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Danilo (footballer, born 2001)
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Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira (born 29 April 2001), known simply as Danilo or Danilo Oliveira, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Nottingham Forest.
![]() Danilo with Palmeiras in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bahia | |||
Jacuipense | |||
2017–2020 | PFC Cajazeiras | ||
2018–2020 | → Palmeiras (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | PFC Cajazeiras | 1 | (0) |
2020 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Palmeiras | 91 | (6) |
2023– | Nottingham Forest | 42 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
Born in Salvador, he 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 Libertadores consecutively in 2020 and 2021, solidifying himself as a stalwart in the middle of the park and becoming a consistent first-team starter.
He was named in the Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year in 2022.