Denílson Pereira Neves

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Denílson
Personal information
Full name Denílson Pereira Neves
Date of birth February 16, 1988 (1988-02-16) (age 20)
Place of birth    São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Arsenal
Number 15
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005-2006
2006-		 São Paulo
Arsenal		 12 (0)
23 (0)   
National team2
2006- Brazil 00 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:02, 11 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of November 15, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Denílson Pereira Neves, known as Denílson (born on February 16, 1988 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who usually plays as a midfielder. He plays for English side Arsenal and is currently the captain of the Brazil under-20 national team.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] São Paulo

He started his career at São Paulo, where he was part of the side that won the 2005 Copa Libertadores and the 2005 FIFA Club World Cup. However, he was "basically a reserve" for São Paulo, having only made twelve appearances for the club, eight of those coming off the substitutes' bench.

[edit] Arsenal

[edit] 2006–07 season

On August 31, 2006, he joined English club Arsenal for a fee of £3.4 million (US$6.5 million)[1], wearing the number 15. Many were surprised by his transfer to Arsenal because of his lack of experience in club football.[1] He has been described as "a little bit in between Tomáš Rosický and Gilberto" by Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger.[2]

Denílson wearing No. 15 for Arsenal
Denílson wearing No. 15 for Arsenal

Denílson was included in Arsenal's 18-man squad that travelled to face CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League on October 17, 2006; he was named on the substitutes bench for the match, but did not play. He had to wait until October 24 for his first-team début, when he started a Carling Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion. He was ever-present in Arsenal's 2006-07 Carling Cup campaign.

He made his Premiership début for Arsenal as a substitute on December 30, 2006 in a 1–0 defeat against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

[edit] 2007–08 season

His first goal for Arsenal came in the Carling Cup 3rd round fixture against Newcastle United on the September 25, 2007, sealing a 2–0 win. The good performance and goal seemed to have secured him a long-term place at Arsenal after on the 18 October 2007 it was announced that Denilson had secured a new contract with Arsenal. Denilson scored another long-range shot against Sheffield United in the Carling Cup match on 27 October 2007, giving Arsenal a 3–0 lead. Denilson's first league start came on 24 November in a match against Wigan Athletic and the young Brazilian once again impressed, with Arsenal eventually winning the match 2–0 thanks to late goals from William Gallas and Tomas Rosicky. Denilson blocked Joleon Lescott's header off the line in a Premiership match against Everton.

[edit] International career

In November 2006, Denílson was called up to the Brazilian national side for a friendly match against Switzerland to replace his Arsenal team mate Gilberto who pulled out for personal reasons.[3] However, he did not make his début, as he was an unused substitute in the match.

[edit] Arsenal career statistics

(correct as of 19 May 2008)[4]
Club Season League Cup[5] Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Arsenal
2006-07 10 0 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 19 0 1
2007-08 13 0 2 6 2 1 4 0 0 23 2 3
Career totals 42 2 4

[edit] Honours

Brazil national team

São Paulo

Arsenal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bellos, Alex. "Denilson times his run to perfection", The Guardian, January 31, 2007. 
  2. ^ Denilson in 18 man squad for trip to Moscow. arsenal.com. Retrieved on October 16, 2006.
  3. ^ Gilberto and Edmilson both missing
  4. ^ Denílson Pereira Neves, soccernet.espn.go.com, accessed 5 October 2007.
  5. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

[edit] External links

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Arsenal F.C. – current squad

2 Diaby • 3 Sagna • 4 Fàbregas • 5 Touré • 6 Senderos • 7 Rosický • 9 Eduardo • 10 Gallas • 11 van Persie • 13 Hleb • 15 Denílson • 17 Song • 19 Gilberto • 20 Djourou • 21 Fabiański • 22 Clichy • 24 Almunia • 25 Adebayor • 26 Bendtner • 27 Eboué • 30 Traoré • 31 J. Hoyte • 32 Walcott • 34 Gibbs • 35 Nordtveit • 36 Randall • 37 Rodgers • 38 Simpson • 39 Lansbury • 40 Mannone • 41 G. Hoyte • 42 Mérida • 43 Barazite • 44 Ogogo • 45 Dunne • 46 Gilbert • 47 Steer • — Vela • Manager: Wenger


Persondata
NAME Neves, Denílson Pereira
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Denílson
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1988-02-16
PLACE OF BIRTH São Paulo, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH