Daniel Dos Santos

Daniel Dos Santos Correia (born 29 December 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club FC Lugano. Born in Portugal, he represented Switzerland up to under-21 level.

Club career Thun Born in Covilhã in the Castelo Branco District of Portugal, Dos Santos was raised in Switzerland from the age of six months, as his father was already working in the Alpine country. He was also chosen as the league's best player of the calendar year 2023. In May 2024, his team missed out on promotion to the Swiss Super League after losing a playoff to Grasshopper Club Zurich.

Lugano In June 2024, Dos Santos signed a four-year contract at Super League club FC Lugano, for an estimated fee of 1 million Swiss francs. On 3 October he netted his first European goal, coming off the bench to conclude a 3–0 home win over Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi in the league phase of the UEFA Conference League; Adrian Horn of the Berner Zeitung commented that only Dos Santos would remember the match, which drew only 932 spectators on a cold and wet evening.

International career Dos Santos was called up to Portugal under-15 in 2016 but opted to represent Switzerland, the country with which he has dual nationality. On 21 November 2023, he scored his first goal for the under-21 team, the late equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Romania in 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification in Neuchâtel.

Personal life Dos Santos is a fan of Portuguese clubs S.L. Benfica and S.C. Covilhã.