Name Denilson Junior Date joined 2013 2015– → Granada B (loan) | Years Team Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
Full name Denilson Pereira Junior Date of birth (1995-07-18) 18 July 1995 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Current team Granada CF B (Forward) | ||
Denílson Pereira Júnior, better known as Denílson Pereira, or simply Denílson or Denilson (Rio de Janeiro, 18 July 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. Currently plays for Avaí.
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Denílson graduated with Fluminense's youth setup. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 9 June 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Biro-Biro and scoring the winner in a 2–1 home success over Goiás.
Denílson appeared in only one more match before returning to the youth setup. On 31 January 2015 he joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
On 9 August 2016, Denílson signed a season-long loan deal with Neftchi Baku, scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016.