Danilo
Brazil
MID
Age
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Danilo
Danilo is one of the midfielders Carlo Ancelotti named in Brazil's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a defensive midfielder who reaches the finals aged 25. He plays his club football for Botafogo in Brazil, where he has scored 7 goals in 12 appearances so far this season.
Danilo broke through at Palmeiras, winning back-to-back Copa Libertadores titles in 2020 and 2021, and had a spell in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest before returning to Brazil. He has 3 senior caps and 2 goals for Brazil. They go into the group stage in Group C, alongside Morocco, Haiti and Scotland, with their opening game against Morocco on 13 June, having qualified by finishing fifth in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the finals.
Danilo broke through at Palmeiras, winning back-to-back Copa Libertadores titles in 2020 and 2021, and had a spell in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest before returning to Brazil. He has 3 senior caps and 2 goals for Brazil. They go into the group stage in Group C, alongside Morocco, Haiti and Scotland, with their opening game against Morocco on 13 June, having qualified by finishing fifth in CONMEBOL's round-robin to reach the finals.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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Goals
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Assists
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Key passes
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Accuracy
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Playing Style
A box-to-box defensive midfielder, Danilo is a volante who wins the ball in front of the defence and carries it forward, with a real goal threat from midfield. He combines that ball-winning with goals, having found the net regularly for Botafogo this season. He is left-footed and stands 1.77 m, an energetic presence in the middle of the pitch. At 25, he is part of Carlo Ancelotti's 26-man squad for the finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Danilo's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 3 senior caps and 2 goals for Brazil. Carlo Ancelotti has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is among the midfield options for the group stage. He stays among Brazil's central-midfield choices on the final list, in line to make his World Cup bow.
National Team
Brazil
Tier 1
£32m
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Goal Rush Impact
Danilo's work for Brazil is in midfield, a box-to-box volante who wins the ball back and drives forward, with 7 goals in 12 appearances so far this season for Botafogo. He brings energy and a goal threat from deep rather than sitting purely as a holding midfielder for the side. On the Goal Rush card Brazil are a Tier 1 side at £32m within the game's £200m card budget.
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Danilo at the 2026 World Cup
Danilo is a confirmed midfielder in Carlo Ancelotti's 26-man Brazil squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is part of the squad for Brazil's Group C campaign, which begins in mid-June.
Picking Brazil in Goal Rush
Brazil carry a Tier 1 billing of £32m on the card. They open Group C against Morocco on 13 June, with Danilo among the midfielders in the confirmed 26.
Danilo World Cup 2026 FAQs
Brazil are a Tier 1 side at £32m on the Goal Rush card, among the strongest team picks. Danilo is in Carlo Ancelotti's confirmed 26 as a midfielder, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Danilo is a midfielder for Brazil, a box-to-box defensive midfielder. He plays his club football for Botafogo and is part of Carlo Ancelotti's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Brazil's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Carlo Ancelotti's 26-man Brazil squad after Brazil qualified through CONMEBOL to reach the finals.
Danilo plays his club football for Botafogo in Brazil. He is named among Brazil's midfielders in Carlo Ancelotti's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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