Danilo Cardoso

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Novais and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Danilo Cardoso Novais da Silva (born 27 March 1997), known as Danilo Cardoso or just Danilo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender and currently play for J2 League club, FC Imabari.

Danilo Cardoso

Personal information
Full name	Danilo Cardoso Novais da Silva
Date of birth	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Umuarama, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	FC Imabari
Youth career
2016	Palmeirinha
2017	Villa Nova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Villa Nova	0	(0)
2018	Athletic-MG	15	(0)
2019–2020	Coimbra	4	(0)
2020–2023	Athletic-MG	35	(1)
2021	→ Inter de Limeira (loan)	6	(0)
2021	→ Betim Futebol (loan)	5	(0)
2021	→ Boston City Brasil [pt] (loan)	8	(0)
2022	→ Vitória (loan)	6	(1)
2022	→ Goiás (loan)	5	(1)
2023	→ Londrina (loan)	0	(0)
2023	Náutico	7	(0)
2024	Athletic-MG	20	(3)
2025–	FC Imabari	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 January 2025, 8:20 (UTC)

Club career

Danilo was born in Umuarama, Paraná, and was a Villa Nova youth graduate. After being a part of the first team squad in the 2018 Campeonato Mineiro, he moved to Athletic-MG and achieved promotion from the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão.

In 2019, Danilo moved to Coimbra, and won the year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II with the club. In September 2020, he returned to Athletic, and again achieved promotion with the side.

On 1 June 2021, Danilo moved to Inter de Limeira on loan until the end of the Série D.^[1] He left the club for personal reasons on 28 July,^[2] and subsequently represented Betim Futebol and Boston City Brasil [pt] before returning to Athletic on 15 December 2021.^[3]

On 5 May 2022, Danilo was presented at Vitória.^[4] He asked to leave the club on 12 July,^[5] and joined Goiás six days later.^[6]

Danilo made his Série A debut on 23 July 2022, starting and scoring his team's second in a 3–3 away draw against São Paulo.

On 16 January 2025, Danilo was abroad to Japan for the first time and announce official transfer to J2 promoted club, FC Imabari for 2025 season.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start for 2025 season.^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Villa Nova	2018	Mineiro	—		0	0	—				—		—		0	0
Athletic-MG	2018	Mineiro 2ª Divisão	—		15	0	—				—		—		15	0
Coimbra	2019	Mineiro Módulo II	—		4	0	—				—		—		4	0
	2020	Mineiro	—		0	0	—				—		—		0	0
	Subtotal		—		4	0	—				—		—		4	0
Athletic-MG	2020	Mineiro Módulo II	—		9	1	—				—		—		9	1
	2021	Mineiro	—		12	1	—				—		—		12	1
	2022		—		13	0	—				—		—		13	0
	Subtotal		—		34	2	—				—		—		34	2
Inter de Limeira (loan)	2021	Série D	6	0	—				—		—		—		6	0
Betim Futebol (loan)		Mineiro Módulo II	—		5	0	—				—		—		5	0
Boston City Brasil [pt] (loan)		Mineiro 2ª Divisão	—		8	0	—				—		—		8	0
Vitória (loan)	2022	Série C	6	1	—		1	0	—						7	1
Goiás (loan)		Série A	2	1	—										2	1
Nautico	2023	Série C	7	0	—										7	0
Athletic-MG	2024	Série A	20	2	—		2	0	—						22	2
FC Imabari	2025	J2 League	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	—				0	0
Career total			41	4	66	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	6

Honours

Coimbra

• Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II: 2019