Danilho Doekhi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilho Raimundo Doekhi | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2026 | Union Berlin | 117 | (13) |
| 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 as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 January 2021 | |||
Danilho Raimundo Doekhi (born 30 June 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.[2]
Club career
[edit]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 Eerste Divisie-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 12 January 2021, he netted his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory over FC Utrecht.[7]
On 16 May 2022, Doekhi signed with German Bundesliga club Union Berlin.[8] Later that year, on 30 October, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9] On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Real Madrid.[10]
International career
[edit]Doekhi represented the Netherlands at youth international level.[11] He later initiated a change of international allegiance to Suriname, but the Surinamese Football Association's application in October 2024 was rejected by FIFA,[12] prompting an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[13]
Personal life
[edit]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.[14] He is the nephew of former Dutch international football player Winston Bogarde and is of mixed Dutch and Surinamese descent.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026[16]
| 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 | |||
| 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 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 7 | |||
| Total | 117 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 137 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 265 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 314 | 21 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Jong Ajax[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Danilho Doekhi". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b Danilho Doekhi at Soccerway
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar vs. SBV Excelsior - 6 March 2016 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Achilles '29 vs. Ajax II - 17 February 2017 -Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Cambuur vs. Ajax II - 18 August 2017 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Danilho Doekhi versterkt Vitesse (video)". SBV Vitesse Official Site. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Head to head: FC Utrecht vs Vitesse" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. 10 March 2021.
- ^ "DANILHO DOEKHI SIGNS FOR UNION". Union Berlin. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Sten-Ziemons, Andreas (30 October 2022). "Doekhi rettet Union die Tabellenführung in der Bundesliga" (in German). DW.
- ^ "Unioner unterliegen in Madrid mit 0:1" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Danilho Doekhi". OnsOranje (Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ^ "Suriname kämpft vor CAS um Spielberechtigung von Doekhi: "Fall läuft seit einem Jahr"" (in German). MSN. 15 December 2025.
- ^ "Danilho Doekhi hofft auf rechtzeitigen Verbandswechsel vor WM-Playoffs" (in German). Sky Sport. 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Danilho Doekhi - Premium Stars profiel". premiumstars.nl (in Dutch). 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Ajax contracteert Danilho Doekhi". Ajax.nl (in Dutch). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "D. Doekhi". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Danilho Doekhi at WorldFootball.net
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Sportspeople of Surinamese descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- XerxesDZB players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Jong Ajax players
- SBV Vitesse players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Bundesliga players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen