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Tchê Tchê
	Tchê Tchê with Palmeiras in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Danilo das Neves Pinheiro
Date of birth	30 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Number	6
Youth career
2006–2011	Audax
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2016	Audax
2014	→ Guaratinguetá (loan)
2015	→ Ponte Preta (loan)
2015	→ Boa Esporte (loan)
2016–2018	Palmeiras
2018–2019	Dynamo Kyiv
2019–2022	São Paulo
2021–2022	→ Atlético Mineiro (loan)
2022–	Botafogo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:42, 09 December 2024 (UTC)

Danilo das Neves Pinheiro (born 30 August 1992), known by his nickname Tchê Tchê, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Botafogo. Although usually employed as a central midfielder, he is an extremely versatile player who can play in multiple roles such as a right or left back, defensive midfielder or even as a winger.

Club career

Born in São Paulo, Tchê Tchê joined Audax's youth setup in 2006, after being approved on a trial. He made his senior debut for the club on 27 March 2011, playing the last 14 minutes in a 3–1 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 home win against Rio Branco.^[1]

Tchê Tchê was a regular starter for Audax in the club's first season in Campeonato Paulista, appearing in ten matches. His first match in the tournament occurred on 18 January 2014, a 0–0 away draw against Paulista.^[2]

After subsequent loans at Guaratinguetá, Ponte Preta^[3] and Boa Esporte,^[4] Tchê Tchê impressed with Audax during the 2016 Paulistão; he scored his first professional goal on 23 April 2016, netting from long range in a 2–2 draw at Corinthians, which ensured his team's qualification to the finals for the first time in their history.^[5]

On 28 April 2016, Tchê Tchê signed a pre-contract with Série A club Palmeiras, being effective after the Campeonato Paulista finals.^[6]

On 8 June 2018, Tchê Tchê signed a 5-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv.^[7]

On 30 March 2019, Tchê Tchê signed a four-year contract with São Paulo, coming back for his country Brazil.^[8]

On 6 April 2021, Tchê Tchê joined Atlético Mineiro on loan with an option to buy until May 2022.^[9]

In April 2022, Botafogo presented Tchê Tchê as a new reinforcement.^[10]

The first player from the SAF Botafogo era to reach 100 games for Glorioso, Tchê Tchê won honors from the Club before the classic against Flamengo, at Maracanã, in the seventh round of the Carioca Championship.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2024.^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Audax	2011	Paulista A2	—		1^[a]	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2012		—		24^[a]	2	—		—		—		24	2
	2013		—		23^[a]	4	—		—		19^[b]	2	42	6
	2014	Paulista	—		10^[c]	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2016	Paulista	—		19^[c]	1	—		—		—		19	1
	Total		—		77	7	—		—		19	2	96	9
Guaratinguetá (loan)	2014	Série C	15	0	—		—		—		—		15	0
Ponte Preta (loan)	2015	Série B	—		0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Boa Esporte (loan)	2015	Série B	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Palmeiras	2016	Série A	37	2	—		2	1	—		—		39	3
	2017		34	0	8^[c]	2	4	0	7^[d]	0	—		53	2
	2018		1	0	14^[c]	0	0	0	3^[d]	0	—		18	0
	Total		72	2	22	2	6	1	10	0	—		110	5
Dynamo Kyiv	2018–19	Premier League	9	0	—		1	0	5^[e]	0	1^[f]	0	16	0
São Paulo	2019	Série A	35	1	—		2	0	—		—		37	1
	2020		34	4	11^[c]	0	5	0	8^[g]	0	—		58	4
	2021		—		3^[c]	1	—		—		—		3	1
	Total		69	5	14	1	7	0	8	0	—		98	6
Atlético Mineiro (loan)	2021	Série A	33	1	5^[h]	0	9	0	10^[d]	0	—		57	1
	2022	Série A	0	0	7^[h]	0	0	0	1^[d]	1	—		8	1
	Total		33	1	12	0	9	0	11	1	—		65	2
Botafogo	2022	Série A	29	1	—		2	0	—		—		31	1
	2023		36	2	11^[i]	0	6	0	11	1	—		64	3
	2024		27	0	7^[i]	0	0	0	3	0	—		36	0
	Total		91	3	18	0	11	0	0	0	—		123	4
Career total			292	11	143	10	35	1	34	1	20	2	524	26