Danilo Cardoso

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Novais and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Danilo Cardoso
Personal information
Full name Danilo Cardoso Novais da Silva
Date of birth (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Umuarama, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 FC Imabari
Youth career
2016 Palmeirinha
2017 Villa Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Villa Nova 0 (0)
2018 Athletic-MG 15 (0)
2019–2020 Coimbra 4 (0)
2020–2023 Athletic-MG 35 (1)
2021 → Inter de Limeira (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Betim Futebol (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Boston City Brasil [pt] (loan) 8 (0)
2022 → Vitória (loan) 6 (1)
2022 → Goiás (loan) 5 (1)
2023 → Londrina (loan) 0 (0)
2023 Náutico 7 (0)
2024 Athletic-MG 20 (3)
2025– FC Imabari 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2025, 8:20 (UTC)

Danilo Cardoso Novais da Silva (born 27 March 1997), known as Danilo Cardoso or just Danilo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender and currently play for J2 League club, FC Imabari.

Club career

Danilo was born in Umuarama, Paraná, and was a Villa Nova youth graduate. After being a part of the first team squad in the 2018 Campeonato Mineiro, he moved to Athletic-MG and achieved promotion from the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão.

In 2019, Danilo moved to Coimbra, and won the year's Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II with the club. In September 2020, he returned to Athletic, and again achieved promotion with the side.

On 1 June 2021, Danilo moved to Inter de Limeira on loan until the end of the Série D.[1] He left the club for personal reasons on 28 July,[2] and subsequently represented Betim Futebol and Boston City Brasil [pt] before returning to Athletic on 15 December 2021.[3]

On 5 May 2022, Danilo was presented at Vitória.[4] He asked to leave the club on 12 July,[5] and joined Goiás six days later.[6]

Danilo made his Série A debut on 23 July 2022, starting and scoring his team's second in a 3–3 away draw against São Paulo.

On 16 January 2025, Danilo was abroad to Japan for the first time and announce official transfer to J2 promoted club, FC Imabari for 2025 season.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start for 2025 season.[8]
Club Season League State League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Villa Nova 2018 Mineiro — 0 0 — — — 0 0
Athletic-MG 2018 Mineiro 2ª Divisão — 15 0 — — — 15 0
Coimbra 2019 Mineiro Módulo II — 4 0 — — — 4 0
2020 Mineiro — 0 0 — — — 0 0
Subtotal — 4 0 — — — 4 0
Athletic-MG 2020 Mineiro Módulo II — 9 1 — — — 9 1
2021 Mineiro — 12 1 — — — 12 1
2022 — 13 0 — — — 13 0
Subtotal — 34 2 — — — 34 2
Inter de Limeira (loan) 2021 Série D 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Betim Futebol (loan) Mineiro Módulo II — 5 0 — — — 5 0
Boston City Brasil [pt] (loan) Mineiro 2ª Divisão — 8 0 — — — 8 0
Vitória (loan) 2022 Série C 6 1 — 1 0 — 7 1
Goiás (loan) Série A 2 1 — 2 1
Nautico 2023 Série C 7 0 — 7 0
Athletic-MG 2024 Série A 20 2 — 2 0 — 22 2
FC Imabari 2025 J2 League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 41 4 66 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 6

Honours

Coimbra

References

  1. ^ "Inter de Limeira contrata jogador umuaramense para disputar o Brasileirão" [Inter de Limeira sign umuaramense player for the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bem Dito. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Série D: Por problemas pessoais, zagueiro deixa a Inter de Limeira e volta para time mineiro" [Série D: Due to personal problems, stopper leaves Inter de Limeira and returns to Minas Gerais team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Athletic confirma retornos de goleiro e zagueiro herói do acesso ao Módulo 1 em 2020" [Athletic confirm returns of goalkeeper and stopper hero of the promotion to the Módulo 1 in 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Apresentado no Vitória, Danilo Cardoso garante estar preparado e diz: "Oportunidade da minha vida"" [Presented at Vitória, Danilo Cardoso ensures being prepared and says: "Opportunity of my life"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Zagueiro Danilo Cardoso não vai mais defender o Vitória" [Stopper Danilo Cardoso will no longer play for Vitória] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Correio 24 Horas. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Goiás acerta contratação do zagueiro Danilo Cardoso" [Goiás sign stopper Danilo Cardoso] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ^ "【トップチーム】ダニーロ選手 新加入のお知らせ". FC今治 (in Japanese). 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  8. ^ Danilo Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2025.