Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga (born 25 September 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Estrela da Amadora.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Gondomar, Portugal, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Estrelas de Fânzeres | ||
| 2013–2014 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2014–2020 | Porto | ||
| 2020–2021 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Felgueiras | 25 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Gil Vicente | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Rijeka | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | Estrela da Amadora | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024 | |||
Career
editVeiga is a youth product of Estrelas de Fânzeres, Salgueiros, Porto and Paços de Ferreira.[1] He began his senior career with Felgueiras in the Liga 3 in the 2021-22 season. On 25 May 2022, he transferred to the Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.[2] He made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 1–1 UEFA Europa League tie with Riga FC on 3 August 2022.[3]
Personal life
editBorn in Portugal, Veiga is of Brazilian descent.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Danilo Veiga: "Pensei em deixar o futebol"". www.record.pt.
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Danilo Veiga é reforço do Gil Vicente". Danilo Veiga é reforço do Gil Vicente.
- ^ "Riga 1-1 Gil Vicente: results, summary and goals". AS.com. 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Danilo Veiga derrubou Galeno e deixou Gil Vicente reduzido a dez unidades". Notícias ao Minuto. 21 December 2022.
External links
edit- Danilo Veiga at Soccerway
- Danilo Veiga national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
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