Denílson (footballer, born 1995)

Brazilian footballer

Dení Jr
Personal information
Full name Denílson Pereira Júnior
Date of birth (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Fluminense 2 (1)
2015–2018 Granada B 38 (10)
2016 → Neftçi (loan) 9 (1)
2017 → Avaí (loan) 3 (0)
2017 → São Paulo (loan) 12 (1)
2018 → Vitória (loan) 6 (2)
2018–2021 Atlético Mineiro 8 (0)
2019 → Al-Faisaly (loan) 10 (6)
2019–2020 → Tondela (loan) 12 (3)
2020 → Paços de Ferreira (loan) 13 (3)
2020–2021 → Al Dhafra (loan) 12 (3)
2021–2022 Paços de Ferreira 30 (6)
2022–2023 Hatta
2023 Famalicão 11 (0)
2023 Avaí 9 (4)
2023–2024 Hanoi FC 18 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Denílson Pereira Júnior (born 18 July 1995), known simply as Dení Jr or Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played as a forward for V.League 1 club Hanoi.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Denílson graduated with Fluminense'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.[1]

Denílson appeared in only one more match before returning to the youth setup. On 31 January 2015 he joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2][3]

On 9 August 2016, Denílson signed a season-long loan deal with Neftchi Baku,[4] scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016.[5] He then returned to Brazil and had a series of loan spells at Avaí, São Paulo and Vitória between 2017 and 2018.

On 20 June 2018, Denílson joined Atlético Mineiro on a five-year deal.[6]

On 3 January 2019, Denílson joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atlético.[7]

On 30 January 2023, Denílson returned to Portugal and signed a year-and-a-half contract with Famalicão.[8]

Hanoi FC

On 2 November 2023, Denílson joined Vietnamese club Hanoi FC, signing a contract that expires in the end of the 2023–24 season.[9] He was due to appear in a match against Becamex Binh Duong on 24 November 2023, but had to serve a two-match ban incurred while he was still at Avai for receiving a red card in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Goianiense in September 2023.

On 10 December, Denílson made his debut for Hanoi, scoring a goal in a 2–0 league victory against Song Lam Nghe An.[10] He scored again in Hanoi's next league match, a 2–0 away win to local rivals Viettel FC on 17 December. The next week, he scored for a third successive league game to equalise the score at Hong Linh Ha Tinh.

References

  1. ^ Fluminense vira para cima do Goiás com um jogador a menos (Fluminense completes comeback over Goiás with one player less); Globo Esporte, 9 June 2013 (in Portuguese)
  2. ^ Rumo ao Granada, Denilson se despede do Flu: "Vou para ficar" (Going to Granada, Denilson bids farewell to Flu: "I am going to stay"); Globo Esporte, 31 January 2015 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Granada incorpora como cedido al joven brasileño Denilson (Fluminense) (Granada signs on loan the young Brazilian Denilson (Fluminense)) Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine; ABC, 4 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Braziliyalı hücumçu Denilson Pereyra Neftçi də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Neftçi PFK Denilsonla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Atlético-MG anuncia atacante Denílson; contrato tem duração de cinco anos" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Denilson é emprestado pelo Atlético-MG para o Al Faisaly, da Arábia Saudita, até o meio do ano" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Denilson Junior assina pelo FC Famalicão" [Denilson Junior signs for FC Famalicão] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. ^ "CLB bóng đá Hà Nội bổ sung tiền đạo trước kỳ chuyển nhượng khép lại" [Hanoi FC recruited an attacker before the transfer window closes] (in Vietnamese). Hanoi FC. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Hà Nội FC tìm lại chiến thắng ở V-League" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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