Denílson (footballer, born 1995)
Denílson Pereira Júnior, known as Dení Jr or Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Ratchaburi, wearing number 7. He was born on 18 July 1995 in Rio de Janeiro and is 1.85 meters tall.
Denílson came through Fluminense’s youth system and made his first-team debut in June 2013, scoring the winner in a 2–1 win over Goiás. He moved to Granada B in 2015 and spent time on loan at Neftçi Baku in 2016, followed by loans to Avaí, São Paulo and Vitória between 2017 and 2018. In 2018 he signed with Atlético Mineiro. He then had several loans: Al-Faisaly (Saudi Arabia) in 2019, Tondela (Portugal) 2019–2020, Paços de Ferreira (Portugal) 2020–2021, and Al Dhafra (UAE) 2020–2021. After leaving Atlético Mineiro, he played for Paços de Ferreira again (2021–2022), Hatta (UAE) 2022–2023, Famalicão (Portugal) 2023, Avaí (Brazil) 2023, Hanoi (Vietnam) 2023–2024, Vila Nova (Brazil) 2024, and Guarani (Brazil) 2025. He joined Ratchaburi in 2025.
Notable moments include scoring on his Fluminense debut and, after moving to Hanoi, scoring on his debut there in December 2023 and finding the net in his next games in Vietnam.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 14:19 (CET).