Nícolas Dantas
Brazilian footballer (born 1998)
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Nícolas Gianini Dantas (born 15 May 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.
Full name
Nícolas Gianini Dantas
Date of birth
15 May 1998
Place of birth
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nícolas Gianini Dantas | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Lahti | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vila Nova | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Vila Nova | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Sao Bernardo | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Vejle (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Brage | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vasalunds IF (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2023 | Oskarshamns AIK | 26 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Haka | 40 | (2) |
| 2026– | Lahti | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 | |||
Club career
After playing in his native Brazil, Denmark and Sweden,[1] Dantas moved to Finland in December 2023 after signing with Veikkausliiga club FC Haka on a two-year deal, starting in the 2024 Veikkausliiga season.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Career statistics
- As of 27 July 2026[6]
| Club | Season | Division | League | State league | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vila Nova | 2018 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sao Bernardo | 2019 | Campeonato Paulista A2 | 9 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | – | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Campeonato Paulista A2 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | Campeonato Paulista A2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | – | – | 9 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| Vejle (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Brage | 2021 | Superettan | 10 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Vasalunds IF (loan) | 2022 | Ettan | 25 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Oskarshamns AIK | 2023 | Ettan | 26 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| Haka | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | – | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | ||
| FC Lahti | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 6 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen and Suomen Cup
- Includes Copa Paulista and Finnish League Cup
- Includes Campeonato Goiano