Domestic-league season · Botafogo.
Missed 10 of Botafogo's ~38 games this season through 10 injury absences (inactive, thigh, injury). He still appeared 12 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 12 | 0 | 3 | 741 | 7.01 |
 CONMEBOL Libertadores | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6.9 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Following his move to Botafogo, Santos's current-season form is up 500% on last season (Season 3→18), while his Rating eased 71→61. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 37).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Botafogo · 6th | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7.01 | 61 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Nottingham Forest · 7th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 71 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham Forest · 17th | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6.86 | 77 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | Palmeiras · 1st | 34 | 1 | 2 | 6.85 | 77 | 37 |
| 2021/22 | Palmeiras · 3rd | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6.74 | 72 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Palmeiras · 7th | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 64 | 8 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
Danilo Santos is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at Botafogo, rated 61.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 108th of 427 in the Serie A. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Santos.
Judged on this season alone, Santos graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 57 of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 3.036 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 20% of the 57 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. At 25 Santos is in his prime years, and a market index of 80.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Santos missed 10 games through injury (inactive, thigh, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 12 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 61.2, Santos carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 57 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~81), then tapers with age. At 25, Santos sits on 80.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Santos's projected Rating — 61.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€20M total transfer fees · 2 moves
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