Danilo Leandro Dias (born 6 November 1985) is a Brazilian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for Portuguese club

SC Mirandela Sport Clube de Mirandela ''(Mirandela)'' is a Portuguese football club based in the city of Mirandela, in northeast Portugal (Trás-os-Montes region). Background Mirandela currently plays in the Segunda Divisão Zona Norte, which is the third ...

as a

forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People *Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Smal ...

Club career

Born in

Ceres, Goiás Ceres is a municipality in Goiás (Portuguese pronunciation: �ojˈjas state, Brazil. Located atop the Brazilian Highlands, it was one of the first agricultural colonies built in the state of Goiás. Geography Ceres is 187 km. from the state ...

, Dias spent most of his career in his country in the lower leagues. His Série A input consisted of eight games for

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

, in the 2005 season. In June 2010, Dias moved abroad and joined a host of compatriots at

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M (), commonly known as Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Established in 1910, Marítimo is best known for its football team ...

. He scored in only his third official appearance, contributing to an 8–2 home demolition of

Bangor City Bangor City Football Club () was a Welsh football club from the City of Bangor, Gwynedd. Founded in 1876, Bangor City have been founder members of the North Wales Coast League, the Welsh National League, the North Wales Combination, the W ...

for the third qualifying round of the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

, and added another goal until the end of the campaign in the Portuguese League Cup. Danilo netted eight times while playing all 30

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...

games in 2011–12, helping the

Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...

ns finish fifth and once again qualify to the Europa League. On 30 May 2014 he moved to the

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...

, signing a two-year contract with

Qarabağ FK Qarabağ Futbol Klubu () is an Azerbaijani professional football club that competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. The club originates from Aghdam in the Karabakh ( Azerbaijani: ''Qarabağ'') region, ...

. Danilo returned to both Portugal and the island of Madeira in August 2015, joining

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six season in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989–90 Primeira D ...

Club statistics

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dias, Danilo 1985 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Goiás Esporte Clube players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Goiânia Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Noroeste players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Uberaba Sport Club players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.S. Marítimo players C.F. União players C.D. Cova da Piedade players SC Mirandela players Azerbaijan Premier League players Qarabağ FK players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen