1 What’s in a name?
His full name is Danilo Luiz da Silva and he was born in Bicas, a small town in the in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil on 15 July 1991
2 Growing up in the game
He spent the first six years of his football career with América Futebol Clube – joining at the age of 12 and working his way through the Club’s youth system and helping them win promotion from the third tier in 2009
3 Brazil debut
He made his senior debut for Brazil against Argentina in 2010 aged 20 and has won 15 caps to date
4 Santos switch
In 2010, he joined Brazilian giants Santos and played briefly alongside former City favourites Robinho and Elano during the 2010/11 campaign
5 Versatile
He joined FC Porto in January 2012 for around £10m and quickly forged a thrilling wing-back partnership with Alex Sandro
6 For Real
In July 2015, he joined Real Madrid for €31.5m, penning a six-year deal and providing competition for Dani Carvajal
7 Olympian
He is an Olympic silver medallist after Brazil finished runners-up to Mexico at the 2012 London Olympic Games
8 Titles
He has won the league title in Brazil, Portugal and Spain along with two Champions League winner’s medals
9 Goal threat
Danilo can take penalties and has an impressive 25 goals in 257 career games at club level
10 Two-footed
A typical Brazilian full-back, he is quick and attack-minded and can strike a ball with either foot, scoring several spectacular goals at club level
