Nícolas Dantas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nícolas Gianini Dantas | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Lahti | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vila Nova | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Vila Nova | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Sao Bernardo | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Vejle (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Brage | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vasalunds IF (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2023 | Oskarshamns AIK | 26 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Haka | 40 | (2) |
| 2026– | Lahti | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 | |||
Nícolas Gianini Dantas (born 15 May 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.
Club career
After playing in his native Brazil, Denmark and Sweden,[1] Dantas moved to Finland in December 2023 after signing with Veikkausliiga club FC Haka on a two-year deal, starting in the 2024 Veikkausliiga season.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Dantas is of Italian descent. He is married and living together with his wife in Finland. As of February 2025, they are expecting their first child.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 27 July 2026[6]
| Club | Season | Division | League | State league | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vila Nova | 2018 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sao Bernardo | 2019 | Campeonato Paulista A2 | 9 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Campeonato Paulista A2 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | Campeonato Paulista A2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | – | – | 9 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| Vejle (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Brage | 2021 | Superettan | 10 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Vasalunds IF (loan) | 2022 | Ettan | 25 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Oskarshamns AIK | 2023 | Ettan | 26 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| Haka | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | – | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||
| FC Lahti | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Copa Paulista and Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Includes Campeonato Goiano
References
- ↑ Vasalund IF lånar in Nicolas Gianini Dantas, vasalundsifsektion.myclub.se, 6 February 2022
- ↑ NICOLAS DANTAS NAUTTII UUDENLAISISTA KOKEMUKSISTA, fchaka.fi, 19 March 2024
- ↑ HAKA KIINNITTI BRASILIALAISTOPPARIN KAHDEKSI VUODEKSI!, fchaka.fi, 8 December 2023
- ↑ FC Haka kiinnitti brasilialaistopparin, veikkausliiga.com, 8 December 2023
- ↑ Brasilialainen Nicolas Dantas, 26, ällistyi suomalaisten elintavoista – vaimo ei ollut uskoa silmiään, Ilta-Sanomat, 7 February 2025
- ↑ Nicolas, Global Sports Archive
External links
- Nícolas Dantas at Soccerway
Categories:
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian people of Italian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
- São Bernardo FC players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- IK Brage players
- Vasalunds IF players
- Oskarshamns AIK players
- FC Lahti players
- Superettan players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen