Denilson (footballer, born 1998)
Brazilian footballer
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Denilson da Silva dos Santos (born 7 March 1998), simply known as Denilson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Paysandu, on loan from Rio Claro.
Full name
Denilson da Silva dos Santos
Date of birth
7 March 1998
Place of birth
João Câmara, Brazil
Height
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denilson da Silva dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | João Câmara, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paysandu (on loan from Rio Claro) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | América-RN | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | América-RN | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Visão Celeste | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Santa Cruz (N) | 13 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Campinense (loan) | 5 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Tombense (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Boa Esporte (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Nacional de Patos | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Rio Claro | 45 | (14) |
| 2020 | → União Barbarense (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Manaus (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Água Santa (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Chungbuk Cheongju (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Seongnam (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Athletic (loan) | 21 | (8) |
| 2025 | → Botafogo-PB (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Paysandu (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 December 2025 | |||
Career
Revealed by América de Natal, Denilson played most of his career in clubs in the northeast region. He arrived at Rio Claro in 2020,[1] and on loan played for teams in South Korea. In 2024, he stood out for Athletic-MG in the runner-up campaign of the Brasileiro Série C.[2][3]
In the 2025 season, after playing in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 with Rio Claro, Denilson was again loaned, this time to Botafogo-PB and in September to Paysandu.[4][5][6]