Danilo Barbosa

Danilo Barbosa

Personal information
Full name	Danilo Barbosa da Silva
Date of birth	28 February 1996
Place of birth	Simões Filho, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Valencia (on loan from Braga)
Number	12
Youth career
	Vitória
2011−2013	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014	Vasco da Gama	3	(0)
2014−	Braga	23	(2)
2015−	→ Valencia (loan)	17	(0)
National team^‡
2011	Brazil U15
2013	Brazil U17	5	(0)
2015–	Brazil U20	8	(1)
2014−	Brazil U21	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2014

Danilo Barbosa da Silva (born 28 February 1996), simply known as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Valencia CF on loan from Braga as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Vasco da Gama

Born in Simões Filho, Bahia, Danilo joined CR Vasco da Gama's youth setup in 2011, after starting it out at EC Vitória.^[1] On 26 September 2013, before even making his debut as a senior, he was sold to Gestifute for a €4.5M fee and was assigned to S.C. Braga, with the move only being effective in July 2014.^[2][3]

Danilo was promoted to the cruzmaltino's main squad in January 2014, and made his senior debut on 2 February, coming on as a late substitute for Edmílson in a 1–0 home win against Botafogo FR for the Campeonato Carioca championship.^[4] On 19 April he made his Série B debut, starting in a 1–1 home draw against América Mineiro.^[5]

Braga

On 3 July 2014 Danilo definitely joined Braga.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 20 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 Primeira Liga away draw against C.D. Nacional.^[7] On 26 October, he was sent off in a 2–1 win over S.L. Benfica at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.^[8]

Danilo scored his first professional goal on 3 January 2015, netting the first in a 1–2 away loss against C.S. Marítimo;^[9] he added another on the 18th, in a 3–1 success at Vitória de Setúbal.^[10] An undisputed starter when available, his performances attracted the interest of other clubs.^[11][12]

Valencia

On 15 July 2015 Danilo signed for La Liga side Valencia CF on loan, with an option to buy at the end of the season.^[13] He made his debut on 22 August in the first game of the campaign, playing the entirety of a goalless draw at Rayo Vallecano.

International career

Danilo represented Brazil in multiple youth levels. After representing the under-15s in 2011 South American Under-15 Football Championship and the under-17s in 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, he was called up to the under-20s ahead of 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[14]

Danilo started in all matches of the latter tournament, acting as captain. He scored his team's first through a header in a 2–1 win against Hungary,^[15] and was also awarded the competition's Silver Ball,^[16] with his side finishing second.

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Ball: 2015^[16]

References

1. "Vasco negocia com Liverpool a venda de Danilo, promessa de 17 anos" [Vasco negotiates with Liverpool the sale of Danilo, 17-year-old youngster] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
2. "Grupo português cobre oferta do Liverpool e compra Danilo do Vasco" [Portuguese group covers Liverpool's bid and buys Danilo from Vasco] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. "Negociado, Danilo completa 18 anos, mas permanece no Vasco até julho" [Negotiated, Danilo turns 18, but remains at Vasco until July] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
4. "Vasco é melhor e vence Bota reserva no primeiro clássico carioca do ano" [Vasco is better and defeats Bota's reserves in the first derby of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
5. "Sem torcida em São Januário, Vasco e América-MG empatam pela Série B" [Without supporters at São Januário, Vasco and América-MG draw for the Série B championship] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
6. "Sp. Braga: dois reforços e adversário espanhol" [Sp. Braga: Two additions and a Spanish opponent] (in Portuguese). Aeiou. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
7. "Nacional empata com o Braga no Estádio da Madeira" [Nacional draws with Braga at the Estádio da Madeira] (in Portuguese). Nacional's official website. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-30. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
8. "Braga impõe primeira derrota do Benfica na I Liga" [Braga imposes on Benfica their first Primeira Liga defeat] (in Portuguese). Sapo. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
9. "Marítimo vence Sporting de Braga por 2–1" [Marítimo defeats Sporting de Braga by 2–1] (in Portuguese). Jornal da Madeira. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
10. "Vitória FC 1–3 SC Braga" (in Portuguese). Braga's official website. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
11. "Juventus de olho na contratação de Danilo Barbosa" [Juventus targets Danilo Barbosa] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
12. "Danilo Barbosa, el comandante del centro del campo" [Danilo Barbosa, The commander of the midfield] (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
13. "VCF Official Statement". Valencia's official website. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
14. "Micale corta quatro atletas e divulga relacionados para o Mundial Sub-20" [Micale cuts four players and releases the called up for U-20 World Cup] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
15. "Brazil comeback confirms qualification". FIFA. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
16. "Mali’s magician Traore nets top honour". FIFA. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External links

• Danilo Barbosa at footballzz.co.uk
• Danilo Barbosa profile at ForaDeJogo
• Danilo Barbosa profile at Soccerway