Denílson Pereira Júnior (born 18 July 1995), known simply as Dení Jr, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a forward for Brazilian club

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Club career

Born in

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, Denílson graduated with

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

'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 Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...

. Denílson appeared in only one more match before returning to the youth setup. On 31 January 2015 he joined

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 9 August 2016, Denílson signed a season-long loan deal with Neftchi Baku, scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016. He then returned to Brazil and had a series of loan spells at

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and Vitória between 2017 and 2018. On 20 June 2018, Denílson joined

Atlético Mineiro Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

on a five-year deal. On 3 January 2019, Denílson joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atlético. On 30 January 2023, Denílson returned to Portugal and signed a year-and-a-half contract with Famalicão.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Denilson 1995 births Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Fluminense FC players Club Recreativo Granada players Neftçi PFK players Avaí FC players São Paulo FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Al Faisaly FC players C.D. Tondela players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Al Dhafra FC players Hatta Club players F.C. Famalicão players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Segunda División B players Azerbaijan Premier League players Saudi Professional League players Primeira Liga players UAE Pro League players UAE First Division League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates