Daniel Dos Santos
Midfield - Attacking Midfield
at FC Lugano
at FC Lugano
693 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€1.20m
Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
5
clubs played for
17/18
debut season
0.23
goals / match
FC Thun
top club · 111 apps
Career highs
€1.20m
peak value · 2024
€850k
top transfer fee · 24/25
11
best season · 23/24
13 / 2
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2002-12-29 · 5 players total
206Appearances
48Goals
23Assists
27Yellow cards
0Red cards
31Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Daniel Dos Santos |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Daniel Dos Santos Correia |
| Date of birth | 2002-12-29 (23 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Covilhã, Switzerland |
| Citizenship |  Switzerland |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | FC Lugano |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | SBE Management AG |
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Lugano
9 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Lugano
44 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: FC Thun → FC Lugano
24/25 · Transfer · €850k
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Thun
39 matches · 11 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
20 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Thun
22 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Thun U21, FC Thun
34 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2021
Transfer: FC Thun U21 → FC Thun
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Thun U21, FC Thun
28 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Thun U21, FC Thun U18
16 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: FC Thun U18 → FC Thun U21
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Thun U18
12 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: FC Thun Youth → FC Thun U18
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Thun U17
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
FC Lugano
11.9%
FC Thun
44.1%
FC Thun U21
25.3%
FC Thun U18
18.7%
FC Thun U17
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Lugano | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 338 |
| FC Thun | 4 | 20/21 | 23/24 | 111 | 24 | 16 | 1,248 |
| FC Thun U21 | 3 | 19/20 | 21/22 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 717 |
| FC Thun U18 | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 528 |
| FC Thun U17 | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Lugano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Super League | FC Lugano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | Swiss Cup | FC Lugano | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers | FC Lugano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Champions League Qu. | FC Lugano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Conference League | FC Lugano | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| 24/25 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Lugano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Super League | FC Lugano | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Swiss Cup | FC Lugano | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 23/24 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 35 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 269 |
| 23/24 | Super League Barrage | FC Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Swiss Cup | FC Thun | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 |
| 22/23 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 213 |
| 22/23 | Swiss Cup | FC Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 1. Liga Gr. 1 | FC Thun U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 30 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 367 |
| 21/22 | Swiss Cup | FC Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 3 | FC Thun U21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 20/21 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 209 |
| 20/21 | Super League Barrage | FC Thun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2 | FC Thun U21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 507 |
| 19/20 | Schweizer Cup U18 | FC Thun U18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | U18 Elite League | FC Thun U18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| 18/19 | U18 Elite League | FC Thun U18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 18/19 | U18 Platzierung | FC Thun U18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 17/18 | U17 Elite League | FC Thun U17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | FC Thun Youth | FC Thun U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | FC Thun U18 | FC Thun U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-03-11 | FC Thun U21 | FC Thun | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | FC Thun | FC Lugano | Transfer | 800000 | €850k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Internal ligament tear | 2022-07-03 | 2022-11-02 | 123 | 20 |
| 22/23 | Ill | 2023-04-20 | 2023-05-04 | 15 | 2 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2025-03-26 | 2025-04-09 | 15 | 3 |
Current€1.20m
Peak€1.20m
Low€250k
Δ since start+€900k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31372 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | retired national player |
| Team #16817 | #7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9534 | #7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Sutter | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Bürki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucien Dähler | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Roth | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Castroman | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Valmir Matoshi | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Roland Ndongo | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Leonardo Bertone | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fabian Rüdlin | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nikki Havenaar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Wyssen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vasilije Janjicic | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nias Hefti | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Gutbub | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Koro Koné | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Dominik Schwizer | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 10 | 35 |
| 22/23 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 6 | 20 |
| 20/21 | 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 3 | FC Thun U21 | 6 | 10 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 9 | 35 |
| 22/23 | Challenge League | FC Thun | 4 | 20 |
| 24/25 | Swiss Cup | FC Lugano | 3 | 3 |
Last 38 matches for FC Lugano while Daniel Dos Santos was at the club (joined 2024-07-01). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-24 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 1–1 | BSC Young Boys | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | C1 |
FC Lausanne-Sport | 1–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-05-15 | C1 |
Servette FC | 4–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-05-10 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–5 | FC Basel 1893 | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | C1 |
FC Luzern | 0–2 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | C1 |
FC Lausanne-Sport | 2–0 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 1–1 | FC St. Gallen | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | C1 |
FC Basel 1893 | 2–0 | FC Lugano | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-04-01 | C1 |
Yverdon Sport FC | 0–2 | FC Lugano | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-03-29 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 0–2 | Servette FC | INJURED unknown injury |
| 2025-03-16 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–1 | FC Winterthur | Available |
| 2025-03-09 | C1 |
FC Sion | 2–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 0–3 | FC Zürich | Available |
| 2025-02-23 | C1 |
BSC Young Boys | 1–0 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–0 | FC Luzern | Available |
| 2025-02-08 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 1–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Available |
| 2025-02-05 | C1 |
FC St. Gallen | 2–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-02-01 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 3–2 | FC Sion | Available |
| 2025-01-25 | C1 |
FC Winterthur | 2–3 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2025-01-19 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–2 | FC Basel 1893 | Available |
| 2024-12-15 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 1–4 | FC Lausanne-Sport | Available |
| 2024-12-07 | C1 |
FC Luzern | 1–4 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-12-01 | C1 |
Servette FC | 3–0 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-11-24 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 4–1 | FC Zürich | Available |
| 2024-11-10 | C1 |
BSC Young Boys | 2–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-11-03 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–0 | Yverdon Sport FC | Available |
| 2024-10-31 | C1 |
Grasshopper Club Zürich | 1–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–0 | BSC Young Boys | Available |
| 2024-10-20 | C1 |
Yverdon Sport FC | 2–0 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-10-06 | C1 |
FC Zürich | 1–1 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-09-29 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–1 | FC Winterthur | Available |
| 2024-09-22 | C1 |
FC Sion | 0–0 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-09-18 | C1 |
FC Lausanne-Sport | 1–2 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-09-01 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 1–1 | FC St. Gallen | Available |
| 2024-08-11 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–3 | FC Luzern | Available |
| 2024-08-03 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 3–1 | Servette FC | Available |
| 2024-07-27 | C1 |
FC Basel 1893 | 1–2 | FC Lugano | Available |
| 2024-07-20 | C1 |
FC Lugano | 2–1 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | Available |
Teams faced most often by Daniel Dos Santos's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Young Boys | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 60 | -32 | 13% |
| FC Zürich | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 31% |
| FC Luzern | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 48% |
| FC St. Gallen | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 41% |
| FC Basel 1893 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 30% |
| FC Sion | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 35% |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 30% |
| Servette FC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 20% |
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 28% |
| FC Lausanne-Sport | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 45% |
| FC Winterthur | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 73% |
| Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 57% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Senior debut season | |
| 18/19 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 |
| 24/25 | 44 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23/24 | 39 | 459 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 |
| 22/23 | 22 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 |
| 21/22 | 34 | 457 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 |
| 20/21 | 28 | 329 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 19/20 | 16 | 800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 17/18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Challenge League
101 apps
23 G
16 A
U18 Elite League
14 apps
7 G
0 A
2. Liga Inter - Gr. 3
10 apps
6 G
0 A
Swiss Cup
10 apps
3 G
3 A
U18 Platzierung
3 apps
3 G
0 A
Conference League
7 apps
2 G
0 A
1. Liga Gr. 1
2 apps
2 G
0 A
2. Liga Inter - Gr. 2
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Schweizer Cup U18
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Super League
33 apps
0 G
3 A
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Frequently asked about Daniel Dos Santos
Who is Daniel Dos Santos?
Daniel Dos Santos is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for FC Lugano.
How old is Daniel Dos Santos?
Daniel Dos Santos is 23 years old. He was born on December 29, 2002 in Covilhã.
What position does Daniel Dos Santos play?
Daniel Dos Santos plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Daniel Dos Santos play for?
Daniel Dos Santos currently plays for FC Lugano.
How many career goals has Daniel Dos Santos scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Daniel Dos Santos has scored 48 goals in 206 appearances.
What is Daniel Dos Santos's market value?
Daniel Dos Santos's most recent reported market value is €1.20m.