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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denílson Pereira Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1995 | ||
| 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 | 18 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn 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, 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
editOn 2 November 2023, Denílson joined Vietnamese club Hanoi, 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 on 17 December. The next week, he scored for a third successive league game to equalise the score at Hong Linh Ha Tinh.
References
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Braziliyalı hücumçu Denilson Pereyra Neftçi də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Neftçi PFK Denilsonla müqaviləyə xitam verdi". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Atlético-MG anuncia atacante Denílson; contrato tem duração de cinco anos" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Denilson Junior assina pelo FC Famalicão" [Denilson Junior signs for FC Famalicão] (in Portuguese). F.C. Famalicão. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hà Nội FC tìm lại chiến thắng ở V-League" (in Vietnamese). VnExpress. Retrieved 11 December 2023.