Danilho Doekhi

Danilho Raimundo Doekhi (born 30 June 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.^[2]

Danilho Doekhi

Personal information
Full name	Danilho Raimundo Doekhi
Date of birth	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	5
Youth career
2004–2006	Xerxes
2006–2016	Excelsior
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Excelsior	19	(1)
2016–2018	Jong Ajax	48	(2)
2018	Jong Vitesse	10	(0)
2018–2022	Vitesse	111	(4)
2022–	Union Berlin	83	(8)
International career‡
2015	Netherlands U18	6	(0)
2016	Netherlands U19	1	(0)
2018	Netherlands U20	2	(0)
2019–2020	Netherlands U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2021

Club career

Doekhi was transferred to the AFC Ajax youth program in July 2016, but is a product of the Excelsior youth system. He made his Eredivisie debut with the latter on 6 March 2016 in a game against AZ. He replaced Stanley Elbers in the 81st minute, in a 2–0 away loss.^[3]

Doekhi made his Jupiler League-debut for Jong Ajax on 17 February 2017, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Léon Bergsma in the 95th minute against Achilles '29, with the game ending in a 3–2 away win.^[4]

Doekhi's first league start for Jong Ajax came in the first game of the new season, a 2–1 away win against SC Cambuur.^[5] It was followed up with two further starts against Fortuna Sittard and Jong PSV, before alternating between the bench and the starting line-up for much of September and October. After coming on as a sub against Go Ahead Eagles, Doekhi then entered a period of consistent starts for Jong Ajax, making 16 out of a possible 17 appearances in the starting line-up, lasting the full 90 minutes in 14 of them.

On 4 July 2018, Doekhi agreed to join fellow Eredivisie side, Vitesse on a four-year deal.^[6]

On 16 May 2022, Doekhi signed with German Bundesliga club Union Berlin.^[7]

Personal life

Born during the 1998 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, his parents named him Raimundo after Brazilian International footballer Raimundo Souza Vieira de Oliveira.^[8] He is the nephew of former Dutch international football player Winston Bogarde and is of mixed Dutch and Surinamese descent.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Excelsior	2015–16	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Jong Ajax	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	33	0	—		—		—		33	0
	Total		35	0	—		—		—		35	0
Vitesse	2018–19	Tweede Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Vitesse	2018–19	Eredivisie	20	0	3	0	0	0	4[b]	0	27	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	0	4	0	—		—		30	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	32	1	5	0	—		—		37	1
	2021–22	Eredivisie	33	3	2	0	11[c]	1	—		46	4
	Total		111	4	14	0	11	1	4	0	140	5
Union Berlin	2022–23	Bundesliga	25	5	3	0	8[d]	1	—		36	6
	2023–24	Bundesliga	24	2	1	0	3[e]	0	—		28	2
	2024–25	Bundesliga	34	1	2	0	—		—		36	1
	Total		83	8	6	0	11	1	—		100	9
Career total			231	12	20	0	22	2	4	0	276	14

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Jong Ajax^[2]

• Eerste Divisie: 2017–18