Danilo Leandro Dias (born 6 November 1985) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays for Portuguese club
SC Mirandela
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Background
Mirandela currently plays in the Segunda Divisão Zona Norte, which is the third ...
as a
forward
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.
Club career
Born in
Ceres, Goiás
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Ceres is 187 km. from the state ...
, Dias spent most of his career in his country in the lower leagues. His
Série A input consisted of eight games for
Goiás
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, in the
2005 season.
In June 2010, Dias moved abroad and joined a host of compatriots at
C.S. MarÃtimo
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. He scored in only his third official appearance, contributing to an 8–2 home demolition of
Bangor City
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for
the third qualifying round of the
UEFA Europa League
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, and added another goal until the end of
the campaign in the
Portuguese League Cup
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.
Danilo netted eight times while playing all 30
Primeira Liga games in
2011–12, helping the
Madeirans finish fifth and once again
qualify to the Europa League. On 30 May 2014 he moved to the
Azerbaijan Premier League, signing a two-year contract with
QarabaÄŸ FK.
Danilo returned to both Portugal and the island of Madeira in August 2015, joining
C.F. União.
Club statistics
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Association football forwards
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Goiás Esporte Clube players
Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Goiânia Esporte Clube players
Esporte Clube Noroeste players
Ipatinga Futebol Clube players
Uberaba Sport Club players
América Futebol Clube (MG) players
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
C.S. MarÃtimo players
C.F. União players
C.D. Cova da Piedade players
SC Mirandela players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
QarabaÄŸ FK players
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Portugal
Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan