Say hello to Danilo Pereira da Silva, born in a distant land full of samba and exotic birds - Brazil, to be exact, on the 7th of April, 1999, making him 25 years young. This lad is a forward, the kind who enjoys pretending to be a striker for none other than Rangers. He's not exactly a towering figure mind you, standing at an adorable 5ft 8in (1.74m for those who prefer to abide by the metric system), and has the physique of a man who's flirted with the gym, weighing in at 11st 9lb (or 74kg, take your pick).
In the years of our lord 2017, our dear 'Danilo' found himself whisked away from Santos in Série B in Brazil to enjoy the tulips and windmills of the Netherlands, signing for Ajax for a by-no-means-excessive sum of £1.8m. Touched a first team ball once in the league in the 2019 - 2020 season, bless him, and pulled on the same shirt 13 times in the 2021 - 2022 spell, managing to put the ball into the net a whole two times.
Undeterred by his limited action at Ajax, Danilo was shipped out on loan to the Dutch equivalent of Skegness, FC Twente, back in August 2020. He ended up making 33 cameo appearances and remarkable found the net 17 times. Quite a holiday at the seaside, indeed. But, all good things came to an end, and he was recalled back to Ajax in June 2021.
After a not-so-dramatic second spell at Ajax, where he continued his tradition of sporadic first team appearances and contributing balls to nets, it was time for a change. He danced over to Feyenoord in July 2022, still enjoying the delights of Dutch libations, where he upped his league appearances to 34 and scored a decent 10 goals in the 2022 - 2023 season.
Perhaps bored of endless tulip fields and too much cheese, Danilo then packed his boots and ventured north to the endearing land of tartan and deep fried Mars bars - Scotland in July 2023 where he signed for Rangers with a tag of £6m around his neck. Up until now, he's stood on the pitch 12 times for the league, netting four times for his new fans, and this season, he's been let out to play six times, scoring three goals.
Fans have seen him in the League Cup 2024 - 2025 season, with one start and one appearance as a subs bench warmer, and also gracing the Europa League 2023 - 2024 season, where he scored once over two starts and one cameo from the bench. I'm sure the experience was riveting.
