# Dankler

Dankler Luis de Jesus Pedreira (born 24 January 1992), commonly known as Dankler, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Retrô.

## Club career
### First spell at Vitória

Dankler made his league debut against Serrano SC on 9 April 2011.

### Botafogo

Dankler joined Botafogo in 2012 from Vitória. He made his Série A debut for Botafogo on 5 October 2013 against Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense playing the full game in a 0–1 home defeat. He scored his first goal for the club against Vasco da Gama on 20 October 2013, scoring in the 6th minute.

### Joinville

On 20 April 2015, Dankler joined Joinville on loan until the end of the 2015 season. He made his league debut against Fluminense on 10 May 2015.

### Estoril

In January 2016, Dankler moved to Portuguese Primeira Liga club Estoril as a free agent, signing for three and a half seasons. He made his league debut against Feirense on 15 August 2016. Dankler scored his first goal for the club against FC Porto on 28 January 2017, scoring in the 90th+3rd minute.

### Lens

Dankler made his league debut against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard on 12 August 2017.

### Vitória Setúbal

Dankler made his league debut against Porto on 22 September 2018.

### Vissel Kobe

After six months with Vitória Setúbal, he moved to Vissel Kobe in February 2019. Dankler made his league debut against Sagan Tosu on 2 March 2019. He scored his first league goal for the club against Kashima Antlers on 16 August 2020, scoring in the 19th minute.

### Cerezo Osaka

Dankler made his league debut against Gamba Osaka on 2 May 2021.

### Al Ahli

Dankler made his league debut against Al-Hazem on 19 August 2021. He scored his first goal for the club in the King Cup on 21 December 2021, scoring in the 63rd minute.

### Second spell at Vitória

Dankler made his league debut against Juazeirense on 18 January 2023.

### Retrô

Dankler made his league debut against Confiança on 6 January 2024. He scored his first goal for the club against Flamengo Arcoverde on 24 February 2024, scoring in the 45th minute.

## Career statistics

    As of 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Vitória | 2011 | Série B | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Vitória | 2012 | Série B | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Vitória | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Botafogo | 2013 | Série A | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Botafogo | 2014 | Série A | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Botafogo | 2015 | Série B | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Botafogo | Total | Total | 21 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| Joinville (loan) | 2015 | Série A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Estoril | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Estoril | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Estoril | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| Estoril | Total | Total | 43 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 1 |
| Lens (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Vissel Kobe | 2019 | J1 League | 29 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 0 |
| Vissel Kobe | 2020 | J1 League | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| Vissel Kobe | Total | Total | 49 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 2021 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Al-Ahli | 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Vitória | 2023 | Série B | 23 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 |
| Retrô | 2024 | Série D | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Vila Nova | 2024 | Série B | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Career totals | Career totals | Career totals | 214 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 282 | 8 |

## Honours

Vissel Kobe
* Emperor's Cup: 2019
* Japanese Super Cup: 2020