Danilo Pereira da Silva, born on 7 April 1999 (age 27), is a Brazilian striker now with Botafogo. His early career took shape in the Ajax system, where his most productive league season came with Jong Ajax in 2018-19: 19 goals in 33 appearances, a useful grounding for a young forward still learning the senior game.
The next important step was regular first-team football away from Ajax, with his loan spell at FC Twente giving him a firmer platform in the Netherlands. He later returned to Ajax before moving on to Feyenoord, staying within Dutch football long enough to build a decent senior CV rather than simply live off youth-team promise.
His spell in Glasgow came at Rangers, where he was part of the squad that won the League Cup. Injuries and competition for places shaped much of that period, but he still gave them a centre-forward option with movement and penalty-box instincts, if not always the consistency expected for the outlay.
Danilo is now back in Brazil with Botafogo. In 2026, he has made four Série A appearances, while also getting on the scoresheet in the Copa Sudamericana. His career has moved from Brazil to the Netherlands, Scotland and back again, with the strongest thread still that early development as a striker in Dutch football.
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