Danilo (footballer, born 1999)
Danilo Pereira da Silva (born 7 April 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax. Club career. Born in São Paulo, Danilo represented Portuguesa, Corinthians, Ponte Preta and Vasco da Gama as a youth before switching to the academy of Santos in 2016. On 7 September 2017, he signed with Dutch club AFC Ajax after agreeing to a five-year deal. He was assigned to the Jong Ajax (the reserve team) and Ajax under-19. On 25 March 2018, Danilo made his debut for Jong Ajax in a 1–0 defeat  against Jong AZ. He scored his first goal for Jong Ajax on 10 September 2018 in the game, in Alkmaar, against Jong AZ. On 14 August 2020, Danilo joined fellow Eredivisie side Twente on a season-long loan deal. On 20 January 2022, he scored 4 goals for Ajax in the round of 16 of the KNVB Cup against Excelsior Maassluis winning 9–0 at home. Honours. Jong Ajax