Danny (footballer)

Danny
Danny at Zenit in 2015
Personal information
Full name Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001 Marítimo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Marítimo B 15 (1)
2001–2002 Marítimo 20 (5)
2002–2005 Sporting CP 10 (0)
2002 Sporting CP B 7 (0)
2003–2004Marítimo (loan) 29 (1)
2003Marítimo B (loan) 5 (1)
2005–2008 Dynamo Moscow 97 (16)
2008–2017 Zenit St. Petersburg 172 (52)
2017–2018 Slavia Prague 21 (1)
2018 Marítimo 13 (0)
Total 389 (77)
International career
2003–2005 Portugal U21 17 (0)
2008–2016 Portugal 38 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Third place 2004 Germany
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes (born 7 August 1983), commonly known as Danny, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Also a winger, he was known for his dribbling and key passes.[2]

He spent most of his career in Russia in service of Dynamo Moscow and Zenit, after arriving at the age of 21 from Sporting CP. He won seven items of silverware with Zenit, including three Russian Premier League titles.

Danny represented Portugal at the 2010 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics.

  1. ^ a b c "Danny" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Danny". Who Scored. Retrieved 12 October 2016.