David Braz

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Brazand the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira."Filho" is a generational suffix meaning "son", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father, like "Jr." in English.

David Braz

David Braz in 2016
Personal information
Full name	David Braz de Oliveira Filho [1]
Date of birth	(1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth	Guarulhos, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Mirassol
Number	14
Youth career
2002–2006	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Palmeiras B	21	(3)
2007–2008	Palmeiras	35	(2)
2009–2010	Panathinaikos	3	(0)
2009–2010	→ Flamengo (loan)	23	(1)
2010–2012	Flamengo	55	(4)
2012–2019	Santos	176	(12)
2013	→ Vitória (loan)	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Sivasspor (loan)	31	(3)
2019–2021	Grêmio	52	(5)
2021–2024	Fluminense	68	(3)
2024	Goiás	21	(0)
2025–	Mirassol	0	(0)
International career
2005	Brazil U18
2007	Brazil U20	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:29, 13 January 2025 (UTC)

David Braz de Oliveira Filho (born 21 May 1987), known as David Braz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Mirassol.

Club career

Palmeiras

Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Braz graduated with Palmeiras' youth setup. He made his professional debut on 10 February 2007, coming on as a substitute for Dininho in a 1–1 home draw against Bragantino for the Campeonato Paulista championship. ^[2]

Braz appeared more regularly in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, after the arrival of new manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo. However, after struggling with injuries, he lost his starting spot.

Panathinaikos

On 19 January 2009, Braz signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Greek giants Panathinaikos in a free transfer, after alleging irregularities with his contract. ^[3] He made his debut for the side on 15 March, replacing fellow countryman Marcelo Mattos in a 1–0 away defeat of Thrasyvoulos.

Flamengo

On 21 July 2009, after appearing rarely, Braz signed a one-year loan deal with Flamengo. ^[4] He made his debut on 9 August, starting in a 1–0 home win over Corinthians. ^[5]

A backup to Álvaro and Ronaldo Angelim, Braz contributed with one goal in ten appearances as his side lifted the league trophy in the last round. On 12 August 2010, Flamengo acquired 60% of his rights, with the player signing a new four-year deal. ^[6]

Santos

David Braz (left) with Santos in 2017

On 18 May 2012, Braz moved to Santos, along with Flamengo teammate Rafael Galhardo, in an exchange for Ibson. ^[7] He acted mainly as a backup to Edu Dracena and Durval during his first year, appearing in only seven matches.

Loan to Vitória

In January 2013, after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Muricy Ramalho, Braz was loaned to Vitória. ^[8] However, in August he was left out of the first-team squad, later accusing the club of not paying his wages. ^[9] He eventually returned to Santos in December.

Return to Santos

Shortly after his return to Peixe, new manager Oswaldo de Oliveira granted his place in the first-team. ^[10] Profiting from Dracena and Gustavo Henrique's injuries, he was later first-choice in the end of the 2014 Campeonato Paulista, and remained a starter in Série A.

On 6 September 2014 Braz scored his first goals for Santos, netting a brace in a 3–1 home win against his former side Vitória. ^[11] He played his 100th game for the club on 4 October of the following year, starting in a 3–1 home win against Fluminense. ^[12]

A regular starter, Braz played his 200th match for the club on 5 April 2018, in a 1–0 away win against Estudiantes de La Plata. ^[13]

Loan to Sivasspor

On 8 August 2018, Braz was loaned to Süper Lig side Sivasspor for one year, with an option to buy for a fee of € 2 million. ^[14]

Grêmio

On 25 May 2019, Santos announced the signing of Marinho, while Braz moved to Grêmio as a part of the deal. ^[15] Initially a starter, he subsequently fell down the pecking order and rescinded his contract on 16 April 2021. ^[16]

Fluminense

On 16 April 2021, Braz signed a deal with Fluminense until April 2023. ^[17]

International career

Braz was capped at under-18 ^[18] and under-20 ^{[19] [20]} levels for Brazil.

Career statistics

As of 13 January 2025 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Palmeiras B	2006	Paulista A2	—		18	2	—		—		—		18	2
	2007		—		3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	Subtotal		—		21	3	—		—		—		21	3
Palmeiras	2007	Série A	15	0	12	0	3	1	—		—		30	1
	2008		2	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	—		8	2
	Subtotal		17	1	18	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	38	3
Panathinaikos	2008–09	Superleague Greece	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Flamengo	2009	Série A	10	1	—		—		2 [a]	0	—		12	1
	2010		18	1	8	0	—		5 [b]	1	—		31	2
	2011		16	0	17	2	5	0	3 [a]	0	—		40	2
	2012		0	0	9	1	—		6 [b]	0	—		15	1
	Subtotal		44	2	34	3	5	0	16	1	0	0	99	6
Santos	2012	Série A	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
	2014		30	3	7	0	6	3	—		—		43	6
	2015		29	2	17	3	12	0	—		—		58	5
	2016		21	0	6	0	3	0	—		—		30	0
	2017		28	3	6	1	3	0	9 [b]	2	—		46	6
	2018		13	0	12	0	1	0	6 [b]	0	—		32	0
	Subtotal		128	8	48	4	25	3	15	2	—		216	17
Vitória (loan)	2013	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		8 [c]	1	8	1
Sivasspor (loan)	2018–19	Süper Lig	31	3	—		1	0	—		—		32	3
Grêmio	2019	Série A	18	2	—		1	0	3 [b]	1	—		22	3
	2020		21	2	11	1	2	0	8 [b]	0	—		42	3
	2021		0	0	2	0	0	0	2 [b]	1	—		4	1
	Subtotal		39	4	13	1	3	0	13	2	—		68	7
Fluminense	2021	Série A	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		19	2
	2022		13	1	8	0	2	0	9 [d]	1	—		32	2
	2023		18	0	10	0	1	0	2 [b]	0	0	0	31	0
	2024		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Subtotal		49	3	19	0	4	0	11	1	0	0	83	4
Goiás	2024	Série B	21	0	—		4	0	—		—		25	0
Mirassol	2025	Série A	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			332	21	153	12	45	4	55	6	8	1	590	44

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
4. Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, five appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 2008

Flamengo

• Série A: 2009
• Campeonato Carioca: 2011
• Taça Guanabara: 2011
• Taça Rio: 2011

Santos

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2012
• Campeonato Paulista: 2015, 2016

Fluminense

• Taça Guanabara: 2022, 2023
• Campeonato Carioca: 2022, 2023
• Copa Libertadores: 2023

Brazil U20

• South American Youth Championship: 2007

Individual

• Campeonato Paulista Team of the year: 2015 ^[22]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Fluminense FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
2. "Palmeiras empata com Bragantino e mantém jejum de vitórias" [Palmeiras draw with Bragantino and keep winless run] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
3. "David é anunciado pelo Panathinaikos, mas Palmeiras aguarda decisão judicial" [David is announced by Panathinaikos, but Palmeiras wait for court decision] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
4. "Fla acerta contratação do zagueiro David, ex-Palmeiras" [Fla complete signing of stopper David, formerly of Palmeiras] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
5. "'Cascudo', Adriano garante vitória do Flamengo sobre o Corinthians" ['Experienced', Adriano ensures victory of Flamengo over Corinthians] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
6. "Flamengo acerta por quatro anos com o David" [Flamengo sign for four years with David]. 12 August 2010. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
7. "David Braz e Rafael Galhardo conversam com a Santos TV" [David Braz and Rafael Galhardo talk with Santos TV] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014.
8. "Sob as bençãos de Caio Junior, David Braz é apresentado no Vitória" [Under Caio Junior's blessings, David Braz is presented at Vitória] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
9. "Afastado no Vitória, David Braz cobra clube em rede social" [Left out at Vitória, David Braz charges club in social media] (in Portuguese). Terra. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
10. "David Braz 'reaparece' no Santos, e fica no banco contra o Sorocaba" [David Braz 'reappears' in Santos, and stays on the bench against Sorocaba] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
11. "Com dois gols de David Braz, Santos vence no Pacaembu e afunda Vitória" [With two goals of David Braz, Santos wins at Pacaembu and sinks Vitória] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
12. "De moeda de troca a líder: David Braz completa 100 jogos pelo Santos" [From bargaining chip to leader: David Braz completes 100 games for Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
13. "David Braz completa 200 jogos pelo Santos: 'Sacrifício e muito orgulho'" [David Braz completes 200 matches for Santos: 'Sacrifice and pride'] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
14. "David Braz é emprestado pelo Santos ao time de Robinho na Turquia" [David Braz is loaned from Santos to Robinho's team in Turkey] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
15. "Em troca por David Braz, Santos FC acerta contratação de atacante Marinho, do Grêmio" [In exchange for David Braz, Santos FC sign forward Marinho, from Grêmio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
16. "David Braz rescinde contrato com o Grêmio e fica livre para fechar com o Fluminense" [David Braz rescinds contract with Grêmio and is free to sign with Fluminense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
17. "David Braz é anunciado como reforço do Flu" [David Braz is announced as an addition of Flu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fluminense FC. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
18. http://www2.uol.com.br/cbf/pdf/atletas_sub18sendai.pdf ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
19. http://www.zerozero.pt/uk/equipa.php?id=1697&edicao_id=1462 ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
20. https://www.aiscore.com/player-david-braz/wv78xipxg5t2krj/trophies David Braz - Champions
21. David Braz at Soccerway
22. "Finalistas, Palmeiras e Santos dominam a seleção do Paulistão" [Finalists, Palmeiras and Santos dominate Paulistão's team of the year] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

External links

• Santos official profile (in Portuguese)
• David Braz at Sambafoot ( archive )