Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira (born 19 April 2001), known simply as Danilo or Danilo Oliveira, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in

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, he was in the youth academy of

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, before stints at Jacuipense and PFC Cajazeiras, where he was spotted by

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

in 2018. After progressing steadily in Palmeiras' youth ranks, he made his first team Série A debut in 2020 at the age of 19. He was part of the Palmeiras teams who won the

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consecutively in 2020 and 2021, solidifying himself as a stalwart in the middle of the park and becoming a consistent first-team starter. He was named in the

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Team of the Year in

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Club career

Early career

Born in

, Danilo represented

as a youth before being released by the club. In 2017, at the age of 16, he joined PFC Cajazeiras through a social project, after a short stint at Jacuipense. He made his senior debut for Cajazeiras on 5 May 2018, aged 17, by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Campeonato Baiano Segunda Divisão home routing of .

Palmeiras

In 2018, Danilo joined

, initially for the under-17s. He progressed through the youth setup, being later a starter for the under-20s before making his first team – and Série A – debut on 6 September 2020, replacing fellow youth graduate

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in a 2–1 away win against

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. On 10 September 2020, Danilo was bought outright by ''Verdão'', signing a permanent five-year contract with the club. He scored his first professional goal on 2 December, netting his team's fifth in a 5–0

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home routing of Delfín SC.

Nottingham Forest

In January 2023, Danilo joined

side

for an estimated £16 million fee, signing a six-and a-half-year deal with the English club in the process.

Career statistics

Honours

;Palmeiras *

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* Campeonato Brasileiro:

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;Individual * FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball:

Team of the Year:

References

External links

Profile
at the Nottingham Forest F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Danilo 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Copa Libertadores-winning players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Premier League players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England