Daniel Santos Silva or simply Daniel Lovinho (born January 9, 1989 in São Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Ipatinga Futebol Clube

Ipatinga Futebol Clube

Ipatinga Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ipatinga, is a Brazilian football club, based in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais. They were founded on May 21, 1998.-History:...

 on loan from Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

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Career

Daniel arrived at Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

 in 2004, aged 15. Played in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, where he excelled and moved up to first team, scoring 14 goals in 2008.

Fan of Robinho

Robinho

Robson de Souza , more commonly known as Robinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as second striker and winger for Serie A club AC Milan...

, Daniel has the same manager's ace, Wagner Ribeiro

Wagner Ribeiro

Wagner Ribeiro is a Brazilian football agent, whose more famous clients include Milan AC's Brazilian forward Robinho, Santos FC Star Neymar as well as ex-Real Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Ribeiro was instrumental in engineering Robinho's transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Spanish giants...

. He was nicknamed "Lovinho" by similarity with the striker Vagner Love

Vagner Love

Vágner Silva de Souza , commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who plays for CSKA Moscow.-Palmeiras:...

. Upon reaching the core team has asked for "losing" the nickname.

He made his debut victory of his team against the Santo André by the Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

 in 2009, On January 21, 2009, to replace Diego Souza

Diego Souza

Diego de Souza Andrade or simply Diego Souza is a Brazilian midfielder. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama.-Fluminense:...

. His first game as a starter was against Coritiba, also in 2009.

In 2010, due to transfer of the right-back Vítor to Palmeiras, Goiás

Goiás

Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

 was loaned to within one year.

The team of Goiás

Goiás

Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...

 returned him to Palmeiras for an unknown reason, then he went out on loan again to Ponte Preta for one year. On September 28, 2010, Daniel Lovinho made his first career goal, closing the scoring in a tie with Ponte Preta

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

 2-2 Coritiba

Coritiba Foot Ball Club

Coritiba Foot Ball Club, commonly known as Coritiba, is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba, Paraná. It's the state's oldest football team and the best classified in the CBF and FIFA classifications. Coritiba has been champion in Paraná State for 35 times, more times than the sum of all the...

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External links

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