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Danilo

Midfielder

Current Club: Nottingham Forest

Contract and Personal Information

Contract Expiry June 2029
Weekly Wage £30,000/week
Jersey Number 28
Nationality Brazilian
Date of Birth April 24, 2001
Height 176 cm

Biography

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira, also known as Danilo or Danilo Oliveira, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League team Nottingham Forest.

Born in Salvador, he began his career at the Bahia youth academy before moving on to Jacuipense and PFC Cajazeiras, where he was identified by Palmeiras in 2018. After steadily rising through Palmeiras’ youth ranks, he made his Série A debut in 2020 at the age of 19. He was a member of Palmeiras’ Libertadores-winning squads in 2020 and 2021, confirming himself as a mainstay in the middle of the park and becoming a consistent first-team starter.

In 2022, he was named to the Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year.