Danilo Veiga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Melo and the second or paternal family name is Veiga.

Danilo Veiga
Personal information
Full name Danilo Filipe Melo Veiga
Date of birth (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 22)
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

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.

Career

Veiga 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

Born in Portugal, Veiga is of Brazilian descent.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Danilo Veiga: "Pensei em deixar o futebol"". www.record.pt.
  2. ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Danilo Veiga é reforço do Gil Vicente". Danilo Veiga é reforço do Gil Vicente.
  3. ^ "Riga 1-1 Gil Vicente: results, summary and goals". AS.com. 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Danilo Veiga derrubou Galeno e deixou Gil Vicente reduzido a dez unidades". Notícias ao Minuto. 21 December 2022.


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