Denílson (footballer, born 1995)

Denílson Pereira Júnior (born 18 July 1995), known simply as Dení Jr or Denílson, is a Brazilian footballer who most recently played as a forward for V.League 1 club Hanoi.

Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Denílson graduated with Fluminense's youth setup. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 9 June 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Biro-Biro and scoring the winner in a 2–1 home success over Goiás.

Denílson appeared in only one more match before returning to the youth setup. On 31 January 2015 he joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

On 9 August 2016, Denílson signed a season-long loan deal with Neftchi Baku, scoring once in nine appearances before having his loan deal terminated by Neftchi Baku on 18 November 2016. He then returned to Brazil and had a series of loan spells at Avaí, São Paulo and Vitória between 2017 and 2018.

On 20 June 2018, Denílson joined Atlético Mineiro on a five-year deal.

On 3 January 2019, Denílson joined Saudi club Al-Faisaly on a six-month loan deal from Atlético.

On 30 January 2023, Denílson returned to Portugal and signed a year-and-a-half contract with Famalicão.

Hanoi FC
On 2 November 2023, Denílson joined Vietnamese club Hanoi FC, signing a contract that expires in the end of the 2023–24 season. He was due to appear in a match against Becamex Binh Duong on 24 November 2023, but had to serve a two-match ban incurred while he was still at Avai for receiving a red card in a 0–2 home loss against Atlético Goianiense in September 2023.

On 10 December, Denílson made his debut for Hanoi, scoring a goal in a 2–0 league victory against Song Lam Nghe An. He scored again in Hanoi's next league match, a 2–0 away win to local rivals Viettel FC on 17 December. The next week, he scored for a third successive league game to equalise the score at Hong Linh Ha Tinh.