| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Michael Santos Daiber | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Luxembourg [1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | TSV Milbertshofen | ||
| 2016– | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Bayern Munich | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Portugal U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Portugal U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Portugal U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:25, 6 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
David Michael Santos Daiber (born 10 January 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. [3] Born in Luxembourg, he is a Portugal youth international. [4]
As a youth player, Santos Daiber played for the youth academy of TSV Milbertshofen in 2014. [5] Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in 2016. [6]
On 11 June 2025, Bayern Munich announced their 32-player final squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, which included Santos Daiber. [7]
He was one of the players that were called up by Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany, for the 2025 pre-season matches against French Ligue 1 club Lyon, English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and Swiss Super League club Grasshopper, on 2, 7, and 12 August 2025, respectively. [8] [9] Santos Daiber was a starter for the match against Grasshopper, which Bayern Munich won 2–1. [10]
On 17 September 2025, he received his first call-up with the senior team for the 3–1 home win UEFA Champions League match against English Premier League club Chelsea, as an unused substitute however. [11] On 18 October 2025, Santos Daiber was called up for the 2–1 home win Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund ( Der Klassiker ), although he did not play. [12] He made his professional debut on 21 December of the same year, substituting Raphaël Guerreiro at the second half of a 4–0 away win Bundesliga match against 1. FC Heidenheim. [13]
Santos Daiber was called up as a starter for the 5–0 win friendly match against Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on 6 January 2026. [14]
He made his debut with Bayern Munich II on 24 February 2026, starting for a 1–0 home win Regionalliga Bayern match against SpVgg Unterhaching. [15]
Born in Luxembourg, [1] he holds dual German and Portuguese citizenship, being eligible to represent either nation.
Santos Daiber has represented Portugal at under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. [16] [17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bayern Munich II | 2025–26 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||