Denílson (footballer, born 1995)

Denílson Pereira Júnior (born 18 July 1995), known simply as Dení Jr or Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Guarani.

Dení Jr

Personal information
Full name	Denílson Pereira Júnior
Date of birth	(1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Guarani
Youth career
	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Fluminense	2	(1)
2015–2018	Granada B	38	(10)
2016	→ Neftçi (loan)	9	(1)
2017	→ Avaí (loan)	3	(0)
2017	→ São Paulo (loan)	12	(1)
2018	→ Vitória (loan)	6	(2)
2018–2021	Atlético Mineiro	8	(0)
2019	→ Al-Faisaly (loan)	10	(6)
2019–2020	→ Tondela (loan)	12	(3)
2020	→ Paços de Ferreira (loan)	13	(3)
2020–2021	→ Al Dhafra (loan)	12	(3)
2021–2022	Paços de Ferreira	30	(6)
2022–2023	Hatta
2023	Famalicão	11	(0)
2023	Avaí	9	(4)
2023–2024	Hanoi	18	(6)
2024	Vila Nova	10	(0)
2025–	Guarani	7	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2024

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Denílson graduated with Fluminense's youth setup. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 9 June 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Biro-Biro and scoring the winner in a 2–1 home success over Goiás.^[1]

Denílson appeared in only one more match before returning to the youth setup. On 31 January 2015 he joined Granada, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.^[2][3]

On 9 August 2016, Denílson signed a season-long loan deal with Neftchi Baku,^[4] scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016.^[5] He then returned to Brazil and had a series of loan spells at Avaí, São Paulo and Vitória between 2017 and 2018.

On 20 June 2018, Denílson joined Atlético Mineiro on a five-year deal.^[6]

On 3 January 2019, Denílson joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atlético.^[7]

On 30 January 2023, Denílson returned to Portugal and signed a year-and-a-half contract with Famalicão.^[8]

Hanoi

On 2 November 2023, Denílson joined Vietnamese club Hanoi, signing a contract that expires in the end of the 2023–24 season.^[9] He was due to appear in a match against Becamex Binh Duong on 24 November 2023, but had to serve a two-match ban incurred while he was still at Avai for receiving a red card in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Goianiense in September 2023.

On 10 December, Denílson made his debut for Hanoi, scoring a goal in a 2–0 league victory against Song Lam Nghe An.^[10] He scored again in Hanoi's next league match, a 2–0 away win to local rivals Viettel on 17 December. The next week, he scored for a third successive league game to equalise the score at Hong Linh Ha Tinh.