Danilo Boza Júnior (born 6 May 1998), known as Danilo Boza, is a Brazilian

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who plays as either a

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or a

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for Juventude.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Rondonópolis Rondonópolis (formerly known as Rio Vermelho (Red River)) is the third-largest Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located around from Cuiabá, the capital of the state. The city is named for military officer and ...

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, Boza began his career with hometown side

before moving to the

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. After spending one year at

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, he had failed trials at

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and

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before playing for Grêmio Prudente's under-17 team in 2015.

Mirassol

Still in 2015, Boza moved to

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, but featured rarely and joined

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in 2016, being initially assigned to the under-20s. He made his first team debut on 12 July 2016, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Votuporanguense, for the year's

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. Boza was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2017 Copa Paulista, and scored his first senior goal on 15 July 2017, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 loss at Penapolense. On 6 July of the following year, after being a regular starter in the

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, he was loaned to Portuguese side

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. Assigned to Braga's B-team in

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, Boza featured rarely and subsequently returned to Brazil and joined

Athletico Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

in July 2019. On 11 September, he moved to

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

on loan, but only featured for the under-21 team in the

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. Back to Athletico for the 2020 campaign, Boza was assigned to the under-23 squad for the

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. After featuring rarely, he returned to Mirassol in July 2020, and helped the side to achieve promotion to the Série C as a starter.

Santos (loan)

On 2 June 2021, Boza was loaned to Santos until the end of the year, with a buyout clause. He made his debut for the club four days later, replacing

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late into a 3–1 Série A home win against

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Juventude

On 1 January 2022, Boza signed a permanent four-year contract with Juventude, also in the top tier.

Career statistics

Honours

Mirassol *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boza, Danilo 1998 births Living people Footballers from Mato Grosso Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Liga Portugal 2 players Mirassol Futebol Clube players S.C. Braga B players Figueirense FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Santos FC players Esporte Clube Juventude players CR Vasco da Gama players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal People from Rondonópolis