Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danilo Filipe de Melo Veiga | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Gondomar, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Estrelas de Fânzeres | ||
2013–2014 | Salgueiros | ||
2014–2020 | Porto | ||
2020–2021 | Paços de Ferreira | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Felgueiras | 25 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Gil Vicente | 9 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Rijeka | 28 | (0) |
2024–2025 | Estrela da Amadora | 15 | (0) |
2025– | Lecce | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
2024– | Portugal U21 | 0 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2025 |
Danilo Filipe de Melo Veiga (born 25 September 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie A club Lecce.
Veiga is a youth product of Estrelas de Fânzeres, Salgueiros, Porto and Paços de Ferreira. [1] He began his senior career with Felgueiras in the Liga 3 in the 2021-22 season. On 25 May 2022, he transferred to the Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente. [2] He made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 1–1 UEFA Europa League tie with Riga FC on 3 August 2022. [3]
On 28 January 2025, Veiga signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Lecce in Italy. [4]
Born in Portugal, Veiga is of Brazilian descent. [5]