Danilo Boza Júnior (born 6 May 1998), known as Danilo Boza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either a central defender or a right back for Juventude.

Danilo Boza
Personal information
Full name Danilo Boza Júnior
Date of birth (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rondonópolis, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Juventude
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2014 Rondonópolis
2013Monte Azul (loan)
2015 Grêmio Prudente
2015 Palmeiras
2016–2017 Mirassol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Mirassol 54 (6)
2018–2019Braga B (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020Athletico Paranaense (loan) 5 (1)
2019 0Figueirense (loan) 0 (0)
2021Santos (loan) 22 (0)
2022– Juventude 68 (2)
2022Vasco da Gama (loan) 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:47, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Boza began his career with hometown side Rondonópolis before moving to the São Paulo state. After spending one year at Monte Azul, he had failed trials at Red Bull Brasil and Atlético Mineiro before playing for Grêmio Prudente's under-17 team in 2015.[1]

Mirassol

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Still in 2015, Boza moved to Palmeiras, but featured rarely and joined Mirassol in 2016, being initially assigned to the under-20s. He made his first team debut on 12 July 2016, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Votuporanguense, for the year's Copa Paulista.[2]

Boza was definitely promoted to the main squad for the 2017 Copa Paulista, and scored his first senior goal on 15 July 2017, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 loss at Penapolense.[3] On 6 July of the following year, after being a regular starter in the 2018 Campeonato Paulista, he was loaned to Portuguese side S.C. Braga.[4]

Assigned to Braga's B-team in LigaPro, Boza featured rarely and subsequently returned to Brazil and joined Athletico Paranaense in July 2019.[5] On 11 September, he moved to Figueirense on loan,[6] but only featured for the under-21 team in the Copa Santa Catarina.

Back to Athletico for the 2020 campaign, Boza was assigned to the under-23 squad for the Campeonato Paranaense.[7] After featuring rarely, he returned to Mirassol in July 2020,[8] and helped the side to achieve promotion to the Série C as a starter.

Santos (loan)

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On 2 June 2021, Boza was loaned to Santos until the end of the year, with a buyout clause.[9] He made his debut for the club four days later, replacing Jean Mota late into a 3–1 Série A home win against Ceará.

Juventude

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On 1 January 2022, Boza signed a permanent four-year contract with Juventude, also in the top tier.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 22 February 2024[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mirassol 2016 Paulista A2 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
2017 Paulista 0 0 18[a] 2 18 2
2018 Série D 5 1 14 0 19 1
2020 20 4 4 0 24 4
2021 Série C 0 0 11 1 1 0 12 1
Total 25 5 29 1 1 0 21 2 76 8
Braga B (loan) 2018–19 LigaPro 9 0 9 0
Figueirense (loan) 2019 Série B 0 0 8[b] 0 8 0
Athletico Paranaense (loan) 2020 Série A 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 1
Santos (loan) 2021 Série A 22 0 0 0 22 0
Juventude 2022 Série A 0 0 11 0 2 0 13 0
2023 Série B 38 2 11 0 1 0 50 2
2024 Série A 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0
Total 38 2 30 0 3 0 71 2
Vasco da Gama (loan) 2022 Série B 17 0 17 0
Career total 111 2 64 2 4 0 0 0 29 2 208 11
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina

Honours

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Mirassol

References

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  1. ^ "Após começar a carreira no Rondonópolis, agora Danilo Boza defende no Athletico-PR" [After starting his career at Rondonópolis, now Danilo Boza defends at Athletico-PR] (in Brazilian Portuguese). D20 Sports. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Mirassol 0 x 0 Votuporanguense – Em jogo fraco, Leão e CAV ficam no empate na estreia" [Mirassol 0–0 Votuporanguense – In a weak match, Leão and CAV end up drawing on debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Penapolense 2 x 1 Mirassol – CAP sofre, mas vence a 1.ª na Copa Paulista" [Penapolense 2–1 Mirassol – CAP suffer, but win the 1st one in the Copa Paulista] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Mirassol empresta o lateral-direito Danilo Boza ao Sporting Braga, de Portugal" [Mirassol loan right-back Danilo Boza to Sporting Braga, from Portugal] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletico contrata lateral Danilo Boza" [Athletico sign full back Danilo Boza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Trétis. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Lateral-direito Danilo Boza é apresentado como reforço do Figueirense" [Right-back Danilo Boza is presented as an addition of Figueirense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Figueirense FC. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Quem são Danilo Boza, Elias e Julimar? Conheça três caras novas do Athletico para o Paranaense" [Who are Danilo Boza, Elias and Julimar? Know three new faces of Athletico for the Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Mato-grossense que estava no Athletico-PR retorna ao futebol paulista" [Mato-grossense who was at Athletico-PR returns to the paulista football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olhar Esportivo. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Danilo Boza é apresentado como novo reforço do Santos FC" [Danilo Boza is presented as new addition of Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Juventude acerta a contratação do zagueiro Danilo Boza" [Juventude sign stopper Danilo Boza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). EC Juventude. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  11. ^ Danilo Boza at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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