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Dani

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Daniel da Cruz Carvalho (born 2 November 1976), commonly known as Dani, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his eight-year professional career with Ajax after starting out at Sporting CP, appearing in nearly 100 competitive matches and winning three major titles. He also competed abroad in England with West Ham United, and in Spain with Atlético Madrid. All youth levels comprised, Dani played 69 times for Portugal and scored 33 goals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dani is the 6,728th most popular soccer player (up from 7,976th in 2024), the 449th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 479th in 2019) and the 110th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dani ranks 6,728 out of 21,273. Before him are Sven Andersson, Domenico Criscito, Piotr Nowak, Javier Chevantón, Hassan Al-Haydos, and Milan Badelj. After him are Roman Bürki, Eita Kasagawa, Peter Broadbent, Daniel Veyt, Keita Nozaki, and Nicolò Zaniolo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Dani ranks 366. Before him are Marcos Assunção, Ivan Tsikhan, Miroslav Karhan, Takeshi Nakashima, Bobby Lashley, and Erik Everhard. After him are Marcelo Bordon, Andrey Mordvichev, França, Rupert Evans, Diane Neal, and Thomas Sørensen.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Dani ranks 449 out of 633. Before him are Miguel Gomes (1972), Carlos Secretário (1970), Ricardinho (1985), Rui Veloso (1957), Louis Ferreira (1966), and Pizzi (1989). After him are André Ventura (1983), Pedro Chaves (1965), Jonathan Jones (null), Lúcia Moniz (1976), Fábio Vieira (2000), and Ana Moura (1979).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Dani ranks 110. Before him are Nuno Valente (1974), João Neves (2004), Jota (1999), Carlos Secretário (1970), Ricardinho (1985), and Pizzi (1989). After him are Fábio Vieira (2000), Vieirinha (1986), Gerson Rodrigues (1995), Pedro Neto (2000), Ró-Ró (1990), and Rúben Dias (1997).

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