Denílson (footballer, born 1995)

Dení Jr
Personal information
Full name	Denílson Pereira Júnior
Date of birth	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
2013–2015	Fluminense
2015–2018	Granada B
2016	→ Neftçi (loan)
2017	→ Avaí (loan)
2017	→ São Paulo (loan)
2018	→ Vitória (loan)
2018–2021	Atlético Mineiro
2019	→ Al-Faisaly (loan)
2019–2020	→ Tondela (loan)
2020	→ Paços de Ferreira (loan)
2020–2021	→ Al Dhafra (loan)
2021–2022	Paços de Ferreira
2022–2023	Hatta
2023	Famalicão
2023	Avaí
2023–2024	Hanoi
	*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, 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

On 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

^ 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.

External links

Denílson at BDFutbol
Denílson at Soccerway

[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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