Dawhan

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

Dawhan Fran Urano da Purificação Oliveira (born 3 June 1996), simply known as Dawhan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan.

Dawhan

Dawhan in May 2025
Personal information
Full name	Dawhan Fran Urano da Purificação Oliveira
Date of birth	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Aracaju, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Beijing Guoan
Number	23
Youth career
2012–2013	Vitória
2013	Internacional
2014–2016	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Corinthians	0	(0)
2015	→ Flamengo-SP (loan)	17	(0)
2017–2023	Santa Rita	0	(0)
2017–2019	→ CSA (loan)	103	(4)
2020–2021	→ Ponte Preta (loan)	70	(6)
2021	→ Juventude (loan)	23	(3)
2022	→ Gamba Osaka (loan)	27	(3)
2023–2024	Gamba Osaka	70	(9)
2025–	Beijing Guoan	19	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2025

Club career

Born in Aracaju, Sergipe, Dawhan represented Vitória, Internacional and Corinthians as a youth, before making his senior debut while on loan at Corinthians' partner club Flamengo-SP in 2015.^[1] He subsequently returned to Timão's under-20 squad after the 2015 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, but left the club in the end of 2016 as his contract expired; he subsequently agreed to a deal with CSA.^[2]

Dawhan featured regularly for CSA during the following seasons, achieving two consecutive promotions and reaching the Série A, aside from winning the 2017 Série C and two Campeonato Alagoano titles in a row. He made his top tier debut on 28 April 2019, starting in a 0–4 away loss against Ceará.^[3]

After suffering relegation, Dawhan agreed to a contract with Ponte Preta for the 2020 season.^[4] On 20 July 2021, he returned to the top tier after signing for Juventude.^[5]

On 2 February 2025, Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan announced that Dawhan has completed the transfer to the club.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2025^[7]

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
Flamengo-SP	2015	Paulista A3	—		17	0	—		—		—		—		17	0
CSA (loan)	2017	Série C	22	2	14	0	0	0	—		—		4[a]	0	40	2
	2018	Série B	16	1	10	0	2	0	—		—		4[a]	0	32	1
	2019	Série A	32	0	9	1	1	0	—		—		9[a]	0	51	1
	Total		70	3	33	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	123	4
Ponte Preta (loan)	2020	Série B	32	3	13	1	5	0	—		—		—		50	4
	2021		12	2	13	0	2	0	—		—		—		27	2
	Total		44	5	26	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	6
Juventude (loan)	2021	Série A	23	3	—		—				—		—		23	3
Gamba Osaka (loan)	2022	J1 League	27	3	—		2	0	3	0	—		—		32	3
Gamba Osaka	2023		33	6	—		0	0	7	1	—		—		40	7
	2024		37	3	—		6	1	1	0	—		—		44	4
	Total		97	12	0	0	8	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	116	14
Beijing Guoan	2025	Chinese Super League	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			234	23	76	2	18	1	11	1	0	0	17	0	356	27

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste