Daniel Peixoto (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Peixoto and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Daniel Nascimento Peixoto dos Santos (born 30 June 1997), known as Daniel Peixoto or just Peixoto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventude.

Daniel Peixoto

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Nascimento Peixoto dos Santos
Date of birth	(1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Salvador, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Juventude (on loan from Rio Claro)
Number	72
Youth career
	Vitória
	Jacuipense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Jacuipense	43	(3)
2019–2020	→ Sport Recife (loan)	0	(0)
2020	→ Imperatriz (loan)	3	(0)
2022–	Rio Claro	31	(4)
2023	→ Figueirense (loan)	15	(0)
2024–	→ Juventude (loan)	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:46, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

Career

Born in Salvador, Bahia, Peixoto represented Vitória and Jacuipense as a youth before making his senior debut with the latter in 2018. In May 2019, he moved on loan to Sport Recife on loan and was initially assigned to the under-23 team.^[1]

On 23 July 2020, Peixoto moved to Imperatriz also on loan.^[2] After just three matches, he returned to Jacupa and started to feature more regularly.

On 21 December 2021, Peixoto was announced at Rio Claro.^[3] In May 2022, he agreed to join Série A side Goiás,^[4] but the move fell through after an injury was detected.^[5]

On 11 December 2022, Peixoto joined Figueirense on a one-year loan deal.^[6] After being sparingly used, he returned to Rio Claro for the 2024 season, where he was again a first-choice.

On 26 April 2024, Peixoto signed for top tier side Juventude on loan until the end of the year.^[7] He made his debut in the category on 15 June, coming on as a late substitute for Luís Oyama in a 2–1 away loss to Red Bull Bragantino.

Career statistics

As of 17 June 2024.^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jacuipense	2018	Série D	4	0	5	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2019		0	0	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2020	Série C	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
	2021		13	1	9	2	—		—		—		22	3
	Total		24	1	19	2	—		—		—		43	3
Imperatriz (loan)	2020	Série C	2	0	1	0	—		—		—		3	0
Rio Claro	2022	Paulista A2	—		17	0	—		—		3[a]	0	20	0
	2024		—		14	4	—		—		—		14	4
	Total		—		31	4	—		—		3	0	34	4
Figueirense (loan)	2023	Série C	7	0	8	0	—		—		2[b]	0	17	0
Juventude (loan)	2024	Série A	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Career total			34	1	59	6	0	0	0	0	5	0	98	7

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina