_-_Denilson.jpg) Dení Jr withSão Paulo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denílson Pereira Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-18)18 July 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ratchaburi | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fluminense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Fluminense | 2 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Granada B | 38 | (10) |
| 2016 | →Neftçi (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2017 | →Avaí (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | →São Paulo (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | →Vitória (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Atlético Mineiro | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Al-Faisaly (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | →Tondela (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2020 | →Paços de Ferreira (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | →Al Dhafra (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Hatta | ||
| 2023 | Famalicão | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Avaí | 9 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Hanoi | 18 | (6) |
| 2024 | Vila Nova | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | Guarani | 18 | (3) |
| 2025– | Ratchaburi | 16 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 | |||
Denílson Pereira Júnior (born 18 July 1995), known simply asDení Jr orDenílson, is a Brazilianfootballer who plays as aforward forRatchaburi.
Born inRio de Janeiro, Denílson graduated withFluminense's youth setup. He made his first team – andSérie A – debut on 9 June 2013, coming on as a second halfsubstitute forBiro-Biro and scoring the winner in a 2–1 home success overGoiás.[1]
Denílson appeared in only one more match before returning to the youth setup. On 31 January 2015 he joinedGranada, being assigned tothe reserves inSegunda División B.[2][3]
On 9 August 2016, Denílson signed a season-long loan deal withNeftchi Baku,[4] scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016.[5] He then returned to Brazil and had a series of loan spells atAvaí,São Paulo andVitória between 2017 and 2018.
On 20 June 2018, Denílson joinedAtlético Mineiro on a five-year deal.[6]
On 3 January 2019, Denílson joined Saudi clubAl-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atlético.[7]
On 30 January 2023, Denílson returned to Portugal and signed a year-and-a-half contract withFamalicão.[8]
On 2 November 2023, Denílson joined Vietnamese clubHanoi, signing a contract that expires in the end of the2023–24 season.[9] He was due to appear in a match againstBecamex Binh Duong on 24 November 2023, but had to serve a two-match ban incurred while he was still atAvai for receiving a red card in a 0–2 home loss againstAtlético Goianiense in September 2023.
On 10 December, Denílson made his debut for Hanoi, scoring a goal in a 2–0 league victory againstSong Lam Nghe An.[10] He scored again in Hanoi's next league match, a 2–0 away win to local rivalsViettel on 17 December. The next week, he scored for a third successive league game to equalise the score atHong Linh Ha Tinh.