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My Take
Danilo Barbosa occupies the position I most enjoy watching closely: the defensive midfielder who never makes the highlight reels. From Simões Filho in Bahia he has wandered through European football and now anchors a side in Saudi Arabia, doing the unglamorous work of breaking up play and recycling possession. At 182 cm he has the frame to dominate the middle without drawing the eye. I have always felt these players are the true engine of a team, the ones whose absence you notice far more than their presence. There is a quiet intelligence in reading the game from deep, and I respect it.
Overview
Danilo Barbosa da Silva (born 28 February 1996), known as Danilo Barbosa or simply Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi First Division League club Al-Ula.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Danilo Barbosa
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニーロ・バルボーザ・ダ・シウヴァ
- Reading
- だにーろ・ばるぼーざ・だ・しうゔぁ
- Born
- February 28, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Simões Filho, Bahia, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 182 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Brazil →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.