Treffer genügt: Bayern-Amateure schlagen harmlose Hachinger" [Richter's goal is enough: Bayern Amateurs defeat harmless Haching]. Kicker (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "FC Bayern und David Santos Daiber gemeinsam in die Zukunft" [FC Bayern and David Santos Daiber together into the future]. FC Bayern Munich. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Official: Bayern Munich, David Santos Daiber agree to deal through 2030". Bavarian Football Works. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "David Santos: Meet Bayern Munich's Portuguese breakthrough star". OneFootball (in Spanish). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Santos Daiber verpasst EM-Titel" [Santos Daiber misses out on the European Championship title] (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "Convocatória para torneio na Croácia" [Squad call-up for tournament in Croatia] (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
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