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For several footballers known as Dani, see Dani (disambiguation).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes (born 7 August 1983), commonly known as Danny, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Also a winger, he was known for his dribbling and key passes.[2]
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Full name | Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 (age 40)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Marítimo | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Marítimo B | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Marítimo | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2005 | Sporting CP | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Sporting CP B | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | → Marítimo (loan) | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2003 | → Marítimo B (loan) | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Dynamo Moscow | 97 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2017 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 172 | (52) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Slavia Prague | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Marítimo | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 389 | (77) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2016 | Portugal | 38 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
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He spent most of his career in Russia in service of Dynamo Moscow and Zenit, after arriving at the age of 21 from Sporting CP. He won seven items of silverware with Zenit, including three Russian Premier League titles.
Danny represented Portugal at the 2010 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics.