Danilho Doekhi

Danilho Doekhi

Personal information
Full name	Danilho Raimundo Doekhi
Date of birth	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Union Berlin
Number	5
Youth career
2004–2006	Xerxes
2006–2016	Excelsior
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Excelsior	19	(1)
2016–2018	Jong Ajax	48	(2)
2018	Jong Vitesse	10	(0)
2018–2022	Vitesse	111	(4)
2022–	Union Berlin	66	(8)
International career^‡
2015	Netherlands U18	6	(0)
2016	Netherlands U19	1	(0)
2018	Netherlands U20	2	(0)
2019–2020	Netherlands U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2021

Danilho Raimundo Doekhi (born 30 June 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.^[2]

Club career

Doekhi was transferred to the AFC Ajax youth program in July 2016, but is a product of the Excelsior youth system. He made his Eredivisie debut with the latter on 6 March 2016 in a game against AZ. He replaced Stanley Elbers in the 81st minute, in a 2–0 away loss.^[3]

Doekhi made his Jupiler League-debut for Jong Ajax on 17 February 2017, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Léon Bergsma in the 95th minute against Achilles '29, with the game ending in a 3–2 away win.^[4]

Doekhi's first league start for Jong Ajax came in the first game of the new season, a 2–1 away win against SC Cambuur.^[5] It was followed up with two further starts against Fortuna Sittard and Jong PSV, before alternating between the bench and the starting line-up for much of September and October. After coming on as a sub against Go Ahead Eagles, Doekhi then entered a period of consistent starts for Jong Ajax, making 16 out of a possible 17 appearances in the starting line-up, lasting the full 90 minutes in 14 of them.

On 4 July 2018, Doekhi agreed to join fellow Eredivisie side, Vitesse on a four-year deal.^[6]

On 16 May 2022, Doekhi signed with German Bundesliga club Union Berlin.^[7]

Personal life

Born during the 1998 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, his parents named him Raimundo after Brazilian International footballer Raimundo Souza Vieira de Oliveira.^[8] He is the nephew of former Dutch international football player Winston Bogarde and is of mixed Dutch and Surinamese descent.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 January 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Excelsior	2015–16	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Jong Ajax	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	33	0	—		—		—		33	0
	Total		35	0	—		—		—		35	0
Vitesse	2018–19	Tweede Divisie	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Vitesse	2018–19	Eredivisie	20	0	3	0	0	0	4[b]	0	27	0
	2019–20	Eredivisie	26	0	4	0	—		—		30	0
	2020–21	Eredivisie	32	1	5	0	—		—		37	1
	2021–22	Eredivisie	33	3	2	0	11[c]	1	—		46	4
	Total		111	4	14	0	11	1	4	0	140	5
Union Berlin	2022–23	Bundesliga	25	5	3	0	8[d]	1	—		36	6
	2023–24	Bundesliga	24	2	1	0	3[e]	0	—		28	2
	2024–25	Bundesliga	17	1	2	0	—		—		19	1
	Total		66	8	6	0	11	1	—		83	9
Career total			214	12	20	0	22	2	4	0	259	14

1. Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Jong Ajax^[2]

• Eerste Divisie: 2017–18

References

1. "Danilho Doekhi". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
2. Danilho Doekhi at Soccerway
3. "AZ Alkmaar vs. SBV Excelsior - 6 March 2016 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
4. "Achilles '29 vs. Ajax II - 17 February 2017 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
5. "Cambuur vs. Ajax II - 18 August 2017 - Soccerway".
6. "Danilho Doekhi versterkt Vitesse (video)". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
7. "DANILHO DOEKHI SIGNS FOR UNION". Union Berlin. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
8. "Danilho Doekhi - Premium Stars profiel". premiumstars.nl (in Dutch). 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
9. "Ajax contracteert Danilho Doekhi". Ajax.nl (in Dutch). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
10. "D. Doekhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

External links

• Danilho Doekhi at WorldFootball.net