| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Filipe de Melo Veiga | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Gondomar, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Estrelas de Fânzeres | ||
| 2013–2014 | Salgueiros | ||
| 2014–2020 | Porto | ||
| 2020–2021 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Felgueiras | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Gil Vicente | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Rijeka | 28 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Estrela da Amadora | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Lecce | 49 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Portugal U21 | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Danilo Filipe de Melo Veiga (born 25 September 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie A club Lecce.
Career
Veiga is a youth product of Estrelas de Fânzeres, Salgueiros, Porto and Paços de Ferreira.1 He began his senior career with Felgueiras in the Liga 3 in the 2021-22 season. On 25 May 2022, he transferred to the Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.2 He made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 1–1 UEFA Europa League tie with Riga FC on 3 August 2022.3
On 28 January 2025, Veiga signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Lecce in Italy.4
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 February 20265
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Felgueiras | 2021–22 | Liga 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Gil Vicente | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3a | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Rijeka | 2022–23 | HNL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | HNL | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4b | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Estrela da Amadora | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lecce | 2024–25 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Personal life
Born in Portugal, Veiga is of Brazilian descent.6
References
References
- "Danilo Veiga: "Pensei em deixar o futebol"". www.record.pt.
- Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Danilo Veiga é reforço do Gil Vicente". Danilo Veiga é reforço do Gil Vicente.
- "Riga 1-1 Gil Vicente: results, summary and goals". AS.com. 3 August 2022.
- "Danilo Veiga in giallorosso" [Danilo Veiga in yellow and red] (in Italian). US Lecce. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- "Danilo Veiga". Soccerway.com. 16 February 2026.
- "Danilo Veiga derrubou Galeno e deixou Gil Vicente reduzido a dez unidades". Notícias ao Minuto. 21 December 2022.
External links
External links
- Danilo Veiga at Soccerway
- Danilo Veiga national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)